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Choi (Korean: 최; Hanja: 崔) is a Korean family surname. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were around 2.3 million people by this name in South Korea or roughly 4.7% of the population. [1] In English-speaking countries, it is most often anglicized as Choi, and sometimes also Chey, Choe or Chwe.
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee (이) and Park (박). 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.
Lee, I, or Yi (이) is the second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (김). As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 7,306,828 people by this name in South Korea or 14.7% of the population.
Well, when it comes to Korean last names, there's a whole world of history, meaning, and often some symbolism thrown in! From the ubiquitous Kim to the rare gems that'll make even native Korean ...
Korean clans are groups of people that share the same paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a bongwan (Korean: 본관; lit. place of origin) and a family name. [1] Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name. The bongwan identifies descent groups by geographic place of origin. [2]
Lee, Yi, Rhee . Park, Pak . ... Choi (Korean surname) Jung (Korean surname) Kim (Korean surname) Korean name; Lee (Korean surname) Park (Korean surname) Global file ...
The House of Yi, also called the Yi dynasty (also transcribed as the Lee dynasty), was the royal family of the Joseon dynasty and later the imperial family of the Korean Empire, descended from the Joseon founder Yi Seong-gye. All of his descendants are members of the Jeonju Yi clan.
Ban Ki-moon in Davos, Switzerland – the usual presentation of Korean names in English, as shown here, is to put the surname first (Ban is the surname) In English-language publications, including newspapers, Korean names are usually written in the original order, with the surname first and the given name last.