Exploring the Most Common Korean Surnames in South Korea (2024)

Ranking	Last Name	Incidence	Letters
1	Kim	11028664	3
2	I	7531600	1
3	Pak	4289612	3
4	Chong	2450659	5
5	Choe	2399473	4
6	Cho	1500937	3
7	Kang	1298721	4
8	Yu	1158039	2
9	Yun	1058481	3
10	Chang	1044140	5
11	Im	1031471	2
12	Sin	1003943	3
13	Song	916186	4
14	Chon	878710	4
15	So	816565	2
16	Han	807058	3
17	O	799618	1
18	Hwang	713037	5
19	Kwon	712875	4
20	An	711749	2
21	Hong	589260	4
22	Yang	539120	4
23	Son	497980	3
24	Ko	481993	2
25	Mun	472286	3
26	Pae	414402	3
27	Paek	387351	4
28	Ho	341792	2
29	No	319888	2
30	Chu	298938	3
31	Nam	283628	3
32	Sim	279997	3
33	Ha	236946	2
34	Ku	214187	2
35	Kwak	207818	4
36	Cha	203973	3
37	U	197937	1
38	Na	189671	2
39	Chin	187574	4
40	Min	178995	3
41	Chi	164587	3
42	Pyon	162813	4
43	Om	147080	2
44	Won	137795	3
45	Pang	134680	4
46	Chae	130895	4
47	Kong	96625	4
48	Hyon	90764	4
49	Ham	85403	3
50	Yo	82290	2
51	Yom	71240	3
52	Sok	61099	3
53	Lee	59919	3
54	To	59531	2
55	Sol	45330	3
56	Ma	39586	2
57	Yon	36522	3
58	Kil	35567	3
59	Park	33250	4
60	Wi	33027	2
61	Pyo	31786	3
62	Ki	30019	2
63	Pan	29477	3
64	Myong	28861	5
65	Wang	26521	4
66	Ok	26494	2
67	Kum	25289	3
68	In	23705	2
69	Maeng	23351	5
70	Yuk	23125	3
71	Che	22291	3
72	Mo	22018	2
73	Tak	21366	3
74	Namgung	20894	7
75	Kuk	20541	3
76	Choi	18795	4
77	Kyong	17660	5
78	Un	17157	2
79	Yong	16526	4
80	Ye	14180	2
81	Pong	13313	4
82	Sa	11722	2
83	Pu	10647	2
84	Ka	10132	2
85	Mok	9980	3
86	Tae	9851	3
87	Hwangbo	9816	7
88	Jung	9578	4
89	Misang	9562	6
90	Pok	9337	3
91	Shin	9012	4
92	Kye	7220	3
93	Hyong	7158	5
94	Pi	7101	2
95	Kam	6776	3
96	Um	6727	2
97	Tu	6561	2
98	Oh	6439	2
99	Yoon	6404	4
100	Tong	6304	4
101	Pin	5740	3
102	Jang	5679	4
103	Lim	5575	3
104	Jeong	5539	5
105	On	5529	2
106	Sung	5445	4
107	Chegal	4834	6
108	Seo	4598	3
109	Ahn	4523	3
110	Si	4472	2
111	Sagong	4469	6
112	Chung	4320	5
113	Yoo	4179	3
114	Sonu	3963	4
115	Kal	3567	3
116	Chwa	3513	4
117	Moon	3485	4
118	Pom	3460	3
119	Jeon	3420	4
120	Paeng	3221	5
121	Kan	2860	3
122	Sang	2622	4
123	Ryu	2380	3
124	Tan	2020	3
125	Somun	2010	5
126	Kyon	1962	4
127	Sun	1831	3
128	Jin	1817	3
129	Shim	1806	4
130	Baek	1764	4
131	Jo	1740	2
132	Woo	1704	3
133	Yi	1456	2
134	Suh	1454	3
135	Chun	1352	4
136	Kita	1330	4
137	Tang	1248	4
138	Koo	1235	3
139	Noh	1185	3
140	Ong	1088	3
141	Hwa	1064	3
142	Li	1040	2
143	Joo	995	3
144	Sohn	948	4
145	Ji	943	2
146	Tokko	940	5
147	Jun	925	3
148	Byun	898	4
149	Bang	843	4
150	You	841	3
151	Roh	797	3
152	Koh	787	3
153	Young	773	5
154	Ping	739	4
155	Pung	712	4
156	A	707	1
