List of Korean surnames
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order.
Article
List of Korean surnames
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order.
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean: 김; Hanja: 金), followed by Lee (이; 李) and Park (박; 朴). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population.
This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis. No such data is available from North Korea.
From 2015 South Korean statistics
List of Korean surnames
As of 2015, at least 191 distinct surnames in Hangul and 514 distinct surnames in Hanja were in use.
<table><thead><tr><th>Hangul</th><th>Hanja</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Other romanizations</th><th>Population (2015)</th><th>Percentage</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>가</td><td>賈, 價</td><td>Ga</td><td>Ka</td><td>Kah, Kha, Gha</td><td>9,950</td><td>0.02%</td></tr><tr><td>간</td><td>簡, 間</td><td>Gan</td><td>Kan</td><td>Khan, Kahn, Kann</td><td>2,525</td><td>0.0051%</td></tr><tr><td>갈</td><td>葛</td><td>Gal</td><td>Kal</td><td>Gar, Karl</td><td>2,086</td><td>0.0042%</td></tr><tr><td>감</td><td>甘</td><td>Gam</td><td>Kam</td><td>Kahm, Kang, Gahm</td><td>6,024</td><td>0.0121%</td></tr><tr><td>강</td><td>姜, 康, 強, 江, 剛, 㝩</td><td>Gang</td><td>Kang</td><td>Khang, Kahng, Kwang, Ghang, Kaing</td><td>1,269,290</td><td>2.5536%</td></tr><tr><td>견</td><td>甄, 堅</td><td>Gyeon</td><td>Kyŏn</td><td>Kyun, Kyeon, Kyoun, Gyun, Kyon</td><td>1,684</td><td>0.0034%</td></tr><tr><td>경</td><td>慶, 景, 京, 耿</td><td>Gyeong</td><td>Kyŏng</td><td>Kyung, Kyoung, Geong, Guong, Gyeng</td><td>16,958</td><td>0.0341%</td></tr><tr><td>계</td><td>桂, 季</td><td>Gye</td><td>Kye</td><td>Kae, Kay, Keh, Key, Gae</td><td>6,641</td><td>0.0134%</td></tr><tr><td>고</td><td>高, 顧</td><td>Go</td><td>Ko</td><td>Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Koo</td><td>471,429</td><td>0.9484%</td></tr><tr><td>곡</td><td>曲, 谷</td><td>Gok</td><td>Kok</td><td>Koock</td><td>101</td><td>0.0002%</td></tr><tr><td>공</td><td>孔, 公</td><td>Gong</td><td>Kong</td><td>Kohng, Ghong, Con, Gohng, Goung</td><td>92,340</td><td>0.1858%</td></tr><tr><td>곽</td><td>郭, 廓, 槨</td><td>Gwak</td><td>Kwak</td><td>Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak, Koag</td><td>203,365</td><td>0.4091%</td></tr><tr><td>관</td><td>關, 管</td><td>Gwan</td><td>Kwan</td><td></td><td>20</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>교</td><td>橋, 喬</td><td>Gyo</td><td>Kyo</td><td></td><td>26</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>구</td><td>具, 丘, 邱, 仇</td><td>Gu</td><td>Ku</td><td>Koo, Goo, Kuh, Kou, Khu</td><td>208,550</td><td>0.4196%</td></tr><tr><td>국</td><td>鞠, 鞫, 菊, 國, 麴</td><td>Guk</td><td>Kuk</td><td>Kook, Gook, Kug, Cook, Koog</td><td>20,768</td><td>0.0418%</td></tr><tr><td>궁</td><td>弓, 宮</td><td>Gung</td><td>Kung</td><td>Koong, Goong, Koung</td><td>572</td><td>0.0012%</td></tr><tr><td>궉</td><td>鴌</td><td>Gwok</td><td>Kwŏk</td><td>Kwok, Kweok, Kwoc</td><td>183</td><td>0.0004%</td></tr><tr><td>권</td><td>權, 勸, 㩲, 券</td><td>Gwon</td><td>Kwŏn</td><td>Kwon, Kweon, Kwun, Gweon, Kwan</td><td>706,212</td><td>1.4208%</td></tr><tr><td>근</td><td>斤</td><td>Geun</td><td>Kŭn</td><td>Keun, Gun</td><td>170</td><td>0.0003%</td></tr><tr><td>금</td><td>琴, 金, 芩, 禁</td><td>Geum</td><td>Kŭm</td><td>Keum, Kum, Gum, Kuem, Guem</td><td>25,472</td><td>0.0512%</td></tr><tr><td>기</td><td>奇, 寄, 箕, 