The most common Korean family name (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and

Park. Together, these three family names are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population.
Fewer than 300 (approximately 280)[1] Korean family names are currently in use. However, each
family name is divided into one or more clans (bon-gwan) and in order to identify a person's family
name, the identification of a person's clan is needed.

Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

가 賈 Ga Ka Kar, Gar, Kah, Gah 9,090

간 簡 Gan Kan Gahn, Kahn 2,429

갈 葛 Gal Kal Karl, Garl, Gahl, Kahl 3,178

감 甘 Gam Kam Kahm, Gahm 5,998

姜, 剛, 康, 強,
강 Gang Kang Kahng, Khang 1,169,805
彊, 江
Gangjun, Gangjon, Kangjun,
강전 岡田 Gangjeon Kangjŏn Kangjeon, Kangjoun, 51
Gangjoun

개 介 Gae Kae Kay, Gai, Kai 86

견 堅, 甄 Gyeon Kyŏn Kyun, Kyeon, Kyoun, Kyon 1,670

Kyung, Kyoung, Kyeong,

경 慶, 景, 京 Gyeong Kyŏng 15,784
Kyong

계 桂 Gye Kye Kyeh, Kye, Kay, Kie 6,282

고 高 Go Ko Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Kor 435,839

곡 曲 Gok Kok Kog, Gog 155

Kohng, Koung, Goung,

공 孔, 公, 龔 Gong Kong 85,606
Khong

Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak,

곽 郭 Gwak Kwak 187,322
Kuark

교 橋 Gyo Kyo Kyoh, Gyoh 41

Koo, Goo, Kou, Kuh, Khoo,

구 具, 丘, 邱 Gu Ku 192,302
Khu

국 國, 菊, 鞠 Guk Kuk Kook, Gook, Kug, Gug, Cook 18,976

군 君 Gun Kun Koon, Goon, Guhn, Kuhn 46

궁 弓 Gung Kung Koong, Kwoong 562

궉 鴌 Gwok Kwŏk Kwog, Gwog 248

 Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

권 權 Gwon Kwŏn Kwon, Kweon 652,495

근 斤 Geun Kŭn Keun 242

Keum, Kum, Gum, Guem,

금 琴 ，今 ，金 Geum Kŭm 23,489
Kuem

기 奇, 箕 Gi Ki Kee, Key, Gee, Ky, Khee, Kie 26,679

길 吉 Gil Kil Gill, Khil, Keel, Kihl, Kiehl 32,418

김 金 Gim Kim Ghim, Kym, Keem 9,925,949

나 (S) Na (S) Na (S)

羅 Nah, La, Rha, Rah 172,022
라 (N) Ra (N) Ra (N)

난 (S) Nan (S) Nan (S)

欒 Nahn, Rahn, Nhan, Rhan 80
란 (N) Ran (N) Ran (N)

남 南 Nam Nam Nahm, Nham, Narm 257,178

Namkung, Namgoong,
남궁 南宮 Namgung Namgung Namkoong, Namkuhng, 18,743
Namguhng

낭 (S) Nang (S) Nang (S)

浪 ，郞 Nahng, Lang 341
랑 (N) Rang (N) Rang (N)

내 乃, 奈 Nae Nae Nai, Nay 440

노 (S) No (S) No (S)

盧, 魯, 路 Noh, Roh, Ro 290,434
로 (N) Ro (N) Ro (N)

뇌 (S) Noe (S) Noe (S)

雷, 賴 Roi, Noi 92
뢰 (N) Roe (N) Roe (N)

누 (S) Nu (S) Nu (S)

樓 Noo, Roo 24
루 (N) Ru (N) Ru (N)

단 段 Dan Tan Dahn, Than 1,585

담 譚 Dam Tam Tham, Dham, Dahm, Tahm 57

당 唐 Dang Tang Tang, Dhang, Thang 1,025

대 大 Dae Tae Dai, Dea, Day 606

도 道, 都, 陶 Do To Doh, Toe, Doe, Toh 54,779

Dokko, Toko, Tokko,

독고 獨孤 Dokgo Tokko Dockko, Dogko, Togko, 807
Doko
 Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