157	Rhee	689	4
158	Pyong	683	5
159	Hyun	665	4
160	Kung	637	4
161	Youn	630	4
162	Hur	625	3
163	Chom	555	4
164	Nae	555	3
165	Yim	536	3
166	Yeo	525	3
167	Hung	525	4
168	Sop	492	3
169	Eom	428	3
170	Baik	403	4
171	Nang	395	4
172	Cheon	377	5
173	Ju	376	2
174	Hae	365	3
175	Do	360	2
176	Paik	342	4
177	Su	342	2
178	Choo	322	4
179	Kun	314	3
180	Dong	313	4
181	Cheong	306	6
182	Nguyen	305	6
183	Seong	299	5
184	Jong	296	4
185	Kwok	293	4
186	Pil	282	3
187	Man	265	3
188	Yeom	264	4
189	Tongbang	261	8
190	Mae	250	3
191	Khan	233	4
192	Seok	230	4
193	Jee	230	3
194	Mi	227	2
195	Hahn	222	4
196	Seol	211	4
197	Ya	211	2
198	Kumar	206	5
199	Zhang	205	5
200	Soo	201	3
201	Liu	192	3
202	Muk	190	3
203	Hwan	189	4
204	Smith	184	5
205	Hu	183	2
206	Ro	183	2
207	Chan	181	4
208	Joung	180	5
209	Bak	179	3
210	Yeon	174	4
211	Gu	173	2
212	Kok	172	3
213	Ryoo	172	4
214	Rho	166	3
215	Singh	163	5
216	Byeon	158	5
217	Ban	155	3
218	Ton	152	3
219	Ra	152	2
220	Joe	152	3
221	Suk	150	3
222	Eun	148	3
223	Kweon	143	5
224	Gil	141	3
225	Shon	140	4
226	Yop	139	3
227	Hak	137	3
228	Chen	137	4
229	Ae	135	2
230	Po	133	2
231	Soh	133	3
232	Gong	132	4
233	Myung	126	5
234	Johnson	125	7
235	Gim	120	3
236	Kyung	120	5
237	Goo	118	3
238	Sharma	118	6
239	Hoon	115	4
240	Rim	115	3
241	Back	114	4
242	Noe	114	3
243	Whang	113	5
244	Hahm	113	4
245	Keum	112	4
246	Eum	110	3
247	Chai	109	4
248	Lin	107	3
249	Wu	105	2
250	Yum	99	3
251	Pyun	97	4
252	Jeung	96	5
253	Kae	96	3
254	Tran	95	4
255	Nah	95	3
256	Kook	95	4
257	Exo	95	3
258	Goh	94	3
259	Brown	94	5
260	Huang	94	5
261	Bok	94	3
262	Nan	91	3
263	Choung	88	6
264	Gwak	87	4
265	Sip	84	3
266	Uhm	83	3
267	Wee	83	3
268	Xu	81	2
269	Lyu	80	3
270	Kee	79	3
271	Williams	78	8
272	Gwon	77	4
273	Sheen	75	5
274	Zhao	73	4
275	Ali	73	3
276	Soon	72	4
277	Jones	72	5
278	Bai	71	3
279	Thomas	70	6
280	Sam	70	3
281	Changgok	68	8
282	Joh	67	3
283	Tam	67	3
284	Jeoung	65	6
285	Myo	65	3
286	Doo	65	3
287	John	63	4
288	Miller	63	6
289	Choy	62	4
290	Lu	61	2
291	Yook	60	4
292	Shen	60	4
293	Green	60	5
294	Pham	60	4
295	Ryou	59	4
296	Le	58	2
297	Jackson	58	7
298	James	58	5
299	Cui	57	3
300	Sul	57	3
301	Yee	57	3
302	Leem	57	4
303	King	57	4
304	Se	57	2
305	Wong	56	4
306	Bong	56	4
307	Davis	55	5
308	Youm	55	4
309	Ann	54	3
310	Eo	54	2
311	La	54	2
312	Yune	53	4
313	Kang chon	51	9
314	Ahmed	51	5
315	Gang	51	4
316	Boo	51	3
317	Ogum	50	4
318	Bahn	50	4
319	Nahm	50	4
320	Shah	50	4
321	Seung	49	5
322	Beck	49	4
323	Anderson	49	8
324	Taylor	49	6
325	Kyo	49	3
326	Hee	49	3
327	Malik	48	5
328	Zhou	48	4
329	Rahman	48	6
330	Lewis	48	5