紀</td><td>Gi</td><td>Ki</td><td>Kee, Key, Kie, Kih, Gee</td><td>29,062</td><td>0.0585%</td></tr><tr><td>길</td><td>吉</td><td>Gil</td><td>Kil</td><td>Gill, Gihl, Khil, Keel, Kill</td><td>38,173</td><td>0.0768%</td></tr><tr><td>김</td><td>金, 钅 [sic]</td><td>Gim</td><td>Kim</td><td>Ghim, Kin</td><td>10,689,967</td><td>21.5065%</td></tr><tr><td>나</td><td>羅, 蘿, 邏, 罗, 那</td><td>Na</td><td>Na</td><td>Ra, La, Nah, Rha, Rah</td><td>161,015</td><td>0.3239%</td></tr><tr><td>난</td><td>欒</td><td>Nan</td><td>Nan</td><td>An</td><td>8</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>남</td><td>南, 男</td><td>Nam</td><td>Nam</td><td>Nahm, Nham, Nan, Lam, Narm</td><td>275,659</td><td>0.5546%</td></tr><tr><td>남궁</td><td>南宮, 南宫</td><td>Namgung</td><td>Namgung</td><td>Namkung, Namkoong, Namgoong, Namgoung, Namkoung</td><td>21,313</td><td>0.0429%</td></tr><tr><td>낭</td><td>浪</td><td>Nang</td><td>Nang</td><td>Lang</td><td>181</td><td>0.0004%</td></tr><tr><td>내</td><td>乃, 奈</td><td>Nae</td><td>Nae</td><td></td><td>374</td><td>0.0008%</td></tr><tr><td>노</td><td>盧, 魯, 蘆, 路, 虜, 卢, 努</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Noh, Roh, Ro, Rho, Nho</td><td>315,372</td><td>0.6345%</td></tr><tr><td>뇌</td><td>雷</td><td>Noe</td><td>Noe</td><td>Noi, Lei</td><td>19</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>다</td><td>多</td><td>Da</td><td>Ta</td><td></td><td>7</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>단</td><td>段, 單</td><td>Dan</td><td>Tan</td><td>Dahn, Dhan</td><td>1,632</td><td>0.0033%</td></tr><tr><td>담</td><td>譚</td><td>Dam</td><td>Tam</td><td>Tan</td><td>47</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>당</td><td>唐</td><td>Dang</td><td>Tang</td><td>Dhang</td><td>1,146</td><td>0.0023%</td></tr><tr><td>대</td><td>大, 代, 戴</td><td>Dae</td><td>Tae</td><td>Dai, Dea</td><td>669</td><td>0.0013%</td></tr><tr><td>도</td><td>都, 陶, 道, 到, 度, 桃, 覩</td><td>Do</td><td>To</td><td>Doh, Dho, Doe, Toh, Doo</td><td>57,946</td><td>0.1166%</td></tr><tr><td>독</td><td>獨</td><td>Dok</td><td>Tok</td><td></td><td>17</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>독고</td><td>獨孤</td><td>Dokgo</td><td>Tokko</td><td>Dokko, Dockko, Dogko, Dockgo, Dohkgoh</td><td>502</td><td>0.001%</td></tr><tr><td>돈</td><td>頓</td><td>Don</td><td>Ton</td><td></td><td>117</td><td>0.0002%</td></tr><tr><td>동</td><td>董, 蕫, 童, 東, 薫</td><td>Dong</td><td>Tong</td><td>Dhong, Doung</td><td>5,936</td><td>0.0119%</td></tr><tr><td>동방</td><td>東方</td><td>Dongbang</td><td>Tongbang</td><td></td><td>180</td><td>0.0004%</td></tr><tr><td>두</td><td>杜</td><td>Du</td><td>Tu</td><td>Doo, Do, Dou, Dow</td><td>6,428</td><td>0.0129%</td></tr><tr><td>등</td><td>滕, 鄧</td><td>Deung</td><td>Tŭng</td><td></td><td>20</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>등정</td><td>藤井</td><td>Deungjeong</td><td>Tŭngjŏng</td><td></td><td>5</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>라</td><td>羅, 蘿, 邏</td><td>Ra</td><td>Ra</td><td>Na, La, Rha, Rah, Nah</td><td>25,974</td><td>0.0523%</td></tr><tr><td>란</td><td>欒</td><td>Ran</td><td>Ran</td><td></td><td>10</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>랑</td><td>浪</td><td>Rang</td><td>Rang</td><td></td><td>125</td><td>0.0003%</td></tr><tr><td>려</td><td>呂</td><td>Ryeo</td><td>Ryŏ</td><td></td><td>19</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>로</td><td>路, 魯, 盧</td><td>Ro</td><td>Ro</td><td></td><td>67</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>뢰</td><td>雷</td><td>Roe</td><td>Roe</td><td></td><td>19</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>류</td><td>柳, 劉, 