List of South Korean surnames by prevalence

This List of South Korean surnames by prevalence ranks Korean family names by population. Data is provided by the South Korean government. (The North Korean government does not publish such data.)

List

Hangul	Hanja	Revised	McCune-Reischauer	Popular spellings	2000 South Korean population (+/- 50 million)*
김	金	Gim	Kim	Kim, Kym, Ghim, Khim, Gym, Geem	9,925,949
이 (S) 리 (N) ^1	李, 伊, 異	I (S) Ri (N) ^1	Yi (S) Ri (N) ^1	Lee, Yi, Rhee, Ree, Rey, Rhie	6,796,227
박	朴	Bak	Pak	Park, Pak, Bark, Pack, Pak, Bak, Bac	3,895,121
정	丁, 程, 鄭	Jeong	Chŏng	Chung, Jung, Joung, Chong, Cheong, Choung	2,230,611
최	崔	Choe	Ch'oe	Choi, Che, Choy, Chey, Tsoi (koryo-saram)	2,169,704
조	趙, 曺	Jo	Cho	Cho, Joe, Joh, Jou	1,347,730
강	姜, 剛, 康, 强, 彊	Gang	Kang	Kang, Kahng, Kwang, Khang	1,169,805
유 류 ^2	柳, 劉, 兪, 庾	Yu Ryu ^2	Yu Ryu ^2	Yoo, You, Ryu	1,040,984
윤	尹	Yun	Yun	Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun	948,600
장	張, 蔣, 章	Jang	Chang	Chang, Jahng, Jhang, Gang, Jeung, Jang, Zang	943,257
신	申, 辛, 愼	Sin	Sin	Shin, Shinn, Sheen, Chin, Seen	911,556
임 (S) 림 (N) ^3	林, 任	Im (S) Rim (N) ^3	Im (S) Rim (N) ^3	Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim, Reem, Rym, Lym	735,493
한	韓	Han	Han	Hahn, Hann	715,556
오	吳	O	O	Oh, Oe, Au	706,908
서	徐	Seo	Sŏ	Suh, Su, Sur, So, Seu	695,249
전	全, 田, 錢	Jeon	Chŏn	Jun, Chun, Chon, Jeun, Cheon, Chen, Jeon	687,867
권	權	Gwon	Kwŏn	Kwon, Kweon, Kwun, Gwon	652,495
황	黃	Hwang	Hwang	Whang, Hoang, Whoang, Whoan	644,294
송	宋, 松	Song	Song	Soung, Sung	639,082
안	安	An	An	Ahn, Ann, Aan	637,786
홍	洪	Hong	Hong	Houng, Hyong	518,635
양 (S) 량 (N) ^4	梁, 楊	Yang (S) Ryang (N) ^4	Yang (S) Ryang (N) ^4	Ryang, Yaung, Lyang, Yang	486,645
고	高	Go	Ko	Ko, Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Kor	435,839
문	文	Mun	Mun	Moon	426,927
손	孫	Son	Son	Sohn, Shon, Soon, Soun	415,182
배	裵	Bae	Pae	Bai, Bea, Pae, Pai	372,064
백	白	Baek	Paek	Baik, Back, Beck, Paik, Paek, Beak, Baek, Pak, Bak, Pack	351,275
허	許	Heo	Hŏ	Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho	300,448
노 (S) 로 (N)	盧, 魯, 路	No (S) Ro (N)	No (S) Ro (N)	Noh, Roh, Ro, Rho, Nho	290,434
남	南	Nam	Nam	Nahm, Nham, Narm	257,178
심	沈	Sim	Sim	Shim, Shen, Shum, Seem, Sheem, Shimn, Sihm	252,255
주	朱, 周	Ju	Chu	Joo, Chu, Chuu, Choo, Jou, Zoo	215,010
하	河, 夏	Ha	Ha	Hah, Har	213,758
성	成	Seong	Sŏng	Sung, Soung, Seung, Song	185,363
차	車	Cha	Ch'a	Char, Cha, Chah, Tchah, Tcha, Chaa	180,589
우	禹	U	U	Woo, Wu, Ou, Wo, Uh	180,141
나 (S) 라 (N)	羅	Na (S) Ra (N)	Na (S) Ra (N)	Ra, Nah, La, Rha, Rah	172,022
진	陳, 秦, 晋	Jin	Chin	Chin, Jean, Gin	170,980
민	閔	Min	Min	Minn	159,054
지	池, 智	Ji	Chi	Jee, Chi, Gi, Chee, Gee, Ji, Jhi	147,572
엄	嚴	Eom	Ŏm	Um, Eum, Uhm, Aum, Oum, Ohm	132,990
변	卞, 邊	Byeon	Pyŏn	Byun, Byon, Pyun, Byoun, Pyon	131,554
원	元	Won	Wŏn	Weon, Woen, Woon, Wone, Wun, One	120,465
방	方, 房, 龐	Bang	Pang	Pang, Bhang, Bahng, Pahng	119,703
채	蔡	Chae	Ch'ae	Chai, Tchai, Che, Chea	119,251
천	千	Cheon	Ch'ŏn	Chun, Chon, Chen, Choun, Jeon, Jhon, Jh'on, Jhoun, Jhun, Jheon	112,227

^[1]

• ^1 Applies only to 李.
• ^2 Applies only to 柳 and 劉.
• ^3 Applies only to 林.
• ^4 Applies only to 梁

References

1. Based on data provided by the ROK National Statistical Office. The total population was 45,985,289 for the statistical sample, which does not include any data from North Korea.

See also

• Korean name
• Korean language
• Korean culture
• List of Korea-related topics
• List of common Chinese surnames
• List of Korean family names