List of Korean surnames
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: denotes South Korea. denotes North Korea.
The most common Korean family name is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. 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 and to identify a person's family name, the identification of a person's clan is needed.
Hangul | Hanja | Revised | McCune-Reischauer | Possible transliterations | Estimated distribution |
가 | 價, 賈 | Ga | Ka | Kar, Gar, Kah, Gah, Ca, Cah, Car, Kar | 9,950 |
간 | 簡, 間 | Gan | Kan | Gahn, Kahn | 2,525 |
갈 | 葛 | Gal | Kal | Karl, Garl, Gahl, Kahl, Cahl, Carl | 2,086 |
감 | 甘 | Gam | Kam | Kahm, Gahm, Cam | 6,024 |
강 | 姜, 康, 強, 剛, 江, 㝩 | Gang | Kang | Kahng, Khang | 1,269,290 |
견 | 堅, 甄 | Gyeon | Kyŏn | Kyun, Kyeon, Kyoun, Kyon | 1,684 |
경 | 京, 慶, 景, 耿 | Gyeong | Kyŏng | Kyung, Kyoung, Kyeong, Kyong | 16,958 |
계 | 季, 桂 | Gye | Kye | Kyeh, Kye, Kay, Kie, Kae, Gae | 6,641 |
고 | 顧, 高 | Go | Ko | Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Kor, Co | 471,429 |
곡 | 曲, 谷 | Gok | Kok | Kog, Gog, Cock | 101 |
공 | 公, 孔 | Gong | Kong | Kohng, Koung, Goung, Khong, Cong | 92,340 |
곽 | 廓, 槨, 郭 | Gwak | Kwak | Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak, Kuark, Quack | 203,365 |
관 | 管, 關 | Gwan | Kwan | Quan, Kuan, Guan | 20 |
교 | 喬, 橋 | Gyo | Kyo | Kyoh, Gyoh | 26 |
구 | 丘, 仇, 具, 邱 | Gu | Ku | Koo, Goo, Kou, Kuh, Khoo, Khu | 208,550 |
국 | 國, 菊, 鞠, 鞫, 麴 | Guk | Kuk | Kook, Gook, Kug, Gug, Cook, Kug | 20,768 |
궁 | 宮, 弓 | Gung | Kung | Koong, Kwoong | 572 |
궉 | 鴌 | Gwok | Kwŏk | Kwog, Gwog, Quock | 183 |
권 | 權, 勸, 㩲, 券 | Gwon | Kwŏn | Gwon, Kwon, Kweon, Kwun | 706,212 |
근 | 斤 | Geun | Kŭn | Keun, Kuen, Guen | 170 |
금 | 琴, 禁, 芩, 金 | Geum | Kŭm | Keum, Kum, Gum, Guem, Kuem | 25,472 |
기 | 奇, 寄, 箕, 紀 | Gi | Ki | Kee, Key, Gee, Ky, Khee, Kie | 29,062 |
길 | 吉 | Gil | Kil | Gill, Khil, Keel, Kihl, Kiehl, Kill | 38,173 |
김 | 金 | Gim | Kim | Ghim, Kym, Keem, Gym | 10,689,968 |
나 라 | 羅, 蘿, 邏, 那 | Na Ra | Na Ra | Nah, La, Rha, Rah, Law | 161,015 |
난 란 | 欒 | Nan Ran | Nan Ran | Nahn, Rahn, Nhan, Rhan | 8 |
남 | 南, 男 | Nam | Nam | Nahm, Nham, Narm | 275,659 |
남궁 | 南宫, 南宮 | Namgung | Namgung | Namkung, Namgoong, Namkoong, Namkuhng, Namguhng | 21,313 |
낭 랑 | 浪 | Nang Rang | Nang Rang | Nahng, Lang | 181 |
