List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
Appearance
This list of South Korean surnames by prevalence ranks Korean family names by population and includes homophonous Hanja characters. Data are provided by the Government of South Korea and only include family names used by more than five people (the Government of North Korea does not publish such data). This is an abridged version of the statistics. For the whole report, please refer to the link below.
List
Rank | Hangul | Hanja | Revised | McCune–Reischauer | Popular spellings | 2015 South Korean population (out of ~49.7 million total)[1] | Percentage | Percentile |
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1 | 김 | 金 | Gim | Kim | Kim, Gim | 10,689,967 | 21.51% | 21.51% |
2 | 이 (S) | 李, 伊, 異, 利, 怡, 㛅 | I (S) | Yi (S) | Lee, Yi, Rhee | 7,307,477 | 14.7% | 36.21% |
리 (N, S) | 李 | Ri (S) | Ri (N) | |||||
3 | 박 | 朴, 博 | Bak | Pak | Park, Pak, Bak | 4,192,080 | 8.43% | 44.64% |
4 | 정 | 鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情 | Jeong | Chŏng | Jung, Jeong, Chung | 2,407,601 | 4.84% | 49.49% |
5 | 최 | 崔, 催, 寉, 最 | Choe | Ch'oe | Choi, Choe, Chae, Chwe | 2,340,582 | 4.71% | 54.19% |
6 | 조 | 趙, 曺, 調, 造, 赵, 刁, 朝 | Jo | Cho | Cho, Jo | 1,453,971 | 2.93% | 57.12% |
7 | 강 | 姜, 康, 剛, 强 | Gang | Kang | Kang, Gang | 1,269,251 | 2.55% | 59.67% |
8 | 윤 | 尹, 允, 潤 | Yun | Yun | Yoon, Yun, Youn | 1,020,564 | 2.05% | 61.73% |
9 | 임 (S) | 林, 任, 壬, 恁 | Im (S) | Im (S) | Im, Lim, Rim | 1,015,200 | 2.04% | 63.77% |
림 (N, S) | 林 | Rim (S) | Rim (N) | |||||
10 | 장 | 張, 蔣, 章 | Jang | Chang | Jang, Chang | 992,721 | 2% | 65.77% |
11 | 신 | 申, 辛, 愼 | Sin | Sin | Shin, Sin | 985,823 | 1.98% | 67.75% |
12 | 유 (S) | 柳, 劉, 兪, 庾 | Yu (S) | Yu (S) | Yoo, Yu, You, Ryu | 963,296 | 1.94% | 69.69% |
류 (N, S) | 柳, 劉 | Ryu (S) | Ryu (N) | |||||
13 | 한 | 韓, 漢, 汗, 恨 | Han | Han | Han, Hahn | 773,537 | 1.56% | 71.24% |
14 | 오 | 吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤 | O | O | Oh | 763,334 | 1.54% | 72.78% |
15 | 서 | 徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖, | Seo | Sŏ | Seo, Suh | 752,233 | 1.51% | 74.29% |
16 | 전 | 全, 田, 錢 | Jeon | Chŏn | Jeon, Jun, Chun, Chon | 749,257 | 1.51% | 75.8% |
17 | 권 | 權, 勸, 㩲, 券, | Gwon | Kwŏn | Kwon, Gwon, Kweon | 706,212 | 1.42% | 77.22% |
18 | 황 | 黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧 | Hwang | Hwang | Hwang, Whang | 697,475 | 1.4% | 78.62% |
19 | 안 | 安, 顔, 案 | An | An | Ahn, An | 685,688 | 1.38% | 80% |