㧕</td><td>Ryu</td><td>Ryu</td><td>Yoo, Ryoo, Yu, You, Lyu</td><td>163,994</td><td>0.3299%</td></tr><tr><td>리</td><td>李</td><td>Ri</td><td>Ri</td><td></td><td>240</td><td>0.0005%</td></tr><tr><td>림</td><td>林</td><td>Rim</td><td>Rim</td><td></td><td>47</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>마</td><td>馬, 麻</td><td>Ma</td><td>Ma</td><td>Mah, Mar, Mach, Mha</td><td>39,196</td><td>0.0789%</td></tr><tr><td>만</td><td>萬</td><td>Man</td><td>Man</td><td>Mahn, Mhan</td><td>124</td><td>0.0002%</td></tr><tr><td>망절</td><td>網切</td><td>Mangjeol</td><td>Mangjŏl</td><td>Mangjul</td><td>8</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>매</td><td>梅</td><td>Mae</td><td>Mae</td><td>Mai, Mea, Mei</td><td>201</td><td>0.0004%</td></tr><tr><td>맹</td><td>孟</td><td>Maeng</td><td>Maeng</td><td>Meang, Mang, Maing, Meng, Meing</td><td>22,028</td><td>0.0443%</td></tr><tr><td>명</td><td>明</td><td>Myeong</td><td>Myŏng</td><td>Myung, Myoung, Myong, Moung, Myoeng</td><td>29,110</td><td>0.0586%</td></tr><tr><td>모</td><td>牟, 毛, 慕</td><td>Mo</td><td>Mo</td><td>Moh, Mho, Moo, Moe, Meo</td><td>21,912</td><td>0.0441%</td></tr><tr><td>목</td><td>睦, 穆</td><td>Mok</td><td>Mok</td><td>Mock, Mog, Mook, Mork, Mouk</td><td>8,859</td><td>0.0178%</td></tr><tr><td>묘</td><td>苗</td><td>Myo</td><td>Myo</td><td></td><td>21</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>무</td><td>武</td><td>Mu</td><td>Mu</td><td></td><td>15</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>무본</td><td>武本</td><td>Mubon</td><td>Mubon</td><td></td><td>6</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>묵</td><td>墨</td><td>Muk</td><td>Muk</td><td>Mook, Mok, Moog</td><td>172</td><td>0.0003%</td></tr><tr><td>문</td><td>文, 門</td><td>Mun</td><td>Mun</td><td>Moon, Mon, Moun, Muhn, Moom</td><td>464,047</td><td>0.9336%</td></tr><tr><td>미</td><td>米</td><td>Mi</td><td>Mi</td><td>Mee</td><td>16</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>민</td><td>閔, 民, 敏, 珉, 悶, 旻</td><td>Min</td><td>Min</td><td>Minn, Mihn, Meen, Mheen, Mean</td><td>171,799</td><td>0.3456%</td></tr><tr><td>박</td><td>朴, 博</td><td>Bak</td><td>Pak</td><td>Park, Pack, Bark, Bag, Papk</td><td>4,192,080</td><td>8.4338%</td></tr><tr><td>반</td><td>潘, 班</td><td>Ban</td><td>Pan</td><td>Bahn, Van, Bhan, Barn, Pahn</td><td>28,223</td><td>0.0568%</td></tr><tr><td>방</td><td>方, 房, 龐, 邦, 防, 旁, 芳</td><td>Bang</td><td>Pang</td><td>Bhang, Bahng, Barng, Baang, Fang</td><td>129,559</td><td>0.2607%</td></tr><tr><td>배</td><td>裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配</td><td>Bae</td><td>Pae</td><td>Bea, Bai, Pai, Be, Bay</td><td>400,669</td><td>0.8061%</td></tr><tr><td>백</td><td>白, 百, 伯, 柏</td><td>Baek</td><td>Paek</td><td>Back, Baik, Paik, Beak, Baeg</td><td>382,447</td><td>0.7694%</td></tr><tr><td>번</td><td>樊</td><td>Beon</td><td>Pŏn</td><td></td><td>6</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>범</td><td>范, 範</td><td>Beom</td><td>Pŏm</td><td>Bum, Buhm, Beum, Bom, Burm</td><td>3,838</td><td>0.0077%</td></tr><tr><td>변</td><td>卞, 邊, 變</td><td>Byeon</td><td>Pyŏn</td><td>Byun, Byon, Byoun, Pyun, Byen</td><td>138,802</td><td>0.2792%</td></tr><tr><td>보</td><td>寶, 保, 甫</td><td>Bo</td><td>Po</td><td></td><td>16</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>복</td><td>卜</td><td>Bok</td><td>Pok</td><td>Bog, Bock, Pock, Boc, Bouk</td><td>9,538</td><td>0.0192%</td></tr><tr><td>봉</td><td>奉, 鳳</td><td>Bong</td><td>Pong</td><td>Vong</td><td>12,959</td><td>0.0261%</td></tr><tr><td>부</td><td>夫, 付, 傅, 富</td><td>Bu</td><td>Pu</td><td>Boo, Poo, Vu, Booh, Buh</td><td>10,604</td><td>0.0213%</td></tr><tr><td>비</td><td>丕</td><td>Bi</td><td>Pi</td><td>Vy, Vi, Bie, Bee</td><td>16</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>빈</td><td>賓, 