List of Korean surnames

This is a list of Korean family names, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) means South Korea. (N) means North Korea.

The most common of these names is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. These three family names are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. , 286 Korean family names were in use.

 Hangul  Hanja  Revised  McCune–Reischauer  Possible transliterations  Estimated distribution (2015)These population numbers are based on 2015 records from the Korean National Statistical Office. The numbers for the 22 most popular names include estimates from North Korea. The numbers for other names are for South Korea only. 가  價, 賈  Ga  Ka  Kar, Gar, Kah, Gah, Ca, Cah, Car, Kar  9,950 간  簡, 間  Gan  Kan  Gahn, Kahn  2,525 갈  葛  Gal  Kal  Karl, Garl, Gahl, Kahl, Cahl, Carl  2,086 감  甘  Gam  Kam  Kahm, Gahm, Cam  6,024 강  姜, 康, 強, 剛, 江, 㝩  Gang  Kang  Kahng, Khang  1,269,290 견  堅, 甄  Gyeon  Kyŏn  Kyun, Kyeon, Kyoun, Kyon  1,684 경  京, 慶, 景, 耿  Gyeong  Kyŏng  Kyung, Kyoung, Kyeong, Kyong  16,958 계  季, 桂  Gye  Kye  Kyeh, Kye, Kay, Kie, Kae, Gae  6,641 고  顧, 高  Go  Ko  Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Kor, Co  471,429 곡  曲, 谷  Gok  Kok  Kog, Gog, Cock  101 공  公, 孔  Gong  Kong  Kohng, Koung, Goung, Khong, Cong  92,340 곽  廓, 槨, 郭  Gwak  Kwak  Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak, Kuark, Quack  203,365 관  管, 關  Gwan  Kwan  Quan, Kuan, Guan 20 교  喬, 橋  Gyo  Kyo Kyoh, Gyoh  26 구  丘, 仇, 具, 邱  Gu  Ku  Koo, Goo, Kou, Kuh, Khoo, Khu  208,550 국  國, 菊, 鞠, 鞫, 麴  Guk  Kuk  Kook, Gook, Kug, Gug, Cook  20,768 궁  宮, 弓  Gung  Kung  Koong, Kwoong  572 궉  鴌  Gwok  Kwŏk  Kwog, Gwog, Quock  183 권  權, 勸, 㩲, 券  Gwon  Kwŏn  Kwon, Kweon, Kwun  706,212 근  斤  Geun  Kŭn  Keun, Kuen, Guen  170 금  琴, 禁, 芩, 金  Geum  Kŭm  Keum, Kum, Gum, Guem, Kuem  25,472 기  奇, 寄, 箕, 紀  Gi  Ki  Kee, Key, Gee, Ky, Khee, Kie  29,062 길  吉  Gil  Kil  Gill, Khil, Keel, Kihl, Kiehl, Kill  38,173 김  金  Gim  Kim  Ghim, Kym, Keem  10,689,968 나 (S)라 (N)  羅, 蘿, 邏, 那  Na (S)Ra (N)  Na (S)Ra (N)  Nah, La, Rha, Rah, Paw  161,015 난 (S)란 (N)  欒  Nan (S)Ran (N)  Nan (S)Ran (N)  Nahn, Rahn, Nhan, Rhan  8 남  南, 男  Nam  Nam  Nahm, Nham, Narm  275,659 남궁  南宫, 南宮  Namgung  Namgung  Namkung, Namgoong, Namkoong, Namkuhng, Namguhng  21,313 낭 (S)랑 (N)  浪  Nang (S)Rang (N)  Nang (S)Rang (N)  Nahng, Lang  181 내  乃, 奈  Nae  Nae  Nai, Nay, Nea  374 노 (S)로 (N)  努, 卢, 盧, 蘆, 虜, 路, 魯  No (S)Ro (N)  No (S)Ro (N)  Noh, Roh, Ro, Raw  315,372 뇌 (S)뢰 (N)  雷  Noe (S)Roe (N)  Noe (S)Roe (N)  Roi, Noi  19 다  多  Da  Ta    7 단  單, 段  Dan  Tan  Dahn, Than  1,632 담  譚  Dam  Tam  Tham, Dham, Dahm, Tahm  47 당  唐  Dang  Tang  