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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.
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 ...
Kan (surname) Kang (Korean surname) Ki (Korean surname) Kim (Korean surname) Ko (Korean surname) Kong (surname) Kook (surname) Kwak (surname) Kwon.
Kim ( Korean : 김; Hanja : 金) is the most common surname in Korea. As of the 2015 South Korean census, there were 10,689,959 people by this name in South Korea or 21.5% of the population. Although the surname is always pronounced the same, dozens of different family clans ( bon-gwan) use it. The clan system in Korea is unique from the ...
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.
An, also romanized Ahn, is a Korean family name. [ 1] A total of 109 Korean clans are named 'An', but with different origins. In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea, making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population. North Korea does not release figures for ...
Ko (Korean: 고; Hanja: 髙/高), also variously romanized Go, Goh, or Koh, is a common Korean surname.. Among Koreans with this surname, the largest clan is the Jeju Go clan [], named for its bon-gwan (clan hometown) of Jeju Island; they claim descent from Go Eul-na [], the first ruler of the kingdom of Tamna, which ruled Jeju until being absorbed by the Joseon dynasty.
Han Ye, the founder of the Goksan Han clan, came to Goryeo from the Song Dynasty, in 1206.His descendants include Han Yi-won (韓以原), who lived during the reign of Sukjong of Joseon, and excelled in poetry and epidemiology and Han Yeo-yu (韓汝愈), Han Si-yu (韓是愈), and Han Mun-gun (韓文健), who gained fame as scholars.