彬, 賔, 濱, 貧</td><td>Bin</td><td>Pin</td><td>Been, Bhin, Bean, Vin, Bihn</td><td>5,782</td><td>0.0116%</td></tr><tr><td>빙</td><td>氷</td><td>Bing</td><td>Ping</td><td></td><td>763</td><td>0.0015%</td></tr><tr><td>사</td><td>史, 司, 謝, 舍, 沙</td><td>Sa</td><td>Sa</td><td>Sha, Sah, Sar</td><td>10,998</td><td>0.0221%</td></tr><tr><td>사공</td><td>司空, 司公</td><td>Sagong</td><td>Sagong</td><td>Sakong, Shakong, Sagoung, Sagung</td><td>4,488</td><td>0.009%</td></tr><tr><td>산</td><td>山</td><td>San</td><td>San</td><td></td><td>9</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>삼</td><td>森, 杉</td><td>Sam</td><td>Sam</td><td></td><td>38</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>상</td><td>尙, 常, 尚, 商</td><td>Sang</td><td>Sang</td><td>Shang, Sahng, Sarng</td><td>2,416</td><td>0.0049%</td></tr><tr><td>서</td><td>徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖</td><td>Seo</td><td>Sŏ</td><td>Suh, Su, Sur, So, Sea</td><td>752,233</td><td>1.5134%</td></tr><tr><td>서문</td><td>西門, 西問</td><td>Seomun</td><td>Sŏmun</td><td>Seomoon, Suhmoon, Seamoon, Sumoon, Semun</td><td>2,044</td><td>0.0041%</td></tr><tr><td>석</td><td>石, 昔, 釋, 席</td><td>Seok</td><td>Sŏk</td><td>Suk, Seog, Sok, Suck, Seuk</td><td>60,607</td><td>0.1219%</td></tr><tr><td>선</td><td>宣, 鮮, 善</td><td>Seon</td><td>Sŏn</td><td>Sun, Son, Shun, Sen, Suhn</td><td>42,842</td><td>0.0862%</td></tr><tr><td>선우</td><td>鮮于, 鮮宇, 蘚于, 鮮牛</td><td>Seonu</td><td>Sŏnu</td><td>Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunu</td><td>3,648</td><td>0.0073%</td></tr><tr><td>설</td><td>薛, 偰, 楔, 辥, 雪, 卨</td><td>Seol</td><td>Sŏl</td><td>Sul, Seul, Sol, Sel, Seal</td><td>45,692</td><td>0.0919%</td></tr><tr><td>섭</td><td>葉</td><td>Seop</td><td>Sŏp</td><td>Seoub, Sub, Sup</td><td>75</td><td>0.0002%</td></tr><tr><td>성</td><td>成, 盛, 宬, 星, 城</td><td>Seong</td><td>Sŏng</td><td>Sung, Soung, Seoung, Seung, Song</td><td>199,160</td><td>0.4007%</td></tr><tr><td>소</td><td>蘇, 邵, 肖, 蕭, 小, 卲, 所, 昭, 簫</td><td>So</td><td>So</td><td>Soh, Sho, Soo, Seo, Sou</td><td>53,856</td><td>0.1083%</td></tr><tr><td>손</td><td>孫, 遜, 損, 蓀</td><td>Son</td><td>Son</td><td>Sohn, Shon, Sun, Soun, Soon</td><td>457,356</td><td>0.9201%</td></tr><tr><td>송</td><td>宋, 松, 送</td><td>Song</td><td>Song</td><td>Soung, Shong, Sohng, Sung, Seung</td><td>683,521</td><td>1.3751%</td></tr><tr><td>수</td><td>隋, 水, 洙</td><td>Su</td><td>Su</td><td></td><td>47</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>순</td><td>荀, 筍, 舜, 淳, 順, 旬</td><td>Sun</td><td>Sun</td><td>Soon</td><td>1,237</td><td>0.0025%</td></tr><tr><td>승</td><td>承, 昇</td><td>Seung</td><td>Sŭng</td><td>Sung, Seoung, Seong, Sheung, Soeung</td><td>3,430</td><td>0.0069%</td></tr><tr><td>시</td><td>施, 柴, 時</td><td>Si</td><td>Si</td><td>Shi, See, Sea, Se</td><td>4,354</td><td>0.0088%</td></tr><tr><td>신</td><td>申, 辛, 愼, 莘, 新, 信, 伸</td><td>Sin</td><td>Sin</td><td>Shin, Sheen, Sihn, Shinn, Synn</td><td>986,001</td><td>1.9837%</td></tr><tr><td>심</td><td>沈, 沁, 深, 心</td><td>Sim</td><td>Sim</td><td>Shim, Sym, Seem, Sem, Sihm</td><td>272,049</td><td>0.5473%</td></tr><tr><td>아</td><td>阿</td><td>A</td><td>A</td><td>Ah</td><td>529</td><td>0.0011%</td></tr><tr><td>안</td><td>安, 顔, 案</td><td>An</td><td>An</td><td>Ahn, Ann, Anh, Ane, Aun</td><td>685,688</td><td>1.3795%</td></tr><tr><td>애</td><td>艾</td><td>Ae</td><td>Ae</td><td>Ai</td><td>24</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>야</td><td>夜</td><td>Ya</td><td>Ya</td><td>Yha</td><td>77</td><td>0.0002%</td></tr><tr><td>양</td><td>梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑, 