List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
This List of South Korean surnames by prevalence ranks Korean family names by population and includes homophonous hanjas. Data are provided by the South Korean government and only include family name with more than five people. (The North Korean government does not publish such data.) This is an abridged version of the statistics. For the whole report, please refer to the link below.
List
| Hangul | Hanja | Revised | McCune-Reischauer | Popular spellings | 2015 South Korean population (+/- 50 million)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 김 | 金, 钅 | Gim | Kim | Kim, Gim | 10,689,967 |
| 이 (S) | 李, 伊, 異, 利, 怡, 㛅 | I (S) | Yi (S) | Lee, Yi, Rhee, Rhie, Reeh | 7,307,477 |
| 리 (N, S) | 李 | Ri (S) | Ri (N) | ||
| 박 | 朴, 博 | Bak | Pak | Park, Bak, Pak | 4,192,080 |
| 정 | 鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情 | Jeong | Chŏng | Jung, Jeong, Chung, Joung | 2,407,601 |
| 최 | 崔, 催, 寉, 最 | Choe | Ch'oe | Choi, Choe | 2,340,582 |
| 조 | 趙, 曺, 調, 造, 赵, 刁, 朝 | Jo | Cho | Cho, Jo | 1,453,971 |
| 강 | 姜, 康, 剛, 强 | Gang | Kang | Kang, Gang | 1,269,251 |
| 윤 | 尹, 允, 潤 | Yun | Yun | Yoon, Yun, Youn | 1,020,564 |
| 임 (S) | 林, 任, 壬, 恁 | Im (S) | Im (S) | Lim, Im, Yim | 1,015,200 |
| 림 (N, S) | 林 | Rim (S) | Rim (N) | ||
| 장 | 張, 蔣, 章 | Jang | Chang | Jang, Chang | 992,721 |
| 신 | 申, 辛, 愼 | Sin | Sin | Shin, Sin | 985,823 |
| 유 (S) | 柳, 劉, 兪, 庾 | Yu (S) | Yu (S) | Yoo, Yu, You, Ryu | 963,296 |
| 류 (N, S) | 柳, 劉 | Ryu (S) | Ryu (N) | ||
| 한 | 韓, 漢, 汗, 恨 | Han | Han | Han | 773,537 |
| 오 | 吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤 | O | O | Oh | 763,334 |
| 서 | 徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖, | Seo | Sŏ | Seo, Seoh, Suh | 752,233 |
| 전 | 全, 田, 錢 | Jeon | Chŏn | Jeon, Jun, Chun, Chon | 749,257 |
| 권 | 權, 勸, 㩲, 券, | Gwon | Kwŏn | Kwon, Gwon, Kweon | 706,212 |
| 황 | 黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧 | Hwang | Hwang | Hwang, Whang, Hoang | 697,475 |
| 송 | 宋, 松, 送, | Song | Song | Song, Soung | 683,511 |
| 안 | 安, 顔, 案 | An | An | An, Ahn, Ann | 685,688 |
| 홍 | 洪, 烘, 䜤, 弘, 㤨, 哄, 紅, | Hong | Hong | Houng, Hyong, Hung | 558,994 |
| 양 (S) | 梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑, 樣, | Yang (S) | Yang (S) | Yang, Ryang, Yaung | 530,554 |
| 량 (N) | 梁 | Ryang (S) | Ryang (N) | ||
| 고 | 高, 顧 | Go | Ko | Ko, Koh, Go, Goh, Kho | 471,898 |
| 문 | 文, 門 | Mun | Mun | Moon, Mun | 464,047 |
| 손 | 孫, 遜, 損, 蓀 | Son | Son | Son, Sohn, Shon | 457,356 |
| 배 | 裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配, | Bae | Pae | Bae | 400,669 |
| 백 | 白, 百, 伯, 柏, | Baek | Paek | Baek, Back, Baik, Paek, Paik, Beak, Baeg | 382,447 |
| 허 | 許 | Heo | Hŏ | Heo, Hur, Huh, Her | 326,770 |
| 노 (S) |
盧, 魯, 路, 虜, 卢, 努 | No (S) | No (S) | Noh, No, Roh, Ro, Rho | 315,439 |
| 로 (N, S) | 路, 魯, 盧 | Ro (S) | Ro (N) | ||
| 남 | 南 | Nam | Nam | Nam, Nahm | 275,648 |
| 심 | 沈 | Sim | Sim | Shim, Sim | 271,749 |
| 하 | 河, 夏 | Ha | Ha | Ha, Hah | 232,956 |
| 주 | 朱, 周 | Ju | Chu | Joo, Ju, Chu, Choo | 232,006 |
| 구 | 具, 丘, 邱 | Gu | Ku | Koo, Goo, Kou, Kuh, Khoo, Khu | 208,446 |
| 성 | 成 | Seong | Sŏng | Sung, Seong, Soung | 199,124 |
| 차 | 車 | Cha | Ch'a | Cha, Char | 194,782 |
| 우 | 禹 | U | U | Woo, U, Wu | 194,713 |
| 진 | 陳, 秦, 晋 | Jin | Chin | Jin, Chin | 184,466 |
| 민 | 閔 | Min | Min | Min, Minn | 171,740 |
| 나 (S) | 羅 | Na (S) | Na (S) | Na, Ra, Nah | 160,946 |
| 라 (N, S) | Ra (S) | Ra (N) | |||
| 지 | 池, 智 | Ji | Chi | Ji, Jee, Chi, Gi | 159,561 |
| 엄 | 嚴 | Eom | Ŏm | Eom, Um, Eum, Uhm | 144,425 |
| 변 | 卞, 邊 | Byeon | Pyŏn | Byun, Byeon, Byon, Pyun | 138,789 |
| 채 | 蔡 | Chae | Ch'ae | Chae, Chai, Che, Chea | 131,557 |
| 원 | 元 | Won | Wŏn | Won, Weon, Woon | 129,552 |
| 방 | 方, 房, 龐 | Bang | Pang | Bang, Pang, Bhang | 129,244 |
| 천 | 千 | Cheon | Ch'ŏn | Cheon, Chun, Chon, Chen | 121,780 |
References
- ^ "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019. provided by the ROK National Statistical Office. The total population was 49,705,663 for the statistical sample, which does not include any data from North Korea.