331	Seon	48	4
332	Martin	47	6
333	Hun	47	3
334	Yeong	47	5
335	Sunwoo	47	6
336	Islam	47	5
337	Garcia	47	6
338	Chee	46	4
339	Zheng	46	5
340	White	46	5
341	Shrestha	46	8
342	Kwan	45	4
343	Lew	44	3
344	Shaik	44	5
345	Namkung	44	7
346	Piao	44	4
347	Harris	42	6
348	Hyeon	42	5
349	Vu	41	2
350	Pack	40	4
351	Rhim	40	4
352	Joon	40	4
353	Myoung	40	6
354	Namgoong	40	8
355	Yin	40	3
356	Nho	40	3
357	Shinn	40	5
358	San	40	3
359	Wilson	40	6
360	Rai	39	3
361	Mohammed	39	8
362	Walker	39	6
363	Aung	39	4
364	Clark	39	5
365	Hah	39	3
366	Allen	39	5
367	Hossain	39	7
368	Kumara	38	6
369	Jay	38	3
370	Yan	38	3
371	Jiang	38	5
372	David	38	5
373	Kho	37	3
374	Das	37	3
375	Gill	37	4
376	Rhie	37	4
377	Scott	37	5
378	Hye	37	3
379	Liang	37	5
380	Quan	37	4
381	Zhu	37	3
382	Kahng	36	5
383	Gupta	36	5
384	Kay	36	3
385	Hall	36	4
386	Hoang	35	5
387	Hyung	35	5
388	Chaudhary	35	9
389	Sántos	35	6
390	Fan	35	3
391	Moore	35	5
392	Bahng	34	5
393	He	34	2
394	Mishra	34	6
395	Gurung	34	6
396	Rah	33	3
397	Ahmad	33	5
398	Rana	33	4
399	Cheng	33	5
400	Ihm	32	3
401	Bahk	32	4
402	Shi	32	3
403	Gao	32	3
404	Woon	32	4
405	Dang	32	4
406	Cruz	32	4
407	Yea	32	3
408	Patel	31	5
409	Prasad	31	6
410	Ng	31	2
411	Kwack	31	5
412	Rodriguez	31	9
413	Namkoong	31	8
414	Hill	31	4
415	Robinson	31	8
416	Bui	31	3
417	Lopez	31	5
418	Perez	31	5
419	Rivera	30	6
420	Wan	30	3
421	Wei	30	3
422	Joshi	30	5
423	South	30	5
424	Ramos	30	5
425	Paul	30	4
426	Luo	29	3
427	Bark	29	4
428	Wright	29	6
429	Lau	29	3
430	Long	28	4
431	Lama	28	4
432	Campbell	28	8
433	Sy	28	2
434	Morgan	28	6
435	Teacher	28	7
436	Alam	28	4
437	Kyoung	28	6
438	Hasan	27	5
439	May	27	3
440	Gee	27	3
441	Ghim	27	4
442	Hui	27	3
443	Beak	27	4
444	Love	27	4
445	Bin	27	3
446	Adams	27	5
447	Wood	27	4
448	Meng	27	4
449	Tai	26	3
450	Evans	26	5
451	Baker	26	5
452	Martinez	26	8
453	Bu	26	2
454	Thapa	26	5
455	Harrison	26	8
456	Silva	26	5
457	Torres	26	6
458	Pandey	26	6
459	Flores	25	6
460	Jahng	25	5
461	Hernandez	25	9
462	Black	25	5
463	Dinh	25	4
464	Bora	25	4
465	Nu	25	2
466	Weon	25	4
467	Corea	25	5
468	Rose	25	4
469	Phan	25	4
470	Yuh	25	3
471	Jean	25	4
472	Bae	25	3
473	Du	24	2
474	Ford	24	4
475	Cao	24	3
476	Reyes	24	5
477	Thompson	24	8
478	Dan	24	3
479	Gray	24	4
480	Ward	24	4
481	Reddy	24	5
482	Gilbert	24	7
483	Jeun	24	4
484	Yadav	23	5
485	Nakamura	23	8
486	Nelson	23	6
487	Jon	23	3
488	Hs	23	2
489	Tao	23	3
490	Stewart	23	7
491	Hassan	23	6
492	Win	23	3
493	Cheung	23	6
494	Price	23	5
495	Myeong	23	6
496	Gonzalez	23	8
497	Xiao	23	4
498	Leigh	23	5
499	Phillips	23	8
500	Tsoy	22	4
501	Patterson	22	9
