Most common surnames in South Korea

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in South Korea

Kim
#1
51.016.973
bearers (top 100)
100
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in South Korea, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

I
7.531.600
2
Kim
11.028.664
1
Pak
4.289.612
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Kim 11.028.664
21.6%
2 I 7.531.600
14.8%
3 Pak 4.289.612
8.4%
4 Chong 2.450.659
4.8%
5 Choe 2.399.473
4.7%
6 Cho 1.500.937
2.9%
7 Kang 1.298.721
2.5%
8 Yu 1.158.039
2.3%
9 Yun 1.058.481
2.1%
10 Chang 1.044.140
2%
11 Im 1.031.471
2%
12 Sin 1.003.943
2%
13 Song 916.186
1.8%
14 Chon 878.710
1.7%
15 So 816.565
1.6%
16 Han 807.058
1.6%
17 O 799.618
1.6%
18 Hwang 713.037
1.4%
19 Kwon 712.875
1.4%
20 An 711.749
1.4%
21 Hong 589.260
1.2%
22 Yang 539.120
1.1%
23 Son 497.980
1%
24 Ko 481.993
0.9%
25 Mun 472.286
0.9%
26 Pae 414.402
0.8%
27 Paek 387.351
0.8%
28 Ho 341.792
0.7%
29 No 319.888
0.6%
30 Chu 298.938
0.6%
31 Nam 283.628
0.6%
32 Sim 279.997
0.5%
33 Ha 236.946
0.5%
34 Ku 214.187
0.4%
35 Kwak 207.818
0.4%
36 Cha 203.973
0.4%
37 U 197.937
0.4%
38 Na 189.671
0.4%
39 Chin 187.574
0.4%
40 Min 178.995
0.4%
41 Chi 164.587
0.3%
42 Pyon 162.813
0.3%
43 Om 147.080
0.3%
44 Won 137.795
0.3%
45 Pang 134.680
0.3%
46 Chae 130.895
0.3%
47 Kong 96.625
0.2%
48 Hyon 90.764
0.2%
49 Ham 85.403
0.2%
50 Yo 82.290
0.2%
51 Yom 71.240
0.1%
52 Sok 61.099
0.1%
53 Lee 59.919
0.1%
54 To 59.531
0.1%
55 Sol 45.330
0.1%
56 Ma 39.586
0.1%
57 Yon 36.522
0.1%
58 Kil 35.567
0.1%
59 Park 33.250
0.1%
60 Wi 33.027
0.1%
61 Pyo 31.786
0.1%
62 Ki 30.019
0.1%
63 Pan 29.477
0.1%
64 Myong 28.861
0.1%
65 Wang 26.521
0.1%
66 Ok 26.494
0.1%
67 Kum 25.289
0%
68 In 23.705
0%
69 Maeng 23.351
0%
70 Yuk 23.125
0%
71 Che 22.291
0%
72 Mo 22.018
0%
73 Tak 21.366
0%
74 Namgung 20.894
0%
75 Kuk 20.541
0%
76 Choi 18.795
0%
77 Kyong 17.660
0%
78 Un 17.157
0%
79 Yong 16.526
0%
80 Ye 14.180
0%
81 Pong 13.313
0%
82 Sa 11.722
0%
83 Pu 10.647
0%
84 Ka 10.132
0%
85 Mok 9.980
0%
86 Tae 9.851
0%
87 Hwangbo 9.816
0%
88 Jung 9.578
0%
89 Misang 9.562
0%
90 Pok 9.337
0%
91 Shin 9.012
0%
92 Kye 7.220
0%
93 Hyong 7.158
0%
94 Pi 7.101
0%
95 Kam 6.776
0%
96 Um 6.727
0%
97 Tu 6.561
0%
98 Oh 6.439
0%
99 Yoon 6.404
0%
100 Tong 6.304
0%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in South Korea?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in South Korea is Kim, with 11.028.664. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in South Korea?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in South Korea. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
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