This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.

The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (), followed by Lee () and Park (). 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 are available from North Korea.

From 2015 South Korean statistics , at least 191 distinct surnames in Hangul and 514 distinct surnames in Hanja were in use. Notes: (1) The total population was 49,705,663. (2) This data only lists surnames used by five or more people. Surnames used by fewer than five people are categorized as "Other" ().

Hangul Hanja RR MR Other romanizations Population (2015) Percentage Ga Ka Kah, Kha, Gha 9,950 Gan Kan Khan, Kahn, Kann 2,525 Gal Kal Gar, Karl 2,086 Gam Kam Kahm, Kang, Gahm 6,024 Gang Kang Khang, Kahng, Kwang, Ghang, Kaing 1,269,290 Gyeon Kyŏn Kyun, Kyeon, Kyoun, Gyun, Kyon 1,684 Gyeong Kyŏng Kyung, Kyoung, Geong, Guong, Gyeng 16,958 Gye Kye Kae, Kay, Keh, Key, Gae 6,641 Go Ko Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Koo 471,429 Gok Kok Koock 101 Gong Kong Kohng, Ghong, Con, Gohng, Goung 92,340 Gwak Kwak Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak, Koag 203,365 Gwan Kwan 20 Gyo Kyo 26 Gu Ku Koo, Goo, Kuh, Kou, Khu 208,550 Guk Kuk Kook, Gook, Kug, Cook, Koog 20,768 Gung Kung Koong, Goong, Koung 572 Gwok Kwŏk Kwok, Kweok, Kwoc 183 Gwon Kwŏn Kwon, Kweon, Kwun, Gweon, Kwan 706,212 Geun Kŭn Keun, Gun 170 Geum Kŭm Keum, Kum, Gum, Kuem, Guem 25,472 Gi Ki Kee, Key, Kie, Kih, Gee 29,062 Gil Kil Gill, Gihl, Khil, Keel, Kill 38,173 Gim Kim Ghim, Kin 10,689,967 羅, 蘿, 邏, 罗, 那 Na Na Ra, La, Nah, Rha, Rah 161,015 欒 Nan Nan An 8 Nam Nam Nahm, Nham, Nan, Lam, Narm 275,659 南宮, 南宫 Namgung Namgung Namkung, Namkoong, Namgoong, Namgoung, Namkoung 21,313 浪 Nang Nang Lang 181 Nae Nae 374 盧, 魯, 蘆, 路, 虜, 卢, 努 No No Noh, Roh, Ro, Rho, Nho 315,372 雷 Noe Noe Noi, Lei 19 Da Ta 7 Dan Tan Dahn, Dhan 1,632 Dam Tam Tan 47 Dang Tang Dhang 1,146 Dae Tae Dai, Dea 669 Do To Doh, Dho, Doe, Toh, Doo 57,946 Dok Tok 17 獨孤 Dokgo Tokko Dokko, Dockko, Dogko, Dockgo, Dohkgoh 502 Don Ton 117 Dong Tong Dhong, Doung 5,936 Dongbang Tongbang 180 Du Tu Doo, Do, Dou, Dow 6,428 Deung Tŭng 20 Deungjeong Tŭngjŏng 5 Ra Ra Na, La, Rha, Rah, Nah 25,974 Ran Ran 10 Rang Rang 125 Ryeo Ryŏ 19 Ro Ro 67 Roe Roe 19 Ryu Ryu Yoo, Ryoo, Yu, You, Lyu 163,994 Ri Ri 240 Rim Rim 47 Ma Ma Mah, Mar, Mach, Mha 39,196 Man Man Mahn, Mhan 124 Mangjeol Mangjŏl Mangjul 8 Mae Mae Mai, Mea, Mei 201 Maeng Maeng Meang, Mang, Maing, Meng, Meing 22,028 Myeong Myŏng Myung, Myoung, Myong, Moung, Myoeng 29,110 Mo Mo Moh, Mho, Moo, Moe, Meo 21,912 Mok Mok Mock, Mog, Mook, Mork, Mouk 8,859 Myo Myo 21 Mu Mu 15 武本 Mubon Mubon 6 Muk Muk Mook, Mok, Moog 172 Mun Mun Moon, Mon, Moun, Muhn, Moom 464,047 Mi Mi Mee 16 Min Min Minn, Mihn, Meen, Mheen, Mean 171,799 Bak Pak Park, Pack, Bark, Bag, Papk 4,192,080 Ban Pan Bahn, Van, Bhan, Barn, Pahn 28,223 Bang Pang Bhang, Bahng, Barng, Baang, Fang 129,559 Bae Pae Bea, Bai, Pai, Be, Bay 400,669 Baek Paek Back, Baik, Paik, Beak, Baeg 382,447 Beon Pŏn 6 Beom Pŏm Bum, Buhm, Beum, Bom, Burm 3,838 Byeon Pyŏn Byun, Byon, Byoun, Pyun, Byen 138,802 Bo Po 16 Bok Pok Bog, Bock, Pock, Boc, Bouk 9,538 Bong Pong Vong 12,959 Bu Pu Boo, Poo, Vu, Booh, Buh 10,604 Bi Pi Vy, Vi, Bie, Bee 16 Bin Pin Been, Bhin, Bean, Vin, Bihn 5,782 Bing Ping 763 Sa Sa Sha, Sah, Sar 10,998 Sagong Sagong Sakong, Shakong, Sagoung, Sagung 4,488 San San 9 Sam Sam 38 Sang Sang Shang, Sahng, Sarng 2,416 Seo Sŏ Suh, Su, Sur, So, Sea 752,233 西門, 西問 Seomun Sŏmun Seomoon, Suhmoon, Seamoon, Sumoon, Semun 2,044 Seok Sŏk Suk, Seog, Sok, Suck, Seuk 60,607 Seon Sŏn Sun, Son, Shun, Sen, Suhn 42,842 Seonu Sŏnu Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunu 3,648 Seol Sŏl Sul, Seul, Sol, Sel, Seal 45,692 Seop Sŏp Seoub, Sub, Sup 75 Seong Sŏng