502	Guo	22	3
503	Parker	22	6
504	Chou	22	4
505	Mitchell	22	8
506	Edwards	22	7
507	Haque	22	5
508	Khang	22	5
509	Kelly	21	5
510	Ri	21	2
511	Key	21	3
512	Howard	21	6
513	Collins	21	7
514	Bhang	21	5
515	Bell	21	4
516	Ohm	21	3
517	Daniel	21	6
518	Mendoza	21	7
519	Loh	21	3
520	Ullah	21	5
521	Yuan	21	4
522	Patil	21	5
523	Xie	21	3
524	Roy	20	3
525	Freeman	20	7
526	Richardson	20	10
527	Yung	20	4
528	Castro	20	6
529	Cai	20	3
530	Simon	20	5
531	Wallace	20	7
532	Bach	20	4
533	Mah	20	3
534	Lo	20	2
535	Pahk	20	4
536	Turner	19	6
537	Gimm	19	4
538	Jha	19	3
539	Hoo	19	3
540	Fang	19	4
541	Murphy	19	6
542	Sanchez	19	7
543	Haji	19	4
544	Ngo	19	3
545	Henry	19	5
546	Van	19	3
547	Doyle	19	5
548	Byon	19	4
549	Ihn	19	3
550	Vo	19	2
551	Chauhan	19	7
552	Coleman	19	7
553	Duk	19	3
554	Uddin	19	5
555	Gomez	19	5
556	Sik	19	3
557	Ryan	19	4
558	Yao	19	3
559	Adhikari	19	8
560	Cooper	18	6
561	Sobong	18	6
562	Acharya	18	7
563	Iqbal	18	5
564	Lam	18	3
565	Castillo	18	8
566	Kwang	18	5
567	Cole	18	4
568	Oak	18	3
569	Lay	18	3
570	Sato	18	4
571	Abu	18	3
572	Mao	18	3
573	Rao	18	3
574	Tian	18	4
575	Stone	18	5
576	Brooks	18	6
577	Bautista	18	8
578	Liew	18	4
579	Raj	18	3
580	Kimm	18	4
581	Hamilton	18	8
582	Murray	18	6
583	Jia	18	3
584	Shine	18	5
585	Ohn	18	3
586	Morris	18	6
587	Youk	18	4
588	Reynolds	18	8
589	Diaz	18	4
590	Heung	18	5
591	Dela cruz	18	9
592	Griffin	17	7
593	Abbas	17	5
594	Heo	17	3
595	Carter	17	6
596	Feng	17	4
597	Fox	17	3
598	Vincent	17	7
599	Juhn	17	4
600	Ly	17	2
601	Pyeon	17	5
602	Choong	17	6
603	Blue	17	4
604	Mason	16	5
605	Joseph	16	6
606	Fernandez	16	9
607	Bandara	16	7
608	Yap	16	3
609	Cook	16	4
610	Ramirez	16	7
611	Sur	16	3
612	Lah	16	3
613	Dao	16	3
614	Poudel	16	6
615	Luong	16	5
616	Khadka	16	6
617	Brian	16	5
618	Bhattarai	16	9
619	Ruiz	16	4
620	Truong	16	6
621	English	16	7
622	Wen	16	3
623	Chavez	16	6
624	Henderson	16	9
625	Warren	16	6
626	Watson	16	6
627	Armstrong	16	9
628	Rogers	16	6
629	Bon	16	3
630	Ibrahim	16	7
631	Hao	16	3
632	Chea	16	4
633	June	16	4
634	Peterson	16	8
635	Hussain	16	7
636	Perry	16	5
637	Huynh	16	5
638	Rice	16	4
639	Shu	16	3
640	Ja	16	2
641	Tanaka	15	6
642	Pastor	15	6
643	Hughes	15	6
644	Gutierrez	15	9
645	Amin	15	4
646	Hou	15	3
647	Richards	15	8
648	Roberts	15	7
649	Bailey	15	6
650	Doan	15	4
651	Wie	15	3
652	Rew	15	3
653	Sangil	15	6
654	Panda	15	5
655	Duong	15	5
656	Peter	15	5
657	Davies	15	6
658	Chowdhury	15	9
659	Verma	15	5
660	Biswas	15	6
661	Sanders	15	7
662	Simpson	15	7
663	Reed	15	4
664	Gi	15	2
665	Jhang	15	5
666	Arnold	15	6
667	Tiwari	15	6
668	Baeg	15	4