내 | 乃, 奈 | Nae | Nae | Nai, Nay, Nea | 374 |
노 로 | 努, 卢, 盧, 蘆, 虜, 路, 魯 | No Ro | No Ro | Noh, Roh, Ro, No, Nau, Rau | 315,372 |
뇌 뢰 | 雷 | Noe Roe | Noe Roe | Roi, Noi | 19 |
다 | 多 | Da | Ta | 7 | |
단 | 單, 段 | Dan | Tan | Dahn, Than | 1,632 |
담 | 譚 | Dam | Tam | Tham, Dham, Dahm, Tahm | 47 |
당 | 唐 | Dang | Tang | Tang, Dhang, Thang | 1,146 |
대 | 代, 大, 戴 | Dae | Tae | Dai, Dea, Day, Tai, Tay, Tea | 669 |
도 | 到, 度, 桃, 覩, 道, 都, 陶 | Do | To | Doh, Toe, Doe, Toh | 57,946 |
독고 | 獨孤 | Dokgo | Tokko | Dokko, Toko, Tokko, Dockko, Dogko, Togko, Doko | 502 |
돈 | 頓 | Don | Ton | Dohn, Tohn | 117 |
동 | 東, 童, 董, 蕫, 薫 | Dong | Tong | Tong, Dhong, Thong | 5,936 |
동방 | 東方 | Dongbang | Tongbang | Tongpang, Dongpang, Tongbang | 180 |
두 | 杜 | Du | Tu | Doo, Tu, Do, Dou, Tou, To, Too | 6,428 |
등 | 滕, 鄧 | Deung | 20 | ||
등정 | 藤井 | Deungjeong | 5 | ||
라 | 羅, 蘿, 邏 | Ra | Rah | 25,974 | |
란 | 欒 | Ran | Rahn | 10 | |
랑 | 浪 | Rang | 125 | ||
려 | 呂 | Ryeo | Ryuh | 19 | |
로 | 盧, 路, 魯 | Roh | 67 | ||
뢰 | 雷 | Roe | Roi | 19 | |
류 | 㧕, 劉, 柳 | Ryu | Ryu | Ryou, Rou, Ryoo, Yu, Yoo, You, Yuh | 163,994 |
리 | 李 | Ree | 240 | ||
림 | 林 | Rim | 47 | ||
마 | 馬, 麻 | Ma | Ma | Mah, Mar | 39,196 |
만 | 萬 | Man | Man | Mann, Mahn | 124 |
망절 | 網切 | Mangjeol | Mangjŏl | Mangjul, Mangjuhl, Mangjoul | 8 |
매 | 梅 | Mae | Mae | May, Mea, Mai | 201 |
맹 | 孟 | Maeng | Maeng | Maing, Meang | 22,028 |
명 | 明 | Myeong | Myŏng | Myung, Myoung, Myong | 29,110 |
모 | 慕, 毛, 牟 | Mo | Mo | Moh, Moe | 21,912 |
목 | 睦, 穆 | Mok | Mok | Mock, Mog, Mork | 8,859 |
묘 | 苗 | Myo | Myo | Myoh, Mio | 21 |
무 | 武 | Moo | Moo | 15 | |
무본 | 武本 | Moobon | Moobon | 6 | |
묵 | 墨 | Muk | Muk | Mook | 172 |
문 | 文, 門 | Mun | Mun | Moon, Muhn | 464,047 |
미 | 米 | Mi | Mi | Mee, Mih, Meeh | 16 |
민 | 悶, 敏, 旻, 民, 珉, 閔 | Min | Min | Minn, Mihn | 171,799 |
박 | 博, 朴 | Bak | Pak | Park, Back, Bahk, Pahk | 4,192,080 |
반 | 潘, 班 | Ban | Pan | Bahn, Pan, Pahn, Bhan, Van | 28,223 |
방 | 房, 方, 旁, 芳, 邦, 防 龐 | Bang | Pang | Bhang, Bahng, Pahng, Phang | 96,039 |
배 | 培, 背, 裵, 輩, 配 | Bae | Pae | Bai, Bea, Pae, Pai, Bay, Pay | 400,669 |
백 | 伯, 柏, 白, 百 | Baek | Paek | Baik, Back, Paik, Pack, Beak | 382,447 |
번 | 樊 | Beon | Bun | 6 | |
범 | 範, 范 | Beom | Pŏm | Bum, Bom,, Pum, Puhm, Buhm | 3,838 |