樣</td><td>Yang</td><td>Yang</td><td>Ryang, Yaung, Young, Yahng, Yhang</td><td>530,554</td><td>1.0674%</td></tr><tr><td>어</td><td>魚, 漁</td><td>Eo</td><td>Ŏ</td><td>Uh, Eoh, Auh, Eu, Au</td><td>18,929</td><td>0.0381%</td></tr><tr><td>어금</td><td>魚金</td><td>Eogeum</td><td>Ŏgŭm</td><td>Eokum, Eokeum, Akeum, Uhkum</td><td>8</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>엄</td><td>嚴, 儼, 严, 㘙</td><td>Eom</td><td>Ŏm</td><td>Um, Eum, Uhm, Aum, Om</td><td>144,660</td><td>0.291%</td></tr><tr><td>여</td><td>呂, 余, 黎</td><td>Yeo</td><td>Yŏ</td><td>Yuh, Yo, Yu, Yea, Yeu</td><td>80,672</td><td>0.1623%</td></tr><tr><td>연</td><td>延, 連, 燕, 涎</td><td>Yeon</td><td>Yŏn</td><td>Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun</td><td>34,850</td><td>0.0701%</td></tr><tr><td>염</td><td>廉, 閻, 簾</td><td>Yeom</td><td>Yŏm</td><td>Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum</td><td>69,428</td><td>0.1397%</td></tr><tr><td>엽</td><td>葉</td><td>Yeop</td><td>Yŏp</td><td>Yub, Yup, Yop, Youb, Yeb</td><td>571</td><td>0.0011%</td></tr><tr><td>영</td><td>榮, 影</td><td>Yeong</td><td>Yŏng</td><td></td><td>24</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>예</td><td>芮, 禮, 倪, 藝</td><td>Ye</td><td>Ye</td><td>Yea, Yae, Yeh, Yee, Yei</td><td>13,587</td><td>0.0273%</td></tr><tr><td>오</td><td>吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤</td><td>O</td><td>O</td><td>Oh, Ou, Ohe, Oe, Olh</td><td>763,334</td><td>1.5357%</td></tr><tr><td>옥</td><td>玉</td><td>Ok</td><td>Ok</td><td>Ock, Og, Ohk, Oak, Ouk</td><td>25,107</td><td>0.0505%</td></tr><tr><td>온</td><td>溫</td><td>On</td><td>On</td><td>Ohn, Eon, Onn, Own, Yon</td><td>5,418</td><td>0.0109%</td></tr><tr><td>옹</td><td>邕, 雍</td><td>Ong</td><td>Ong</td><td>Ohng, Ohong, Ung</td><td>967</td><td>0.0019%</td></tr><tr><td>완</td><td>阮</td><td>Wan</td><td>Wan</td><td></td><td>6</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>왕</td><td>王, 汪</td><td>Wang</td><td>Wang</td><td>Whang, Woang, Ywang, Yang, Whyang</td><td>25,581</td><td>0.0515%</td></tr><tr><td>요</td><td>姚</td><td>Yo</td><td>Yo</td><td></td><td>29</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>용</td><td>龍</td><td>Yong</td><td>Yong</td><td>Young, Lyong, Yung, Ryong, Yeong</td><td>15,276</td><td>0.0307%</td></tr><tr><td>우</td><td>禹, 于, 寓, 宇, 愚, 牛, 偶, 遇, 尤</td><td>U</td><td>U</td><td>Woo, Wu, Wo, Ou, Uh</td><td>195,729</td><td>0.3938%</td></tr><tr><td>운</td><td>雲, 芸</td><td>Un</td><td>Un</td><td>Woon</td><td>118</td><td>0.0002%</td></tr><tr><td>원</td><td>元, 袁, 原, 阮, 苑, 院, 圓</td><td>Won</td><td>Wŏn</td><td>Weon, Woon, One, Wone, Woun</td><td>130,174</td><td>0.2619%</td></tr><tr><td>위</td><td>魏, 韋, 衛, 偉</td><td>Wi</td><td>Wi</td><td>Wee, We, Wie, Wei, Wui</td><td>32,191</td><td>0.0648%</td></tr><tr><td>유</td><td>柳, 劉, 兪, 庾, 枊, 杻, 有, 楡, 由, 裕</td><td>Yu</td><td>Yu</td><td>Yoo, You, Ryu, Ryoo, Lyu</td><td>963,498</td><td>1.9384%</td></tr><tr><td>육</td><td>陸</td><td>Yuk</td><td>Yuk</td><td>Yook, Youk, Yug, Yuck, Ryuk</td><td>23,455</td><td>0.0472%</td></tr><tr><td>윤</td><td>尹, 允, 潤</td><td>Yun</td><td>Yun</td><td>Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun, Yon</td><td>1,020,564</td><td>2.0532%</td></tr><tr><td>은</td><td>殷, 銀, 恩, 慇</td><td>Eun</td><td>Ŭn</td><td>Un, En, Een, Uhan, Eyn</td><td>16,927</td><td>0.0341%</td></tr><tr><td>음</td><td>陰</td><td>Eum</td><td>Ŭm</td><td>Um, Em, Yum, Ehum, Ng</td><td>5,604</td><td>0.0113%</td></tr><tr><td>이</td><td>李, 異, 伊, 利, 