669	Marshall	15	8
670	Burton	15	6
671	Ferguson	15	8
672	Braun	15	5
673	Chua	15	4
674	Ee	14	2
675	Fisher	14	6
676	Doe	14	3
677	Naing	14	5
678	Saha	14	4
679	Russell	14	7
680	Smart	14	5
681	Dai	14	3
682	Hansen	14	6
683	Perera	14	6
684	Peters	14	6
685	Law	14	3
686	Ghang	14	5
687	Yeun	14	4
688	Ni	14	2
689	Mohamed	14	7
690	Foster	14	6
691	Heon	14	4
692	Grant	14	5
693	Ten	14	3
694	Basnet	14	6
695	Steve	14	5
696	Tun	14	3
697	Richard	14	7
698	Kin	14	3
699	Toh	14	3
700	Hoffman	14	7
701	Sir	14	3
702	Xue	14	3
703	Hayes	14	5
704	Friend	14	6
705	George	14	6
706	Reid	14	4
707	Raza	14	4
708	Robertson	14	9
709	Lawrence	14	8
710	Kwun	14	4
711	Gold	14	4
712	Pai	14	3
713	Fu	14	2
714	Gweon	14	5
715	Soung	14	5
716	Jason	14	5
717	Hart	14	4
718	Lai	14	3
719	Yue	14	3
720	Is	14	2
721	Har	14	3
722	Ling	14	4
723	Ghosh	14	5
724	Chapman	13	7
725	Macdonald	13	9
726	Mcdonald	13	8
727	Sarker	13	6
728	Rock	13	4
729	Sungmin	13	7
730	Babu	13	4
731	Crawford	13	8
732	Takahashi	13	9
733	Muhammad	13	8
734	Abdul	13	5
735	Daniels	13	7
736	Swain	13	5
737	Sunny	13	5
738	Oo	13	2
739	Chris	13	5
740	Yew	13	3
741	Krishnan	13	8
742	Limb	13	4
743	Gibson	13	6
744	Hawkins	13	7
745	Burke	13	5
746	Greene	13	6
747	Thakur	13	6
748	De	13	2
749	Minn	13	4
750	Ismail	13	6
751	Xia	13	3
752	Graham	13	6
753	Dragon	13	6
754	Franklin	13	8
755	Tyagi	13	5
756	Mu	13	2
757	Mangjol	13	7
758	Watanabe	13	8
759	Star	13	4
760	Smit	13	4
761	Ross	13	4
762	Barnes	13	6
763	Dunn	13	4
764	Srivastava	13	10
765	Dhakal	13	6
766	Andrew	13	6
767	Ball	13	4
768	Walsh	13	5
769	Gautam	13	6
770	Michael	13	7
771	Kennedy	13	7
772	Soe	13	3
773	Ta	13	2
774	Davidson	13	8
775	Sultan	13	6
776	Alex	13	4
777	Sihn	13	4
778	Yuri	13	4
779	Gordon	13	6
780	Austin	13	6
781	Root	12	4
782	Schmidt	12	7
783	Muller	12	6
784	Peng	12	4
785	Lwin	12	4
786	Mee	12	3
787	Chatterjee	12	10
788	Tin	12	3
789	Dutta	12	5
790	Herrera	12	7
791	Carroll	12	7
792	Jacobs	12	6
793	Low	12	3
794	Chow	12	4
795	Hue	12	3
796	Sah	12	3
797	Bhandari	12	8
798	Kundu	12	5
799	Rawat	12	5
800	Yamamoto	12	8
801	Karim	12	5
802	Wells	12	5
803	Seng	12	4
804	Leo	12	3
805	Jain	12	4
806	Mccarthy	12	8
807	Subedi	12	6
808	Jhun	12	4
809	Ghil	12	4
810	Gook	12	4
811	Nair	12	4
812	Von	12	3
813	Hoh	12	3
814	Desai	12	5
815	Ung	12	3
816	Leon	12	4
817	Porter	12	6
818	Tony	12	4
819	Ming	12	4
820	Hassen	12	6
821	Gonzales	12	8
822	Jiyeon	12	6
823	Dean	12	4
824	Gardner	12	7
825	Simmons	12	7
826	Miles	12	5
827	Jiyong	12	6
828	Mohan	12	5
829	Mckay	12	5
830	Akhtar	12	6
831	Neupane	12	7
832	Chey	12	4
833	Jose	12	4