돈 頓 Don Ton Dohn, Tohn 115

동 董 Dong Tong Tong, Dhong, Thong 5,564

동방 東方 Dongbang Tongbang Tongpang, Dongpang 220

Doo, Tu, Do, Dou, Tou, To,

두 杜 Du Tu 5,958
Too

Ryou, Rou,
류(유) 柳 Ryu Ryu 603,084
Ryoo,Yu,Yoo,Yuh

마 馬, 麻 Ma Ma Mah, Mar 36,094

만 萬 Man Man Mann, Mahn 172

Mangjul, Mangjuhl,
망절 網切 Mangjeol Mangjŏl 10
Mangjoul

매 梅 Mae Mae May 222

맹 孟 Maeng Maeng Maing 20,219

명 明 Myeong Myŏng Myung, Myoung, Myong 26,746

모 毛, 牟 Mo Mo Moh, Moe 19,834

목 睦, 穆, 木 Mok Mok Mock, Mog, Mork 8,191

묘 苗 Myo Myo Myoh, Mio 61

묵 墨 Muk Muk Mook 179

문 門, 文 Mun Mun Moon, Muhn 426,927

미 米 Mi Mi Mee, Mih, Meeh 199

민 閔 Min Min Minn, Mihn 159,054

박 朴 Bak Pak Bahk, Pahk 3,895,121

반 班, 潘 Ban Pan Bahn, Pan, Pahn, Bhan, Van 26,171

Bhang, Bahng, Pahng,

방 方, 房, 邦, 龐 Bang Pang 119,703
Phang

裴 (裵 is an
배 alternative of Bae Pae Bai, Pae, Pai, Bay, Pay 372,064
裴)
백 白 Baek Paek Baik, Back, Paik, Pack 351,275