怡, 㛅</td><td>I</td><td>I</td><td>Lee, Yi, Rhee, Yee, Rhie</td><td>7,307,237</td><td>14.701%</td></tr><tr><td>인</td><td>印</td><td>In</td><td>In</td><td>Ihn, Yin, Inn, Leen, Lin</td><td>22,363</td><td>0.045%</td></tr><tr><td>임</td><td>林, 任, 壬, 恁</td><td>Im</td><td>Im</td><td>Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim</td><td>1,015,200</td><td>2.0424%</td></tr><tr><td>자</td><td>慈</td><td>Ja</td><td>Cha</td><td></td><td>75</td><td>0.0002%</td></tr><tr><td>장</td><td>張, 蔣, 章, 莊, 長, 將, 藏, 場, 裝, 臧, 葬, 壯, 庄, 张, 漿</td><td>Jang</td><td>Chang</td><td>Jhang, Zhang, Jahng, Zang, Jaung</td><td>1,021,107</td><td>2.0543%</td></tr><tr><td>전</td><td>全, 田, 錢, 戰</td><td>Jeon</td><td>Chŏn</td><td>Jun, Chun, Chon, Jeun, Cheon</td><td>749,266</td><td>1.5074%</td></tr><tr><td>점</td><td>占</td><td>Jeom</td><td>Chŏm</td><td>Jum</td><td>158</td><td>0.0003%</td></tr><tr><td>정</td><td>鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情</td><td>Jeong</td><td>Chŏng</td><td>Jung, Chung, Joung, Chong, Cheong</td><td>2,407,601</td><td>4.8437%</td></tr><tr><td>제</td><td>諸, 齊</td><td>Je</td><td>Che</td><td>Jae, Jea, Jeh, Jye, Jee</td><td>21,988</td><td>0.0442%</td></tr><tr><td>제갈</td><td>諸葛, 諸 [sic], 諸曷, 諸渴</td><td>Jegal</td><td>Chegal</td><td>Jekal, Jaegal, Jaekal, Jeagal, Jeakal</td><td>5,735</td><td>0.0115%</td></tr><tr><td>조</td><td>趙, 曺, 調, 造, 赵, 刁, 朝</td><td>Jo</td><td>Cho</td><td>Joe, Joh, Jho, Jou, Zo</td><td>1,453,971</td><td>2.9252%</td></tr><tr><td>종</td><td>鍾, 宗</td><td>Jong</td><td>Chong</td><td></td><td>681</td><td>0.0014%</td></tr><tr><td>좌</td><td>左, 佐</td><td>Jwa</td><td>Chwa</td><td>Joa, Choa, Chua, Jua, Chaw</td><td>3,383</td><td>0.0068%</td></tr><tr><td>주</td><td>朱, 周, 主, 珠, 株</td><td>Ju</td><td>Chu</td><td>Joo, Choo, Jou, Zoo, Zhu</td><td>232,063</td><td>0.4669%</td></tr><tr><td>증</td><td>增, 曾</td><td>Jeung</td><td>Chŭng</td><td>Zeng, Tsang, Duong, Tseng, Cheng</td><td>18</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>지</td><td>池, 智, 地, 遲</td><td>Ji</td><td>Chi</td><td>Jee, Gi, Gee, Chee, Jie</td><td>160,147</td><td>0.3222%</td></tr><tr><td>진</td><td>陳, 秦, 晋, 陣, 眞, 蔯, 進, 珍, 䄅, 陈</td><td>Jin</td><td>Chin</td><td>Jhin, Jean, Gin, Chen, Jeen</td><td>186,310</td><td>0.3748%</td></tr><tr><td>차</td><td>車, 次</td><td>Cha</td><td>Ch'a</td><td>Char, Tcha, Tchah, Chah, Tscha</td><td>194,788</td><td>0.3919%</td></tr><tr><td>창</td><td>昌, 倉</td><td>Chang</td><td>Ch'ang</td><td></td><td>1,095</td><td>0.0022%</td></tr><tr><td>채</td><td>蔡, 菜, 采</td><td>Chae</td><td>Ch'ae</td><td>Chai, Che, Chea, Cha, Choi</td><td>131,757</td><td>0.2651%</td></tr><tr><td>천</td><td>千, 天, 川</td><td>Cheon</td><td>Ch'ŏn</td><td>Chun, Chon, Chen, Choun, Cheun</td><td>121,927</td><td>0.2453%</td></tr><tr><td>초</td><td>楚, 初</td><td>Cho</td><td>Ch'o</td><td>Tcho</td><td>236</td><td>0.0005%</td></tr><tr><td>총</td><td>叢</td><td>Chong</td><td>Ch'ong</td><td></td><td>27</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>최</td><td>崔, 催, 寉, 最</td><td>Choe</td><td>Ch'oe</td><td>Choi, Choy, Che, Chai, Chae</td><td>2,340,582</td><td>4.7089%</td></tr><tr><td>추</td><td>秋, 鄒</td><td>Chu</td><td>Ch'u</td><td>Choo, Chou, Cho, Chue, Chew</td><td>60,561</td><td>0.1218%</td></tr><tr><td>탁</td><td>卓</td><td>Tak</td><td>T'ak</td><td>Tark, Tag, Tack, Tahk, Thak</td><td>21,099</td><td>0.0424%</td></tr><tr><td>탄</td><td>彈</td><td>Tan</td><td>T'an</td><td>Than, Tahn, Tran</td><td>149</td><td>0.0003%</td></tr><tr><td>탕</td><td>湯</td><td>Tang</td><td>T'ang</td><td></td><td>5</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>태</td><td>太, 