변 | 卞, 變, 邊 | Byeon | Pyŏn | Byun, Byon, Pyun, Byoun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyeon | 138,802 |
보 | 保, 寶, 甫 | Bo | Po | Boh, Poh | 16 |
복 | 卜 | Bok | Pok | Pock, Bog, Pog, Bock | 9,538 |
봉 | 奉, 鳳 | Bong | Pong | Bhong, Bohng, Pohng, Vong | 12,959 |
부 | 付, 傅, 夫, 富 | Bu | Pu | Boo, Pu, Bou, Poo, Booh, Buh, Pou, Pooh | 10,604 |
비 | 丕 | Bi | Pi | Bee, Pee, Bih, Bhi, Pih, Phi | 16 |
빈 | 彬, 濱, 貧, 賓, 賔 | Bin | Pin | Been, Pihn, Phin, Bean, Bihn, Pean | 5,782 |
빙 | 氷 | Bing | Ping | 763 | |
부여 | 夫餘 | Buyeo | Puyŏ | 89 | |
사 | 史, 司, 沙, 舍, 謝 | Sa | Sa | Sah, Sar | 10,998 |
사공 | 司公, 司空 | Sagong | Sagong | Sakong, Sagoung, Sakoung | 4,488 |
산 | 山 | San | San | Sahn, Sarn | 9 |
삼 | 杉, 森 | Sam | Sam | Sahm, Sarm | 38 |
상 | 商, 尙, 尚, 常 | Sang | Sang | Sahng | 2,416 |
서 | 俆, 徐, 書, 緖, 西 | Seo | Sŏ | Suh, Surh, Su, Sur, So, Seoh | 752,233 |
서문 | 西問, 西門 | Seomun | Sŏmun | Suhmun, Suhmoon, Seomoon, Somoon | 2,044 |
석 | 席, 昔, 石, 釋 | Seok | Sŏk | Suk, Sok, Suck, Sek | 60,607 |
선 | 善, 宣, 鮮 | Seon | Sŏn | Sun, Son, Suhn, Sen | 42,842 |
선우 | 蘚于, 鮮于, 鮮宇, 鮮牛 | Seonu | Sŏnu | Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunwou, Seonwu, Sonwu | 3,648 |
설 | 偰, 卨, 楔, 薛, 辥, 雪 | Seol | Sŏl | Sul, Seul, Sol, Sull | 45,692 |
섭 | 葉 | Seob | Sub | Subb, Sup, Seop | 75 |
성 | 城, 宬, 成, 星, 盛 | Seong | Sŏng | Sung, Soung, Song | 199,160 |
소 | 卲, 小, 所, 昭, 簫, 肖, 蕭, 蘇, 邵 | So | So | Soh, Sou, Sow | 52,577 |
손 | 孫, 損, 蓀, 遜 | Son | Son | Sohn, Soun | 457,356 |
송 | 宋, 松, 送 | Song | Song | Soung | 683,521 |
수 | 水, 洙, 隋 | Su | Su | Soo, Sooh | 47 |
순 | 淳, 筍, 舜, 荀, 順 | Sun | Sun | Soon | 1,232 |
승 | 承, 昇 | Seung | Sŭng | Sung | 3,430 |
시 | 施, 時, 柴 | Si | Si | Shi, Shie, Shee, Sie, Sea, See | 4,354 |
신 | 伸, 信, 愼, 新, 申, 莘, 辛 | Sin | Sin | Shin, Shinn, Sheen, Seen, Sinn, Cynn | 986,001 |
심 | 心, 沁, 沈, 深 | Sim | Sim | Shim, Seem, Sheem, Sihm | 272,049 |
아 | 阿 | A | A | Ah, Ar | 529 |
안 | 安, 案, 顔 | An | An | Ahn, Arn, Aan | 685,688 |
애 | 艾 | Ae | Ae | Ay, Ai, Ea | 24 |
야 | 夜 | Ya | Ya | Yah, Yar | 77 |
양 량 | 揚, 杨, 梁, 楊, 樑, 樣, 洋, 粱, 陽 | Yang Ryang | Yang Ryang | Ryang, Lyang | 530,554 |
어 | 漁, 魚 | Eo | Ŏ | Uh, Urh, Eoh | 18,929 |
어금 | 魚金 | Eogeum | Ŏgŭm | Eokeum, Okeum, Okum, Ukeum, Ugeum, Ukum, Uhgeum, Uhkuem | 8 |
엄 | 㘙, 严, 儼, 嚴 | Eom | Ŏm | Um, Uhm, Oum, Ohm | 144,660 |