범 凡, 范 Beom Pŏm Bum, Bom, Peom, Pum, 3,472

 Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

Puhm, Buhm

Byun, Byon, Pyun, Byoun,

변 卞, 邊 Byeon Pyŏn 131,554
Pyon, Pyoun, Pyeon

복 卜 Bok Pok Pock, Bog, Pog, Bock 8,644

봉 奉, 鳳 Bong Pong Bhong, Bohng, Pohng, Vong 11,819

Boo, Pu, Bou, Poo, Booh,

부 夫, 傅 Bu Pu 9,592
Buh, Pou, Pooh

비 丕 Bi Pi Bee, Pee, Bih, Bhi, Pih, Phi 90

Been, Pihn, Phin, Bean,

빈 賓, 彬 Bin Pin 5,252
Bihn, Pean

빙 氷 Bing Ping 727

사 史, 舍, 謝 Sa Sa Sah, Sar 10,118

사공 司空 Sagong Sagong Sakong, Sagoung, Sakoung 4,307

삼 森, 杉 Sam Sam Sahm, Sarm 51

상 尙 Sang Sang Sahng 2,298

서 西, 徐 Seo Sŏ Suh, Surh, Su, Sur, So, Seoh 695,249

Suhmun, Suhmoon,
서문 西門 Seomun Sŏmun 1,861
Seomoon, Somoon

석 昔, 石 Seok Sŏk Suk, Sok, Suck, Sek 54,610

선 宣 Seon Sŏn Sun, Son, Suhn, Sen 38,849

Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu,

선우 鮮于 Seonu Sŏnu Sunoo, Sunwou, Seonwu, 3,560
Sonwu

설 薛, 偰 Seol Sŏl Sul, Seul, Sol, Sull 42,064

성 成, 星 Seong Sŏng Sung, Soung, Song 185,363

소 蘇, 邵 So So Soh 49,456

Sohbong, Sopong,
소봉 小峰 Sobong Sobong Shobong, Sohpong, 18
Shopong

손 孫 Son Son Sohn, Soun 415,182

송 宋, 松 Song Song Soung 639,082

 Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

수 水, 洙 Su Su Soo, Sooh 199

순 荀, 舜, 淳, 順 Sun Sun Soon 1,296

승 昇, 承 Seung Sŭng Sung 3,304

시 柴, 施 Si Si Shi, See, Sie, Sea 3,928

Shin, Shinn, Sheen, Seen,

신 申, 辛, 愼 Sin Sin 911,556
Sinn, Cynn

심 沈 Sim Sim Shim, Seem, Sheem, Sihm 252,255

Ship, Sihp, Seep, Sib, Seeb,

십 什 Sip Sip 82
Sihb

아 阿 A A Ah, Ar 632

안 安 An An Ahn, Arn, Aan 637,786

애 艾 Ae Ae Ay, Ai 123

야 夜 Ya Ya Yah, Yar 180

양 (S) Yang (S)

Yang (S)
량 (N) 梁, 楊, 樑, 襄 Ryang (N) Ryang, Lyang 486,645
Ryang (N) 1
1 1

어 魚 Eo Ŏ Uh, Urh, Eoh 17,551

Eokeum, Okeum, Okum,

어금 魚金 Eogeum Ŏgŭm 51
Ukeum, Ugeum, Ukum

엄 嚴 Eom Ŏm Um, Uhm, Oum, Ohm 132,990

여 (S) Yeo (S) Yŏ (S)

려 (N) 余, 呂, 汝 Yu, Yo, Yeu, Yuh, Yeo, Yoh 75,196
Ryeo (N) 2 Ryŏ (N) 2
2

연 (S) Yeon (S)

Yŏn (S) Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun,
련 (N) 連, 燕, 延 Ryeon (N) 32,528
Ryŏn (N) 3 Yeoun
3 3

염 (S) Yeom (S) Yŏm (S) Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom,

廉 63,951
렴 (N) Ryeom (N) Ryŏm (N) Yeoum

Yeob, Youb, Yeop, Yub,

엽 葉 Yeop Yŏp 127
Yup, Yob

영 永, 榮, 影 Yeong Yŏng Young 259

 Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

예 芮, 乂 Ye Ye Yeh 12,656

오 伍, 吳, 呉 O O Oh, Oe, Au, Ou 706,908

Ock, Ohk, Oak, Og, Ohg,

옥 玉 Ok Ok 22,964
Oag

온 溫 On On Ohn, Ohnn 5,081

옹 邕, 雍 Ong Ong Ohng, Oung 964

왕 王, 汪 Wang Wang 23,447

요 姚 Yo Yo 198

용 (S) Yong (S) Yong (S)

龍 Ryong, Lyong 14,067
룡 (N) Ryong (N) Ryong (N)

우 於, 禹 U U Woo, Wu, Ou, Wo, Uh 180,141

운 雲, 芸 Un Un Woon, Wun, Whun, Wuhn 170

Weon, Woen, Wone, Wun,

원 元, 袁, 苑 Won Wŏn 120,465
One

위 韋, 魏 Wi Wi Wee, We, Wie 30,496

유 (S) Yu (S) Yu (S)

류 (N) 劉, 兪, 庾 Yoo, You 437,900
Ryu (N) 4 Ryu (N) 4
4

육 (S) Yuk (S) Yuk (S)

陸 Yook, Youk, Yug, Ryuk, Yuck 21,545
륙 (N) Ryuk (N) Ryuk (N)

윤 尹 Yun Yun Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun 948,600

은 殷 Eun Ŭn Un, Unn 15,657

음 陰 Eum Ŭm Um, Em, Yeum 5,936

이 (S) I (S) Yi (S)

리 (N) 李, 伊, 異 Lee, Yi, Rhee, Ree, Rie, Rhie 6,796,227
Ri (N) 5 Ri (N) 5
5

인 印 In In Ihn, Yin, Inn, Lin 20,635

임 任 Im Im Im, Yim 99,986

임 (S) Im (S) Im (S)

림 (N) 林 Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim 635,507
Rim (N) 6 Rim (N) 6
6