泰</td><td>Tae</td><td>T'ae</td><td>Tai, Tea, Te, Thae</td><td>9,073</td><td>0.0183%</td></tr><tr><td>판</td><td>判</td><td>Pan</td><td>P'an</td><td></td><td>278</td><td>0.0006%</td></tr><tr><td>팽</td><td>彭</td><td>Paeng</td><td>P'aeng</td><td>Paing, Peang, Pang, Peng, Phang</td><td>2,935</td><td>0.0059%</td></tr><tr><td>편</td><td>片</td><td>Pyeon</td><td>P'yŏn</td><td>Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen, Pyeun</td><td>16,689</td><td>0.0336%</td></tr><tr><td>평</td><td>平</td><td>Pyeong</td><td>P'yŏng</td><td>Pyung, Pyoung, Pyong, Pyeoung</td><td>515</td><td>0.001%</td></tr><tr><td>포</td><td>包</td><td>Po</td><td>P'o</td><td></td><td>57</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>표</td><td>表, 俵</td><td>Pyo</td><td>P'yo</td><td>Phyo, Poy, Peo, Pho, Pou</td><td>30,749</td><td>0.0619%</td></tr><tr><td>풍</td><td>馮</td><td>Pung</td><td>P'ung</td><td>Poong, Poung</td><td>651</td><td>0.0013%</td></tr><tr><td>피</td><td>皮</td><td>Pi</td><td>P'i</td><td>Pee, Phee, Phi, Pe, Phie</td><td>6,578</td><td>0.0132%</td></tr><tr><td>필</td><td>弼, 畢</td><td>Pil</td><td>P'il</td><td>Phil, Fil, Peel</td><td>174</td><td>0.0004%</td></tr><tr><td>하</td><td>河, 夏, 何, 賀, 荷</td><td>Ha</td><td>Ha</td><td>Hah, Har, Hwa, Haa, Hagh</td><td>233,106</td><td>0.469%</td></tr><tr><td>학</td><td>郝</td><td>Hak</td><td>Hak</td><td></td><td>35</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>한</td><td>韓, 漢, 汗, 恨</td><td>Han</td><td>Han</td><td>Hahn, Hann, Haan, Khan, Hwan</td><td>773,537</td><td>1.5562%</td></tr><tr><td>함</td><td>咸</td><td>Ham</td><td>Ham</td><td>Hahm, Harm, Hamm, Haam, Hwam</td><td>80,659</td><td>0.1623%</td></tr><tr><td>해</td><td>海, 解</td><td>Hae</td><td>Hae</td><td></td><td>155</td><td>0.0003%</td></tr><tr><td>허</td><td>許, 许</td><td>Heo</td><td>Hŏ</td><td>Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho</td><td>326,782</td><td>0.6574%</td></tr><tr><td>현</td><td>玄, 賢</td><td>Hyeon</td><td>Hyŏn</td><td>Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun, Hyen, Hyeun</td><td>88,831</td><td>0.1787%</td></tr><tr><td>형</td><td>邢, 刑, 形</td><td>Hyeong</td><td>Hyŏng</td><td>Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hung, Houng</td><td>7,328</td><td>0.0147%</td></tr><tr><td>호</td><td>扈, 胡, 鎬, 虎, 湖</td><td>Ho</td><td>Ho</td><td>Hoh</td><td>5,853</td><td>0.0118%</td></tr><tr><td>홍</td><td>洪, 烘, 䜤, 弘, 㤨, 哄, 紅</td><td>Hong</td><td>Hong</td><td>Houng, Heung, Heong, Whong, Hohng</td><td>558,994</td><td>1.1246%</td></tr><tr><td>화</td><td>化</td><td>Hwa</td><td>Hwa</td><td>Wha, Hoa, Hua</td><td>915</td><td>0.0018%</td></tr><tr><td>황</td><td>黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧</td><td>Hwang</td><td>Hwang</td><td>Whang, Hoang, Huang, Hang, Hawng</td><td>697,475</td><td>1.4032%</td></tr><tr><td>황목</td><td>荒木</td><td>Hwangmok</td><td>Hwangmok</td><td></td><td>5</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>황보</td><td>皇甫, 黃甫</td><td>Hwangbo</td><td>Hwangbo</td><td>Whangbo, Hoangbo, Hwangpo, Whoangbo, Howangbo</td><td>10,427</td><td>0.021%</td></tr><tr><td>후</td><td>侯, 候, 后</td><td>Hu</td><td>Hu</td><td>Hou, Hoo, Hong, Who, Huu</td><td>74</td><td>0.0001%</td></tr><tr><td>Other</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>91,107</td><td>0.1833%</td></tr></tbody></table>
From 2000 South Korean statistics
List of Korean surnames
These are surnames that appear in the 2000 South Korean statistics but not in 2015. Since the 2015 statistics only lists surnames used by five or more people, these surnames may still exist.