834	Aquino	12	6
835	Grace	12	5
836	Yeh	12	3
837	Sen	12	3
838	Meyer	12	5
839	Butler	11	6
840	Alvarez	11	7
841	Ree	11	3
842	Butt	11	4
843	Myers	11	5
844	Webb	11	4
845	Khim	11	4
846	Sarkar	11	6
847	Day	11	3
848	Yie	11	3
849	Kyu	11	3
850	Joun	11	4
851	Swanson	11	7
852	West	11	4
853	Jadhav	11	6
854	Bar	11	3
855	Yen	11	3
856	Lloyd	11	5
857	Schroeder	11	9
858	Douglas	11	7
859	Shukla	11	6
860	Chough	11	6
861	Salazar	11	7
862	Kown	11	4
863	Ortega	11	6
864	Williamson	11	10
865	Imm	11	3
866	New	11	3
867	Charles	11	7
868	Moreno	11	6
869	Oliver	11	6
870	Com	11	3
871	Sw	11	2
872	Ru	11	2
873	Rey	11	3
874	Hann	11	4
875	Weber	11	5
876	Bhatti	11	6
877	Watkins	11	7
878	Oliveira	11	8
879	Sherpa	11	6
880	Jenkins	11	7
881	Carlson	11	7
882	Bhatt	11	5
883	Karki	11	5
884	Nichols	11	7
885	Francis	11	7
886	Joen	11	4
887	Hsu	11	3
888	Lambert	11	7
889	Haam	11	4
890	Robert	11	6
891	Synn	11	4
892	Duck	11	4
893	Chao	11	4
894	Boss	11	4
895	Mathew	11	6
896	Rashid	11	6
897	Chhetri	11	7
898	Peck	11	4
899	Hopkins	11	7
900	Agrawal	11	7
901	Abdullah	11	8
902	Pandya	11	6
903	Maharjan	10	8
904	Woong	10	5
905	Sullivan	10	8
906	De guzman	10	9
907	Master	10	6
908	Sutton	10	6
909	Qu	10	2
910	Sup	10	3
911	Dey	10	3
912	Chiang	10	6
913	Leung	10	5
914	Gabriel	10	7
915	Mills	10	5
916	Nath	10	4
917	Ellis	10	5
918	Wade	10	4
919	Bay	10	3
920	Zeng	10	4
921	Preston	10	7
922	Hoque	10	5
923	Mori	10	4
924	Kevin	10	5
925	Byung	10	5
926	Cheol	10	5
927	Lyon	10	4
928	Mccoy	10	5
929	Palmer	10	6
930	Ryang	10	5
931	Anh	10	3
932	Raymond	10	7
933	Duke	10	4
934	Maxwell	10	7
935	Busan	10	5
936	Beatty	10	6
937	Sonn	10	4
938	Powell	10	6
939	Farooq	10	6
940	Baig	10	4
941	Jordan	10	6
942	Trinh	10	5
943	Hoe	10	3
944	Jack	10	4
945	Suck	10	4
946	Bea	10	3
947	Rhew	10	4
948	Jan	10	3
949	Lian	10	4
950	Mann	10	4
951	Luna	10	4
952	Zang	10	4
953	Owen	10	4
954	Tsai	10	4
955	Haider	10	6
956	Ray	10	3
957	Shaw	10	4
958	Ding	10	4
959	Elliott	10	7
960	Mclaughlin	10	10
961	Thai	10	4
962	Ting	10	4
963	Chiu	10	4
964	Yoh	10	3
965	Sales	10	5
966	Ran	10	3
967	Pratt	10	5
968	Hyuk	10	4
969	Martins	10	7
970	Duncan	10	6
971	Yip	10	3
972	Irene	10	5
973	Delos	10	5
974	Jie	10	3
975	Pradhan	10	7
976	Hubbard	10	7
977	Ramasamy	10	8
978	Daehyun	10	7
979	Joy	10	3
980	Daum	10	4
981	Dae	10	3
982	Wook	10	4
983	Mock	10	4
984	Sampath	10	7
985	Hunt	10	4
986	Kulkarni	10	8
987	Jekal	10	5
988	Reeves	10	6
989	Aziz	10	4
990	Samson	10	6
991	Yamada	10	6
992	Schneider	10	9
993	Stark	9	5
994	Woods	9	5
995	Gibbons	9	7
996	Power	9	5
997	Weaver	9	6
998	Sook	9	4
999	Sisson	9	6
1000	Guy	9	3

