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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.
What's in a name? 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 ...
When a Korean name is written in Hangul, there is no space between the surname and the given name. [1] Most Korean surnames consist of a single syllable, although multisyllabic surnames exist (e.g. Namgung). Upon marriage, both partners keep their full names, but children inherit the father's surname unless otherwise specified during the ...
Sang (Korean name) Seng; Seo (surname) Seok (Korean name) Seol (surname) Seon (Korean name) Seong; Seung (Korean name) Shim (Korean surname) Shin (Korean surname) So (Korean name) Son (Korean surname) Song (Korean surname) Soo (Korean name) Sun-woo
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. [1] Historically, 李 was written as Ni (니) [2] in Korea.
Seo is a Korean and Japanese surname. As a Korean surname, Seo is the most frequent romanization, but it may also be romanized as Suh, Surh, Sur, Seoh, So, Su, and Suhr. The surname most commonly represents the hanja 徐. Seo can also be used as a single-syllable Korean given name or an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. [1]
The first historical document that records the surname dates to 636 and references it as the surname of Korean King Jinheung of Silla (526–576). In the Silla kingdom (57 BCE – 935 CE)—which variously battled and allied with other states on the Korean peninsula and ultimately unified most of the country in 668—Kim was the name of a family that rose to prominence and became the rulers of ...
Lists of East Asian surnames include common Chinese, Japanese, and Korean surnames, or family names. List of common Chinese surnames List of common Japanese surnames