<table><thead><tr><th>Hangul</th><th>Hanja</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>Other romanizations</th><th>Population (2000)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>강</td><td>彊</td><td>Gang</td><td>Kang</td><td>(see above)</td><td>13,328</td></tr><tr><td>강전</td><td>岡田</td><td>Gangjeon</td><td>Kangjŏn</td><td>Kangjun</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>개</td><td>介</td><td>Gae</td><td>Kae</td><td></td><td>86</td></tr><tr><td>군</td><td>君</td><td>Gun</td><td>Kun</td><td></td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>뇌</td><td>賴</td><td>Noe</td><td>Noe</td><td>(see above)</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>누</td><td>樓</td><td>Nu</td><td>Nu</td><td></td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>단</td><td>端</td><td>Dan</td><td>Tan</td><td>(see above)</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>돈</td><td>敦</td><td>Don</td><td>Ton</td><td>(see above)</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>두</td><td>頭</td><td>Du</td><td>Tu</td><td>(see above)</td><td>208</td></tr><tr><td>범</td><td>凡</td><td>Beom</td><td>Pŏm</td><td>(see above)</td><td>157</td></tr><tr><td>빙</td><td>冰</td><td>Bing</td><td>Ping</td><td>(see above)</td><td>726</td></tr><tr><td>소봉</td><td>小峰</td><td>Sobong</td><td>Sobong</td><td></td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>십</td><td>辻</td><td>Sip</td><td>Sip</td><td></td><td>82</td></tr><tr><td>양</td><td>襄</td><td>Yang</td><td>Yang</td><td>(see above)</td><td>823</td></tr><tr><td>여</td><td>汝</td><td>Yeo</td><td>Yŏ</td><td>(see above)</td><td>358</td></tr><tr><td>영</td><td>永</td><td>Yeong</td><td>Yŏng</td><td>(see above)</td><td>132</td></tr><tr><td>예</td><td>乂</td><td>Ye</td><td>Ye</td><td>(see above)</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>장곡</td><td>長谷</td><td>Janggok</td><td>Changgok</td><td></td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>저</td><td>邸</td><td>Jeo</td><td>Chŏ</td><td>Cho, Ji, Chu, Jo</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>준</td><td>俊</td><td>Jun</td><td>Chun</td><td>June</td><td>72</td></tr><tr><td>즙</td><td>辻</td><td>Jeup</td><td>Chŭp</td><td>Chup</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>초</td><td>肖</td><td>Cho</td><td>Ch'o</td><td>(see above)</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td>춘</td><td>椿</td><td>Chun</td><td>Ch'un</td><td></td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>편</td><td>扁</td><td>Pyeon</td><td>P'yŏn</td><td>(see above)</td><td>633</td></tr><tr><td>환</td><td>桓</td><td>Hwan</td><td>Hwan</td><td></td><td>157</td></tr><tr><td>흥</td><td>興</td><td>Heung</td><td>Hŭng</td><td>Hong, Huynh, Khuong</td><td>462</td></tr></tbody></table>
Other surnames
Historical surnames
These surnames are found in historical texts and are no longer in use today.
<table><thead><tr><th>Hangul</th><th>Hanja</th><th>RR</th><th>MR</th><th>References</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>고이</td><td>古爾</td><td>Goi</td><td>Koi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>명림</td><td>明臨</td><td>Myeongnim</td><td>Myŏngnim</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>목</td><td>木</td><td>Mok</td><td>Mok</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>목협</td><td>木劦</td><td>Mokhyeop</td><td>Mokhyŏp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>백</td><td>苩</td><td>Baek</td><td>Paek</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>부여</td><td>扶餘</td><td>Buyeo</td><td>Puyŏ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>사마</td><td>司馬</td><td>Sama</td><td>Sama</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>소실</td><td>少室</td><td>Sosil</td><td>Sosil</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>수미</td><td>首彌</td><td>Sumi</td><td>Sumi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>여</td><td>餘</td><td>Yeo</td><td>Yŏ</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>연</td><td>淵</td><td>Yeon</td><td>Yŏn</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>우</td><td>優</td><td>U</td><td>U</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>을</td><td>乙</td><td>Eul</td><td>Ŭl</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>을지</td><td>乙支</td><td>Eulji</td><td>Ŭlchi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>조미</td><td>祖彌</td><td>Jomi</td><td>Chomi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>중실</td><td>仲室</td><td>Jungsil</td><td>Chungsil</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>협</td><td>劦</td><td>Hyeop</td><td>Hyŏp</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>흑치</td><td>黑齒</td><td>Heukchi</td><td>Hŭkch'i</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>