Tang, Dhang, Thang  1,146 대  代, 大, 戴  Dae  Tae  Dai, Dea, Day, Tai, Tay, Tea  669 도  到, 度, 桃, 覩, 道, 都, 陶  Do  To  Doh, Toe, Doe, Toh  57,946 독고  獨孤  Dokgo  Tokko  Dokko, Toko, Tokko, Dockko, Dogko, Togko, Doko  502 돈  頓  Don  Ton   Dohn, Tohn  117 동  東, 童, 董, 蕫, 薫  Dong  Tong  Tong, Dhong, Thong  5,936 동방  東方  Dongbang  Tongbang  Tongpang, Dongpang, Tongbang  180 두  杜  Du  Tu  Doo, Tu, Do, Dou, Tou, To, Too  6,428 등  滕, 鄧  Deung    20 등정  藤井  Deungjeong    5 라  羅, 蘿, 邏  Ra  Rah   25,974 란  欒  Ran  Rahn   10 랑  浪  Rang    125 려  呂  Ryeo   Ryuh 19 로  盧, 路, 魯  Roh    67 뢰  雷  Roe  Roi   19 류(유)  㧕, 劉, 柳  Ryu  Ryu  Ryou, Rou, Ryoo, Yu, Yoo, You, Yuh  163,994 리  李  Ree    240 림  林  Rim    47 마  馬, 麻  Ma  Ma  Mah, Mar  39,196 만  萬  Man  Man  Mann, Mahn  124 망절  網切  Mangjeol  Mangjŏl  Mangjul, Mangjuhl, Mangjoul  8 매  梅  Mae  Mae  May, Mea, Mai  201 맹  孟  Maeng  Maeng  Maing, Meang  22,028 명  明  Myeong  Myŏng  Myung, Myoung, Myong  29,110 모  慕, 毛, 牟  Mo  Mo  Moh, Moe  21,912 목  睦, 穆  Mok  Mok  Mock, Mog, Mork  8,859 묘  苗  Myo  Myo  Myoh, Mio  21 무  武  Moo  Moo   15 무본  武本  Moobon  Moobon   6 묵  墨  Muk  Muk  Mook  172 문  文, 門  Mun  Mun  Moon, Muhn  464,047 미  米  Mi  Mi  Mee, Mih, Meeh  16 민  悶, 敏, 旻, 民, 珉, 閔  Min  Min  Minn, Mihn  171,799 박  博, 朴  Bak  Pak  Park, Back, Bahk, Pahk  4,192,080 반  潘, 班  Ban  Pan  Bahn, Pan, Pahn, Bhan, Van  28,223 방  房, 方, 旁, 芳, 邦, 防 龐  Bang  Pang  Bhang, Bahng, Pahng, Phang  96,039 배  培, 背, 裵, 輩, 配  Bae  Pae  Bai, Bea, Pae, Pai, Bay, Pay  400,669 백  伯, 柏, 白, 百  Baek  Paek  Baik, Back, Paik, Pack, Beak  382,447 번  樊  Beon  Bun   6 범  範, 范  Beom  Pŏm  Bum, Bom, , Pum, Puhm, Buhm  3,838 변  卞, 變, 邊  Byeon  Pyŏn  Byun, Byon, Pyun, Byoun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyeon  138,802 보  保, 寶, 甫  Bo  Po  Boh, Poh 16 복  卜  Bok  Pok  Pock, Bog, Pog, Bock  9,538 봉  奉, 鳳  Bong  Pong  Bhong, Bohng, Pohng, Vong  12,959 부  付, 傅, 夫, 富  Bu  Pu  Boo, Pu, Bou, Poo, Booh, Buh, Pou, Pooh  10,604 비  丕  Bi  Pi  Bee, Pee, Bih, Bhi, Pih, Phi  16 빈  彬, 濱, 貧, 賓, 賔  Bin  Pin  Been, Pihn, Phin, Bean, Bihn, Pean  5,782 빙  氷  Bing  Ping   763 사  史, 司, 沙, 舍, 謝  Sa  Sa  Sah, Sar  10,998 사공  司公, 司空  Sagong  Sagong  Sakong, Sagoung, Sakoung  4,488 산  山  San  San  Sahn, Sarn  9 삼  杉, 森  Sam  Sam  Sahm, Sarm  38 상  商, 尙, 尚, 常  Sang  Sang  Sahng  2,416 서  俆, 徐, 書, 緖, 西  Seo  Sŏ  Suh, Surh, Su, Sur, So, Seoh  752,233 서문  西問, 西門  Seomun  Sŏmun  Suhmun, Suhmoon, Seomoon, Somoon  2,044 석  席, 昔, 石, 釋  Seok  Sŏk  Suk, Sok, Suck, Sek  60,607 선  善, 宣, 鮮  Seon  Sŏn  Sun, Son, Suhn, Sen  42,842 선우  蘚于, 鮮于, 鮮宇, 鮮牛  Seonu  Sŏnu  Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunwou, Seonwu, Sonwu  3,648 설  偰, 卨, 楔, 薛, 辥, 雪  Seol  