South Korea is a vibrant and diverse country with a rich cultural heritage. As with most countries, surnames play an important role in South Korean society. In this article, we will provide a list of the most common surnames in South Korea, along with some interesting information about the origins and meanings of these names.

The Importance of Surnames in South Korea

In South Korea, surnames hold a significant cultural and social importance. Family ties and ancestry play a major role in Korean society, and surnames help to connect individuals to their families and clans. In addition, surnames can provide valuable information about a person's region of origin and social status.

The Most Common Surnames in South Korea

Here are the top 10 most common surnames in South Korea:

1. Kim

Kim is the most common surname in South Korea, accounting for nearly 22 percent of the population. The name is derived from the Chinese character 金 (jin), which means gold.

2. Lee

Lee is the second most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 李 (li), which means plum tree.

3. Park

Park is the third most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 朴 (piao), which means simplicity.

4. Choi

Choi is the fourth most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 崔 (cui), which means high mountain.

5. Jung

Jung is the fifth most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 鄭 (zheng), which means upright or righteous.

6. Kang

Kang is the sixth most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 康 (kang), which means healthy or well-being.

7. Yoon

Yoon is the seventh most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 尹 (yin), which originally referred to a government official.

8. Jang

Jang is the eighth most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 張 (zhang), which means stretch or expand.

9. Han

Han is the ninth most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 韓 (han), which originally referred to a region in China but now refers to Korea as a whole.

10. Shin

Shin is the tenth most common surname in South Korea, and is derived from the Chinese character 申 (shen), which originally meant to report but now is simply a surname.

Conclusion

Surnames provide a fascinating insight into the history and culture of a country, and South Korea is no exception. With a population of over 50 million people, it is no surprise that there is a wide variety of surnames in South Korea. However, the top 10 most common surnames provide a valuable insight into the cultural and social importance of family ties and ancestry in Korean society.