여 려 | 余, 呂, 黎, 予 | Yeo Ryeo | Yŏ Ryŏ | Yu, Yo, Yeu, Yuh, Yeo, Yoh | 80,672 |
연 련 | 延, 涎, 燕, 連 | Yeon Ryeon | Yŏn Ryŏn | Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun, Yuhn | 34,850 |
염 렴 | 廉, 簾, 閻 | Yeom Ryeom | Yŏm Ryŏm | Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum | 69,428 |
엽 | 葉 | Yeop | Yŏp | Yeob, Youb, Yeop, Yub, Yup, Yob | 571 |
영 | 影, 榮 | Yeong | Yŏng | Young, Yung | 24 |
예 | 倪, 禮, 芮, 藝 | Ye | Ye | Yeh | 13,587 |
오 | 五, 伍, 吳, 吾, 晤 | O | O | Oh, Oe, Au, Ou | 763,334 |
옥 | 玉 | Ok | Ok | Ock, Ohk, Oak, Og, Ohg, Oag | 25,107 |
온 | 溫 | On | On | Ohn, Ohnn | 5,418 |
옹 | 邕, 雍 | Ong | Ong | Ohng, Oung | 967 |
완 | 阮 | Wan | Wan | 6 | |
왕 | 汪,王 | Wang | Wang | 25,581 | |
요 | 姚 | Yo | Yo | You | 29 |
용 룡 | 龍 | Yong Ryong | Yong Ryong | Ryong, Lyong | 15,276 |
우 | 于, 偶, 宇, 寓, 尤, 愚, 牛, 禹, 遇 | U | U | Woo, Wu, Ou, Wo, Uh | 195,723 |
운 | 芸, 雲 | Un | Un | Woon, Wun, Whun, Wuhn | 118 |
원 | 元, 原, 圓, 苑, 袁, 阮, 院 | Won | Wŏn | Weon, Woen, Wone, Wun, One | 130,174 |
위 | 偉, 衛, 韋, 魏 | Wi | Wi | Wee, We, Wie | 32,191 |
유 류 | 兪, 劉, 庾, 有, 杻, 枊, 柳, 楡, 由, 裕 | Yu Ryu | Yu Ryu | Yoo, You | 963,498 |
육 륙 | 陸 | Yuk Ryuk | Yuk Ryuk | Yook, Youk, Yug, Ryuk, Yuck | 23,455 |
윤 | 尹, 允, 潤 | Yun | Yun | Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun | 1,020,564 |
은 | 殷, 恩, 隱, 銀, 誾 | Eun | Ŭn | Ehn, Enn, Unn, En, Un | 16,927 |
음 | 陰 | Eum | Ŭm | Um, Em, Yeum, Uem | 5,604 |
이 리 | 李, 㛅, 伊, 利, 怡, 異 | I Ri | Yi Ri | Lee, Yi, Rhee, Ree, Reeh, Rie, Rhie, Nee, Ni. | 7,307,237 |
인 | 印 | In | In | Ihn, Yin, Inn, Lin, Ean | 22,363 |
임 림 | 任, 壬, 恁, 林 | Im Rim | Im Rim | Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim, Eam | 1,015,200 |
자 | 慈 | Ja | Cha | 75 | |
장 | 張, 場, 壯, 將, 庄, 漿, 章, 臧, 莊, 葬, 蔣, 藏, 裝, 長 | Jang | Chang | Jang, Chang, Jahng, Jhang, Zang | 1,021,107 |
전 | 全, 戰, 田, 錢 | Jeon | Chŏn | Jun, Chun, Chon, Cheon | 749,266 |
점 | 佔 | Jeom | Chŏm | Jum | 158 |
정 | 鄭, 丁, 定, 情, 政, 桯, 正, 程 | Jeong | Chŏng | Chung, Jung, Joung, Chong, Cheong, Choung | 2,407,601 |
제 | 諸, 齊 | Je | Che | Jae, Jea, Che, Jei, Jhe | 21,988 |
제갈 | 諸葛, 諸曷, 諸渴 | Jegal | Chegal | Jaegal, Jekal, Jeagal, Jikal, Chegal, Chekal | 5,735 |
조 | 趙, 刁, 曺, 朝, 調, 造 | Jo | Cho | Cho, Joe, Joh, Jou | 1,453,971 |
종 | 宗, 鍾 | Jong | Chong | Chong | 681 |
좌 | 佐, 左 | Jwa | Chwa | Chwa, Joa, Choa | 3,383 |