Sŏl  Sul, Seul, Sol, Sull  45,692 섭  葉  Seob  Sub  Subb, Sup, Seop  75 성  城, 宬, 成, 星, 盛  Seong  Sŏng  Sung, Soung, Song  199,160 소  卲, 小, 所, 昭, 簫, 肖, 蕭, 蘇, 邵  So  So  Soh, Sou, Sow  52,577 손  孫, 損, 蓀, 遜  Son  Son  Sohn, Soun  457,356 송  宋, 松, 送   Song  Song  Soung  683,521 수  水, 洙, 隋  Su  Su  Soo, Sooh  47 순  淳, 筍, 舜, 荀, 順  Sun  Sun  Soon  1,232 승  承, 昇  Seung  Sŭng  Sung  3,430 시  施, 時, 柴  Si  Si  Shi, See, Sie, Sea, Shee  4,354 신  伸, 信, 愼, 新, 申, 莘, 辛  Sin  Sin  Shin, Shinn, Sheen, Seen, Sinn, Cynn  986,001 심  心, 沁, 沈, 深  Sim  Sim  Shim, Seem, Sheem, Sihm  272,049 아  阿  A  A  Ah, Ar  529 안  安, 案, 顔  An  An  Ahn, Arn, Aan  685,688 애  艾  Ae  Ae  Ay, Ai, Ea  24 야  夜  Ya  Ya  Yah, Yar  77 양 (S)량 (N)  揚, 杨, 梁, 楊, 樑, 樣, 洋, 粱, 陽  Yang (S) Ryang (N)  Yang (S) Ryang (N)  Ryang, Lyang  530,554 어  漁, 魚  Eo  Ŏ  Uh, Urh, Eoh  18,929 어금  魚金  Eogeum  Ŏgŭm  Eokeum, Okeum, Okum, Ukeum, Ugeum, Ukum, Uhgeum, Uhkuem  8 엄  㘙, 严, 儼, 嚴  Eom  Ŏm  Um, Uhm, Oum, Ohm  144,660 여 (S)려 (N)  余, 呂, 黎  Yeo (S)Ryeo (N)  Yŏ (S)Ryŏ (N)  Yu, Yo, Yeu, Yuh, Yeo, Yoh  80,672 연 (S)련 (N)  延, 涎, 燕, 連  Yeon (S)Ryeon (N)  Yŏn (S)Ryŏn (N)  Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun, Yuhn  34,850 염 (S)렴 (N)  廉, 簾, 閻  Yeom (S)Ryeom (N)  Yŏm (S)Ryŏm (N)  Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum  69,428 엽  葉  Yeop  Yŏp  Yeob, Youb, Yeop, Yub, Yup, Yob  571 영  影, 榮  Yeong  Yŏng  Young, Yung  24 예  倪, 禮, 芮, 藝  Ye  Ye  Yeh  13,587 오  五, 伍, 吳, 吾, 晤  O  O  Oh, Oe, Au, Ou  763,334 옥  玉  Ok  Ok  Ock, Ohk, Oak, Og, Ohg, Oag  25,107 온  溫   On  On  Ohn, Ohnn  5,418 옹  邕, 雍  Ong  Ong  Ohng, Oung  967 완  阮  Wan  Wan   6 왕  汪,王  Wang  Wang   25,581 요  姚  Yo  Yo  You 29 용 (S)룡 (N)  龍  Yong (S)Ryong (N)  Yong (S)Ryong (N)  Ryong, Lyong  15,276 우  于, 偶, 宇, 寓, 尤, 愚, 牛, 禹, 遇  U  U  Woo, Wu, Ou, Wo, Uh  195,723 운  芸, 雲  Un  Un  Woon, Wun, Whun, Wuhn  118 원  元, 原, 圓, 苑, 袁, 阮, 院  Won  Wŏn  Weon, Woen, Wone, Wun, One  130,174 위  偉, 衛, 韋, 魏  Wi  Wi  Wee, We, Wie  32,191 유 (S)류 (N)  兪, 劉, 庾, 有, 杻, 枊, 柳, 楡, 由, 裕  Yu (S)Ryu (N)  Yu (S)Ryu (N)  Yoo, You  963,498 육 (S)륙 (N)  陸  Yuk (S)Ryuk (N)  Yuk (S)Ryuk (N)  Yook, Youk, Yug, Ryuk, Yuck  23,455 윤  允, 尹, 潤  Yun  Yun  Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun  1,020,564 은  恩, 慇, 殷, 銀  Eun  Ŭn  Un, Unn  16,927 음  陰  Eum  Ŭm  Um, Em, Yeum, Uem  5,604 이 (S)리 (N)  李, 㛅, 伊, 利, 怡, 異  I (S)Ri (N)  Yi (S)Ri (N)  Lee, Yi, Rhee, Ree, Rie, Rhie  7,307,237 인  印  In  In  Ihn, Yin, Inn, Lin, Ean  22,363 임 (S)림 (N)  任, 壬, 恁, 林  Im (S)Rim (N)  Im (S)Rim (N)  Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim, Eam  1,015,200 자  慈  Ja  Cha   75 장  張, 場, 壯, 將, 庄, 漿, 章, 臧, 莊, 葬, 蔣, 藏, 裝, 長  Jang  Chang  Chang, Jahng, Jhang, Zang  