Sung, Soung, Seoung, Seung, Song 199,160 So So Soh, Sho, Soo, Seo, Sou 53,856 Son Son Sohn, Shon, Sun, Soun, Soon 457,356 Song Song Soung, Shong, Sohng, Sung, Seung 683,521 Su Su 47 Sun Sun Soon 1,237 Seung Sŭng Sung, Seoung, Seong, Sheung, Soeung 3,430 Si Si Shi, See, Sea, Se 4,354 Sin Sin Shin, Sheen, Sihn, Shinn, Synn 986,001 Sim Sim Shim, Sym, Seem, Sem, Sihm 272,049 A A Ah 529 An An Ahn, Ann, Anh, Ane, Aun 685,688 Ae Ae Ai 24 Ya Ya Yha 77 梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑, 樣 Yang Yang Ryang, Yaung, Young, Yahng, Yhang 530,554 Eo Ŏ Uh, Eoh, Auh, Eu, Au 18,929 魚金 Eogeum Ŏgŭm Eokum, Eokeum, Akeum, Uhkum 8 Eom Ŏm Um, Eum, Uhm, Aum, Om 144,660 呂, 余, 黎 Yeo Yŏ Yuh, Yo, Yu, Yea, Yeu 80,672 延, 連, 燕, 涎 Yeon Yŏn Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun 34,850 , 閻, 簾 Yeom Yŏm Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum 69,428 Yeop Yŏp Yub, Yup, Yop, Youb, Yeb 571 Yeong Yŏng 24 , 倪, 藝 Ye Ye Yea, Yae, Yeh, Yee, Yei 13,587 O O Oh, Ou, Ohe, Oe, Olh 763,334 Ok Ok Ock, Og, Ohk, Oak, Ouk 25,107 On On Ohn, Eon, Onn, Own, Yon 5,418 Ong Ong Ohng, Ohong, Ung 967 Wan Wan 6 Wang Wang Whang, Woang, Ywang, Yang, Whyang 25,581 Yo Yo 29 Yong Yong Young, Lyong, Yung, Ryong, Yeong 15,276 U U Woo, Wu, Wo, Ou, Uh 195,729 Un Un Woon 118 Won Wŏn Weon, Woon, One, Wone, Woun 130,174 Wi Wi Wee, We, Wie, Wei, Wui 32,191 柳, 劉, 兪, 庾, 枊, 杻, 有, 楡, 由, 裕 Yu Yu Yoo, You, Ryu, Ryoo, Lyu 963,498 Yuk Yuk Yook, Youk, Yug, Yuck, Ryuk 23,455 Yun Yun Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun, Yon 1,020,564 Eun Ŭn Un, En, Een, Uhan, Eyn 16,927 Eum Ŭm Um, Em, Yum, Ehum, Ng 5,604 李, 異, 伊, 利, 怡, 㛅 I I Lee, Yi, Rhee, Yee, Rhie 7,307,237 In In Ihn, Yin, Inn, Leen, Lin 22,363 林, 任, 壬, 恁 Im Im Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim 1,015,200 Ja Cha 75 Jang Chang Jhang, Zhang, Jahng, Zang, Jaung 1,021,107 Jeon Chŏn Jun, Chun, Chon, Jeun, Cheon 749,266 Jeom Chŏm Jum 158 Jeong Chŏng Jung, Chung, Joung, Chong, Cheong 2,407,601 Je Che Jae, Jea, Jeh, Jye, Jee 21,988 諸葛, 諸*, 諸曷, 諸渴 Jegal Chegal Jekal, Jaegal, Jaekal, Jeagal, Jeakal 5,735 Jo Cho Joe, Joh, Jho, Jou, Zo 1,453,971 Jong Chong 681 Jwa Chwa Joa, Choa, Chua, Jua, Chaw 3,383 Ju Chu Joo, Choo, Jou, Zoo, Zhu 232,063 Jeung Chŭng Zeng, Tsang, Duong, Tseng, Cheng 18 Ji Chi Jee, Gi, Gee, Chee, Jie 160,147 Jin Chin Jhin, Jean, Gin, Chen, Jeen 186,310 Cha Ch'a Char, Tcha, Tchah, Chah, Tscha 194,788 Chang Ch'ang 1,095 Chae Ch'ae Chai, Che, Chea, Cha, Choi 131,757 Cheon Ch'ŏn Chun, Chon, Chen, Choun, Cheun 121,927 Cho Ch'o Tcho 236 Chong Ch'ong 27 Choe Ch'oe Choi, Choy, Che, Chai, Chae 2,340,582 Chu Ch'u Choo, Chou, Cho, Chue, Chew 60,561 Tak T'ak Tark, Tag, Tack, Tahk, Thak 21,099 Tan T'an Than, , Tran 149 Tang T'ang 5 Tae T'ae Tai, Tea, Te, Thae 9,073 Pan P'an 278 Paeng P'aeng Paing, Peang, Pang, Peng, Phang 2,935 Pyeon P'yŏn Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen, Pyeun 16,689 Pyeong P'yŏng Pyung, Pyoung, Pyong, Pyeoung 515 Po P'o 57 Pyo P'yo Phyo, Poy, Peo, Pho, Pou 30,749 Pung P'ung Poong, Poung 651 Pi P'i Pee, Phee, Phi, Pe, Phie 6,578 Pil P'il Phil, Fil, Peel 174 Ha Ha Hah, Har, Hwa, Haa, Hagh 233,106 Hak Hak 35 Han Han Hahn, Hann, Haan, Khan, Hwan 773,537 Ham Ham Hahm, Harm, Hamm, Haam, Hwam 80,659 Hae Hae 155 Heo Hŏ Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho 326,782 Hyeon Hyŏn Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun, Hyen, Hyeun 88,831 Hyeong Hyŏng Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hung, Houng 7,328 Ho Ho Hoh 5,853 Hong Hong Houng, Heung, Heong, Whong, Hohng 558,994 Hwa Hwa Wha, Hoa, Hua 915 Hwang Hwang Whang, Hoang, Huang, Hang, Hawng 697,475 Hwangmok Hwangmok 5 Hwangbo Hwangbo Whangbo, Hoangbo, Hwangpo, Whoangbo, Howangbo 10,427 Hu Hu Hou, Hoo, Hong, Who, Huu 74 Other 91,107

