Sung-ho, also spelled Seong-ho, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the

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, ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 49 hanja with the reading " ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the sixth-most popular name for baby boys in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

in 1950, rising to first place in 1960, but was displaced from the top spot in 1970 by

Ji-hoon Ji-hoon, also spelled Ji-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading " ji" and 12 hanja with the reading "hun" on the South Korean gover ...

. People with this name include: ;Entertainers *

Sung Kang Sung-Ho Kang (born April 8, 1972) is an American actor. His first major role was as Han Lue in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, a character he first portrayed in ''Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002). Kang also played John Mak in the television serie ...

(Korean name Kang Sung-ho, born 1972), American actor of Korean descent *

Park Seong-ho (comedian) Park Seong-ho (; born March 14, 1974) is a veteran South Korean comedian. He is best known as a comedian in KBS' ''Gag Concert'' and has participated in many variety shows. He won two Top Excellence Awards at the KBS Entertainment Awards as we ...

, (born 1974), South Korean comedian ;Footballers * Hong Sung-ho (born 1954), South Korean football goalkeeper * Park Sung-ho (footballer) (born 1982), South Korean football forward *

Choo Sung-ho Choo Sung-Ho ( ko, 추성호; born 26 August 1987) is a South Korean football player, who currently played for Korea National League club Gimhae City FC as a defender. He formerly played for K-League side Busan I'Park. Club career Choo ...

(born 1987), South Korean football defender *

Kang Song-ho Kang may refer to: Places * Kang Kalan, Punjab * Kang District, Afghanistan * Kang, Botswana, a village * Kang County, Gansu, China * Kang, Isfahan, Iran, a village * Kang, Kerman, Iran, a village * Kang, Razavi Khorasan, Iran, a village * Kha ...

(born 1987), Zainichi Korean football midfielder *

Jung Sung-ho Jung Sung-Ho is a South Korean football player who plays for Chungju Hummel FC. He appeared in two matches of the League Cup in FC Seoul FC Seoul ( ko, FC 서울) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul that competes in ...

, South Korean football defender ;Other sportspeople * Kim Seong-ho (born 1964), South Korean modern pentathlete * Nam Sung-ho (born 1975), South Korean sprint canoer * Jang Sung-ho (baseball) (born 1977), South Korean baseball first baseman and outfielder * Jang Sung-ho (judoka) (born 1978), South Korean ''judoka'' * No Sung-ho (born 1989), South Korean baseball pitcher ;Other *

Kim Sung-Hou Kim Sung-Hou (born 1937) is a Korean-born American structural biologist and biophysicist. Kim reported the first 3D structure of tRNA with A. Rich in 1973. He also published many papers on the structures of protein molecules including human Ra ...

(born 1937), Korean-born American mathematician *

Seongho Cha Seongho Cha ( Korean: 차성호; also known as Jimmy Cha) is a South Korean dancer currently with the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts. Cha began dancing at the age of 15 and rose to prominence in his home country of South Korea, winning t ...

, South Korean ballet dancer * Sung-ho Choi, South Korean-born American artist * Ji Seong-ho, North Korean defector

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