List of South Korean surnames by prevalence

This List of South Korean surnames by prevalence ranks Korean family names by population and includes homophonous hanjas. Data are provided by the South Korean government and only include family name with more than five people. (The North Korean government does not publish such data.) This is an abridged version of the statistics. For the whole report, please refer to the link below.

List
HangulHanjaRevisedMcCune-ReischauerPopular spellings2015 South Korean population (+/- 50 million)*
김金, 钅GimKimKim, Gim10,689,967
이 (S)李, 伊, 異, 利, 怡, 㛅I (S)Yi (S)Lee, Yi, Rhee, Rhie, Reeh7,307,477
리 (N, S) 李 Ri (S) Ri (N)
박朴, 博BakPakPark, Bak, Pak4,192,080
정鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情JeongChŏngJung, Jeong, Chung, Joung2,407,601
최崔, 催, 寉, 最ChoeCh'oeChoi, Choe2,340,582
조趙, 曺, 調, 造, 赵, 刁, 朝JoChoCho, Jo1,453,971
강姜, 康, 剛, 强GangKangKang, Gang1,269,251
윤尹, 允, 潤YunYunYoon, Yun, Youn1,020,564
임 (S)林, 任, 壬, 恁Im (S)Im (S)Lim, Im, Yim1,015,200
림 (N, S) 林 Rim (S) Rim (N)
장張, 蔣, 章JangChangJang, Chang992,721
신申, 辛, 愼SinSinShin, Sin985,823
유 (S)柳, 劉, 兪, 庾Yu (S)Yu (S)Yoo, Yu, You, Ryu963,296
류 (N, S) 柳, 劉 Ryu (S) Ryu (N)
한韓, 漢, 汗, 恨HanHanHan773,537
오吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤OOOh763,334
서徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖,SeoSŏSeo, Seoh, Suh752,233
전全, 田, 錢JeonChŏnJeon, Jun, Chun, Chon749,257
권權, 勸, 㩲, 券,GwonKwŏnKwon, Gwon, Kweon706,212
황黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧HwangHwangHwang, Whang, Hoang697,475
송宋, 松, 送,SongSongSong, Soung683,511
안安, 顔, 案AnAnAn, Ahn, Ann685,688
홍洪, 烘, 䜤, 弘, 㤨, 哄, 紅,HongHongHoung, Hyong, Hung558,994
양 (S)梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑, 樣,Yang (S)Yang (S)Yang, Ryang, Yaung530,554
량 (N) 梁 Ryang (S) Ryang (N)
고高, 顧GoKoKo, Koh, Go, Goh, Kho471,898
문文, 門MunMunMoon, Mun464,047
손孫, 遜, 損, 蓀SonSonSon, Sohn, Shon457,356
배裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配,BaePaeBae400,669
백白, 百, 伯, 柏,BaekPaekBaek, Back, Baik, Paek, Paik, Beak, Baeg382,447
허許HeoHŏHeo, Hur, Huh, Her326,770
노 (S)
盧, 魯, 路, 虜, 卢, 努No (S)No (S)Noh, No, Roh, Ro, Rho315,439
로 (N, S) 路, 魯, 盧 Ro (S) Ro (N)
남南NamNamNam, Nahm275,648
심沈SimSimShim, Sim271,749
하河, 夏HaHaHa, Hah232,956
주朱, 周JuChuJoo, Ju, Chu, Choo232,006
구具, 丘, 邱GuKuKoo, Goo, Kou, Kuh, Khoo, Khu208,446
성成SeongSŏngSung, Seong, Soung199,124
차車ChaCh'aCha, Char194,782
우禹UUWoo, U, Wu194,713
진陳, 秦, 晋JinChinJin, Chin184,466
민閔MinMinMin, Minn171,740
나 (S)羅Na (S)Na (S)Na, Ra, Nah160,946
라 (N, S) Ra (S) Ra (N)
지池, 智JiChiJi, Jee, Chi, Gi159,561
엄嚴EomŎmEom, Um, Eum, Uhm144,425
변卞, 邊ByeonPyŏnByun, Byeon, Byon, Pyun138,789
채蔡ChaeCh'aeChae, Chai, Che, Chea131,557
원元WonWŏnWon, Weon, Woon129,552
방方, 房, 龐BangPangBang, Pang, Bhang129,244
천千CheonCh'ŏnCheon, Chun, Chon, Chen121,780

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References
  1. "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019. provided by the ROK National Statistical Office. The total population was 49,705,663 for the statistical sample, which does not include any data from North Korea.

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