From 2000 South Korean statistics 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.

Hangul Hanja RR MR Other romanizations Population (2000) Gang Kang (see above) 13,328 Gangjeon Kangjŏn Kangjun 51 Gae Kae 86 Gun Kun 46 Noe Noe (see above) 12 Nu Nu 24 Dan Tan (see above) 34 Don Ton (see above) 21 Du Tu (see above) 208 Beom Pŏm (see above) 157 Bing Ping (see above) 726 Sobong Sobong 18 Sip Sip 82 Yang Yang (see above) 823 Yeo Yŏ (see above) 358 Yeong Yŏng (see above) 132 Ye Ye (see above) 1 Janggok Changgok 52 Jeo Chŏ Cho, Ji, Chu, Jo 48 Jun Chun June 72 Jeup Chŭp Chup 4 Cho Ch'o (see above) 70 Chun Ch'un 77 Pyeon P'yŏn (see above) 633 Hwan Hwan 157 Heung Hŭng Hong, Huynh, Khuong 462

Other surnames

Historical surnames These surnames are found in historical texts and are no longer in use today.

Hangul Hanja RR MR References Goi Koi Myeongnim Myŏngnim Mok Mok 木劦 Mokhyeop Mokhyŏp Baek Paek Buyeo Puyŏ Sama Sama Sosil Sosil Sumi Sumi Yeo Yŏ Yeon Yŏn U U Eul Ŭl Eulji Ŭlchi Jomi Chomi Jungsil Chungsil Hyeop Hyŏp Hye Hye 조선왕조실록 국사편찬위원회 - 세종실록 151권, 지리지 전라도 나주목 영암군 Heukchi Hŭkch'i

See also Korean name Korean culture Korean language List of common Chinese surnames

Notes For these notes, see North–South differences in the Korean language.

References

Sources

External links Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language, by K. B. Kurotchenko. Image of pie graph showing the most prevalent surnames (according to 2000 statistics), in hangul and hanja List including vanished names, with clan profiles List of living names, with clan profiles