1,021,107 전  全, 戰, 田, 錢  Jeon  Chŏn  Jun, Chun, Chon, Cheon  749,266 점  佔  Jeom  Chŏm   158 정  鄭, 丁, 定, 情, 政, 桯, 正, 程  Jeong  Chŏng  Chung, Jung, Joung, Chong, Cheong, Choung  2,407,601 제  諸, 齊  Je  Che  Jae, Jea, Che, Jei, Jhe  21,988 제갈  諸葛, 諸曷, 諸渴  Jegal  Chegal  Jaegal, Jekal, Jeagal, Jikal, Chegal, Chekal  5,735 조  趙, 刁, 曺, 朝, 調, 造  Jo  Cho  Cho, Joe, Joh, Jou  1,453,971 종  宗, 鍾  Jong  Chong  Chong  681 좌  佐, 左  Jwa  Chwa  Chwa, Joa, Choa  3,383 주  主, 周, 朱, 株, 珠  Ju  Chu  Joo, Chu, Choo, Chow, Jou, Zoo, Jew, Zu  232,063 증  增, 曾  Jeung  Chŭng  Jung, Cheung, Chung  18 지  地, 智, 池, 遲  Ji  Chi  Jee, Gi, Chee, Gee, Jhi  160,147 진  䄅, 晋, 珍, 眞, 秦, 蔯, 進, 陣, 陳  Jin  Chin  Chin, Jeen, Gin  186,310 차  車, 次  Cha  Ch'a  Char, Chah  194,788 창  倉, 昌  Chang  Ch'ang  Chahng  1,095 채  菜, 蔡, 采  Chae  Ch'ae  Chai, Che, Chea  131,757 천  千, 天, 川  Cheon  Ch'ŏn  Chun, Chon, Choun  121,927 초  初, 楚  Cho  Ch'o  Chu, Chou, Choh  236 최  催, 寉, 崔, 最  Choe  Ch'oe  Choi, Che, Choy, Chwe, Chey  2,340,582 추  秋, 鄒  Chu  Ch'u  Choo, Chou, Chyu  60,561 탁  卓  Tak  T'ak  Tark, Tag, Tack, Tahk  21,099 탄  彈  Tan  T'an  , Tann  149 태  太, 泰  Tae  T'ae  Tai, Tay, Tea  9,073 판  判  Pan  P'an  Pahn, Phan, Parn, Pann  278 팽  彭  Paeng  P'aeng  Pang, Paing, Peng, Peang  2,935 편  片  Pyeon  P'yŏn  Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen  16,689 평  平  Pyeong  P'yŏng  Pyung, Pyong, Pyoung, Pyeng  515 포  包  Po  P'o  Pho, Poh  57 표  俵, 表  Pyo  P'yo  Phyo, Pio, Peo, Pyoh, Pyou  30,749 풍  馮  Pung  P'ung  Poong, Puhng, Poohng  651 피  皮  Pi  P'i  Pee, Phee, Phi, Phy, Pih  6,578 필  弼, 畢  Pil  P'il  Phil, Peel  174 하  何, 夏, 河  Ha  Ha  Hah, Har  233,061 학  郝  Hak  Hak  Hag, Hahk, Hahg, Hack  35 한  恨, 汗, 漢, 韓  Han  Han  Hahn, Hann, Hanh  773,537 함  咸  Ham  Ham  Hahm, Hamm, Haam  80,659 해  海, 解  Hae  Hae  Hay, Hai, Hea  155 허  許, 许  Heo  Hŏ  Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho, Hoh, Heoh  326,782 현  玄, 賢  Hyeon  Hyŏn  Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun  88,831 형  刑, 形, 邢  Hyeong  Hyŏng  Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hyeung  7,328 호  扈, 湖, 胡, 虎, 鎬  Ho  Ho  Hoh  5,853 홍  㤨, 䜤, 哄, 弘, 洪, 烘, 紅  Hong  Hong  Houng  558,994 화  化  Hwa  Hwa  Howa, Hoa, Wha  915 황  晃, 潢, 煌, 皇, 簧, 荒, 黃  Hwang  Hwang   Whang 697,475 황목  荒木  Hwangmok  Hwangmok   Whangmock, Wangmok 5 황보  皇甫, 黃甫  Hwangbo  Hwangbo  Hwangpo, Whangpoh  10,427 후  侯, 候, 后  Hu  Hu  Hoo, Hooh, Huh  74 Other      91,107

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 List of names with Naver Encyclopedia entries . 
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 2015 South Korean lists of Family name. 
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