This is a list of Korean surnames, in
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The l ...
alphabetical order. Note: (S)
denotes South Korea. (N)
denotes North Korea.
The
most common Korean family name
This List of South Korean surnames by prevalence ranks Korean family names by population and includes homophonous hanja characters. Data are provided by the South Korean government and only include family names used by more than five people. (The ...
(particularly in South Korea) is
Kim, followed by
Lee
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...
and
Park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. ...
. These three family names are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. , 286
Korean family names were in use.
However, each family name is divided into one or more clans (''
bon-gwan'') and to identify a person's family name, the identification of a person's clan is needed.
See also
*
Family register (Hangul:
호주, Hanja: 戶主)
*
Korean culture
The traditional culture of Korea is the shared cultural and historical heritage of Korea and southern Manchuria before the division of Korea in 1945. Manchuria refers to the ancient geographical and historical region in Northeast Asia, includ ...
*
Korean language
Korean (South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographica ...
*
Korean name
*
List of common Chinese surnames
References
External links
* {{in lang, ru}
Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language by K. B. Kurotchenko.
Imageof pie graph showing the most prevalent names, in
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The l ...
and
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom.
(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
''The links below are solely in
Korean.''
List including vanished names, with clan profilesList of names with Naver Encyclopedia entries2000 South Korean census results data by surname and clan2000 South Korean census results by surname and clan2015 South Korean lists of Family nameSouth Korean statistics portal site
Family names
*Family names
surnames