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 names used by 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
RankHangulHanjaRevisedMcCune-ReischauerPopular spellings2015 South Korean population (out of ~49.7 million total)[1]PercentagePercentile
1 김金, 钅GimKimKim, Gim10,689,96721.51%21.51%
2 이 (S)李, 伊, 異, 利, 怡, 㛅I (S)Yi (S)Lee, Yi, Rhee7,307,47714.7%36.21%
리 (N, S) 李 Ri (S) Ri (N)
3 박朴, 博BakPakPark, Pak, Bak4,192,0808.43%44.64%
4 정鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情JeongChŏngJung, Jeong, Chung2,407,6014.84%49.49%
5 최崔, 催, 寉, 最ChoeCh'oeChoi, Choe, Chae, Chwe2,340,5824.71%54.19%
6 조趙, 曺, 調, 造, 赵, 刁, 朝JoChoCho, Jo1,453,9712.93%57.12%
7 강姜, 康, 剛, 强GangKangKang, Gang1,269,2512.55%59.67%
8 윤尹, 允, 潤YunYunYoon, Yun, Youn1,020,5642.05%61.73%
9 임 (S)林, 任, 壬, 恁Im (S)Im (S)Im, Lim, Rim1,015,2002.04%63.77%
림 (N, S) 林 Rim (S) Rim (N)
10 장張, 蔣, 章JangChangJang, Chang992,7212%65.77%
11 신申, 辛, 愼SinSinShin, Sin985,8231.98%67.75%
12 유 (S)柳, 劉, 兪, 庾Yu (S)Yu (S)Yoo, Yu, You, Ryu963,2961.94%69.69%
류 (N, S) 柳, 劉 Ryu (S) Ryu (N)
13 한韓, 漢, 汗, 恨HanHanHan773,5371.56%71.24%
14 오吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤OOOh763,3341.54%72.78%
15 서徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖,SeoSŏSeo, Suh752,2331.51%74.29%
16 전全, 田, 錢JeonChŏnJeon, Jun, Chun, Chon749,2571.51%75.8%
17 권權, 勸, 㩲, 券,GwonKwŏnKwon, Gwon, Kweon706,2121.42%77.22%
18 황黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧HwangHwangHwang, Whang697,4751.4%78.62%
19 안安, 顔, 案AnAnAhn, An685,6881.38%80%
20 송宋, 松, 送,SongSongSong683,5111.38% 81.38%
21 홍洪, 烘, 䜤, 弘, 㤨, 哄, 紅,HongHongHong558,9941.12%82.5%
22 양 (S)梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑, 樣,Yang (S)Yang (S)Yang, Ryang530,5541.07%83.57%
량 (N) 梁 Ryang (S) Ryang (N)
23 고高, 顧GoKoKo, Go, Koh, Goh471,8980.95%84.52%
24 문文, 門MunMunMoon, Mun464,0470.93%85.45%
25 손孫, 遜, 損, 蓀SonSonSon, Sohn, Shon457,3560.92%86.37%
26 배裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配,BaePaeBae, Pae400,6690.81%87.18%
27 백白, 百, 伯, 柏,BaekPaekBaek, Paek, Baik, Paik382,4470.77%87.95%
28 허許HeoHŏHeo, Hur, Huh, Her326,7700.66%88.61%
29 노 (S)
盧, 魯, 路, 虜, 卢, 努No (S)No (S)Noh, No, Roh315,4390.63%89.24%
로 (N, S) 路, 魯, 盧 Ro (S) Ro (N)
30 남南NamNamNam275,6480.55%89.8%
31 심沈SimSimShim, Sim271,7490.55%90.34%
32 하河, 夏HaHaHa, Hah, Har232,9560.47%90.81%
33 주朱, 周JuChuJoo, Ju, Chu, Choo232,0060.47%91.28%
34 구具, 丘, 邱GuKuKoo, Goo, Gu, Ku208,4460.42%91.7%
35 성成SeongSŏngSung, Seong199,1240.4%92.1%
36 차車ChaCh'aCha194,7820.39%92.49%
37 우禹UUWoo, U194,7130.39%92.88%
38 진陳, 秦, 晋JinChinJin, Chin184,4660.37%93.25%
39 민閔MinMinMin171,7400.35%93.6%
40 나 (S)羅Na (S)Na (S)Na, Ra, Nah160,9460.32%93.92%
라 (N, S) Ra (S) Ra (N)
41 지池, 智JiChiJi, Jee, Chi159,5610.32%94.24%
42 엄嚴EomŎmEom, Um, Eum, Uhm144,4250.29%94.53%
43 변卞, 邊ByeonPyŏnByun, Byeon, Byon, Pyun138,7890.28%94.81%
44 채蔡ChaeCh'aeChae, Chai, Che131,5570.26%95.08%
45 원元WonWŏnWon, Weon129,5520.26%95.34%
46 방方, 房, 龐BangPangBang, Pang129,2440.26%95.6%
47 천千CheonCh'ŏnCheon, Chun, Chon121,7800.25%95.84%

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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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