주 | 主, 周, 朱, 株, 珠 | Ju | Chu | Joo, Chu, Choo, Chow, Jou, Zoo, Jew, Zu | 232,063 |
증 | 增, 曾 | Jeung | Chŭng | Jung, Cheung, Chung | 18 |
지 | 地, 智, 池, 遲 | Ji | Chi | Jee, Gi, Chee, Gee, Jhi | 160,147 |
진 | 䄅, 晋, 珍, 眞, 秦, 蔯, 進, 陣, 陳 | Jin | Chin | Chin, Jeen, Gin | 186,310 |
차 | 車, 次 | Cha | Ch'a | Char, Chah | 194,788 |
창 | 倉, 昌 | Chang | Ch'ang | Chahng | 1,095 |
채 | 菜, 蔡, 采 | Chae | Ch'ae | Chai, Che, Chea, Chay | 131,757 |
천 | 千, 天, 川 | Cheon | Ch'ŏn | Chun, Chon, Choun | 121,927 |
초 | 初, 楚 | Cho | Ch'o | Chu, Chou, Choh | 236 |
최 | 催, 寉, 崔, 最 | Choe | Ch'oe | Choi, Che, Choy, Chwe, Chey | 2,340,582 |
추 | 秋, 鄒 | Chu | Ch'u | Choo, Chou, Chyu | 60,561 |
탁 | 卓 | Tak | T'ak | Tark, Tag, Tack, Tahk | 21,099 |
탄 | 彈 | Tan | T'an | , Tann | 149 |
태 | 太, 泰 | Tae | T'ae | Tai, Tay, Tea | 9,073 |
판 | 判 | Pan | P'an | Pahn, Phan, Parn, Pann | 278 |
팽 | 彭 | Paeng | P'aeng | Pang, Paing, Peng, Peang | 2,935 |
편 | 片 | Pyeon | P'yŏn | Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen | 16,689 |
평 | 平 | Pyeong | P'yŏng | Pyung, Pyong, Pyoung, Pyeng | 515 |
포 | 包 | Po | P'o | Pho, Poh, Paul | 57 |
표 | 俵, 表 | Pyo | P'yo | Phyo, Pio, Peo, Pyoh, Pyou | 30,749 |
풍 | 馮 | Pung | P'ung | Poong, Puhng, Poohng | 651 |
피 | 皮 | Pi | P'i | Pee, Phee, Phi, Phy, Pih | 6,578 |
필 | 弼, 畢 | Pil | P'il | Phil, Peel | 174 |
하 | 何, 夏, 河 | Ha | Ha | Hah, Har | 233,061 |
학 | 郝 | Hak | Hak | Hag, Hahk, Hahg, Hack | 35 |
한 | 恨, 汗, 漢, 韓 | Han | Han | Hahn, Hann, Hanh | 773,537 |
함 | 咸 | Ham | Ham | Hahm, Hamm, Haam | 80,659 |
해 | 海, 解 | Hae | Hae | Hay, Hai, Hea | 155 |
허 | 許, 许 | Heo | Hŏ | Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho, Hoh, Heoh | 326,782 |
현 | 玄, 賢 | Hyeon | Hyŏn | Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun | 88,831 |
형 | 刑, 形, 邢 | Hyeong | Hyŏng | Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hyeung | 7,328 |
호 | 扈, 湖, 胡, 虎, 鎬 | Ho | Ho | Hoh | 5,853 |
홍 | 㤨, 䜤, 哄, 弘, 洪, 烘, 紅 | Hong | Hong | Houng, Hoong, Hung | 558,994 |
화 | 化 | Hwa | Hwa | Howa, Hoa, Wha, Hua | 915 |
황 | 晃, 潢, 煌, 皇, 簧, 荒, 黃 | Hwang | Hwang | Whang, Whong | 697,475 |
황목 | 荒木 | Hwangmok | Hwangmok | Whangmock, Wangmok | 5 |
황보 | 皇甫, 黃甫 | Hwangbo | Hwangbo | Hwangpo, Whangpoh | 10,427 |
후 | 侯, 候, 后 | Hu | Hu | Hoo, Hooh, Huh | 74 |
Other | 91,107 |