20 | 송 | 宋, 松, 送, | Song | Song | Song | 683,511 | 1.38% | 81.38% |
21 | 홍 | 洪, 烘, 䜤, 弘, 㤨, 哄, 紅, | Hong | Hong | Hong | 558,994 | 1.12% | 82.5% |
22 | 양 (S) | 梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑, 樣, | Yang (S) | Yang (S) | Yang, Ryang | 530,554 | 1.07% | 83.57% |
량 (N) | 梁 | Ryang (S) | Ryang (N) | |||||
23 | 고 | 高, 顧 | Go | Ko | Ko, Go, Koh, Goh | 471,898 | 0.95% | 84.52% |
24 | 문 | 文, 門 | Mun | Mun | Moon, Mun | 464,047 | 0.93% | 85.45% |
25 | 손 | 孫, 遜, 損, 蓀 | Son | Son | Son, Sohn, Shon | 457,356 | 0.92% | 86.37% |
26 | 배 | 裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配, | Bae | Pae | Bae, Pae | 400,669 | 0.81% | 87.18% |
27 | 백 | 白, 百, 伯, 柏, | Baek | Paek | Baek, Paek, Baik, Paik | 382,447 | 0.77% | 87.95% |
28 | 허 | 許 | Heo | Hŏ | Heo, Hur, Huh, Her | 326,770 | 0.66% | 88.61% |
29 | 노 (S) |
盧, 魯, 路, 虜, 卢, 努 | No (S) | No (S) | Noh, No, Roh | 315,439 | 0.63% | 89.24% |
로 (N, S) | 路, 魯, 盧 | Ro (S) | Ro (N) | |||||
30 | 남 | 南 | Nam | Nam | Nam | 275,648 | 0.55% | 89.8% |
31 | 심 | 沈 | Sim | Sim | Shim, Sim | 271,749 | 0.55% | 90.34% |
32 | 하 | 河, 夏 | Ha | Ha | Ha, Hah, Har | 232,956 | 0.47% | 90.81% |
33 | 주 | 朱, 周 | Ju | Chu | Joo, Ju, Chu, Choo | 232,006 | 0.47% | 91.28% |
34 | 구 | 具, 丘, 邱 | Gu | Ku | Koo, Goo, Gu, Ku | 208,446 | 0.42% | 91.7% |
35 | 성 | 成 | Seong | Sŏng | Sung, Seong | 199,124 | 0.4% | 92.1% |
36 | 차 | 車 | Cha | Ch'a | Cha | 194,782 | 0.39% | 92.49% |
37 | 우 | 禹 | U | U | Woo, U | 194,713 | 0.39% | 92.88% |
38 | 진 | 陳, 秦, 晋 | Jin | Chin | Jin, Chin | 184,466 | 0.37% | 93.25% |
39 | 민 | 閔 | Min | Min | Min | 171,740 | 0.35% | 93.6% |
40 | 나 (S) | 羅 | Na (S) | Na (S) | Na, Ra, Nah | 160,946 | 0.32% | 93.92% |
라 (N, S) | Ra (S) | Ra (N) | ||||||
41 | 지 | 池, 智 | Ji | Chi | Ji, Jee, Chi | 159,561 | 0.32% | 94.24% |
42 | 엄 | 嚴 | Eom | Ŏm | Eom, Um, Eum, Uhm | 144,425 | 0.29% | 94.53% |
43 | 변 | 卞, 邊 | Byeon | Pyŏn | Byun, Byeon, Byon, Pyun | 138,789 | 0.28% | 94.81% |
44 | 채 | 蔡 | Chae | Ch'ae | Chae, Chai, Che | 131,557 | 0.26% | 95.08% |
45 | 원 | 元 | Won | Wŏn | Won, Weon | 129,552 | 0.26% | 95.34% |
46 | 방 | 方, 房, 龐 | Bang | Pang | Bang, Pang | 129,244 | 0.26% | 95.6% |
47 | 천 | 千 | Cheon | Ch'ŏn | Cheon, Chun, Chon | 121,780 | 0.25% | 95.84% |
See also
- Culture of Korea
- Korean language
- Korean name
- List of common Chinese surnames
- List of Korean surnames
References
- ^ a b "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.