자 慈 Ja Cha 178
 Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

장 莊, 章, 張, 蔣 Jang Chang Chang, Jahng, Jhang 949,257

장곡 長谷 Janggok Changgok 52

저 邸 Jeo Chŏ 48

전 全, 田, 錢 Jeon Chŏn Jun, Chun, Chon, Cheon 687,867

점 佔 Jeom Chŏm 516

Chung, Jung, Joung, Chong,

정 丁, 程, 鄭 Jeong Chŏng 2,230,611
Cheong, Choung

제 諸 Je Che Jae, Jea, Che, Jei, Jhe 29,968

Jaegal, Jekal, Jeagal,

제갈 諸葛 Jegal Chegal 4,444
Chegal, Chekal

조 趙, 曺 Jo Cho Cho, Joe, Joh, Jou 1,347,730

종 宗, 鍾 Jong Chong Chong 962

좌 左 Jwa Chwa Chwa, Joa, Choa 3,130

Joo, Chu, Choo, Jou, Zoo,

주 周, 朱 Ju Chu 215,010
Jew, Zu

Juhn, Jhun, Choon, Joon,

준 俊 Jun Chun 72
Chuhn

Jup, Jub, Jeub, Cheup,

즙 辻 Jeup Chŭp 4
Chup, Cheub, Chub

증 增, 曾 Jeung Chŭng Jung, Cheung, Chung 6

지 智, 池 Ji Chi Jee, Gi, Chee, Gee, Jhi 147,572

진 晉, 眞, 陳, 秦 Jin Chin Chin, Jeen, Gin 170,980

차 車 Cha Ch'a Char, Chah 180,589

창 昌, 倉 Chang Ch'ang Chahng 1,179

채 采, 菜, 蔡 Chae Ch'ae Chai, Che 119,251

천 天, 千 Cheon Ch'ŏn Chun, Chon, Choun 112,227

초 楚, 肖 Cho Ch'o Chu, Chou, Choh 351

최 崔 Choe Ch'oe Choi, Che, Choy, Chey 2,169,704

추 秋, 鄒 Chu Ch'u Choo, Chou, Chyu 55,309

 Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

탁 卓 Tak T'ak Tark, Tag, Tack, Tahk 19,395

탄 彈 Tan T'an Tahn, Tann 155

태 太 Tae T'ae Tai, Tay 8,165

판 判 Pan P'an Pahn, Phan, Parn, Pann 290

팽 彭 Paeng P'aeng Pang, Paing, Peng 2,825

편 片 Pyeon P'yŏn Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen 15,308

Pyung, Pyong, Pyoung,

평 平 Pyeong P'yŏng 608
Pyeng

포 包 Po P'o Pho, Poh 129

표 表 Pyo P'yo Phyo, Pio, Peo, Pyoh 28,398

풍 馮 Pung P'ung Poong, Puhng, Poohng 586

피 皮 Pi P'i Pee, Phee, Phi, Phy, Pih 6,303

필 弼 Pil P'il Phil, Peel 251

하 河, 夏 Ha Ha Hah, Har 213,758

학 學 Hak Hak Hag, Hahk, Hahg 101

한 韓, 漢 Han Han Hahn, Hann 715,556

함 咸 Ham Ham Hahm, Hamm, Haam 75,955

해 海 Hae Hae Hay, Hai 322

Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho, Hoh,

허 許 Heo Hŏ 300,448
Heoh

현 玄 Hyeon Hyŏn Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun 81,807

Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong,

형 邢 Hyeong Hyŏng 6,640
Hyeung

호 扈, 胡, 鎬 Ho Ho Hoh 6,106

홍 洪 Hong Hong Houng 518,635

화 化 Hwa Hwa Howa, Hoa 945

환 桓 Hwan Hwan Hoan, Howan 157

황 黃 Hwang Hwang 644,294

 Estimated
McCune-
Hangul Hanja Revised Possible transliterations distribution
Reischauer
(2000)*

황보 皇甫 Hwangbo Hwangbo Hwangpo 9,148

후 後, 候 Hu Hu Hoo, Hooh, Huh 114

흥 興 Heung Hŭng Huhng 462

^1 Applies only to 梁 and 樑.

^2 Applies only to 呂.

^3 Applies only to 連.

^4 Applies only to 劉.

^5 Applies only to 李.

^6 Applies only to 林.