Rare surnames in North Korea

The 100 least frequent registered surnames in North Korea

Idu
Rarest
804
bearers (100 rare)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 rarest registered surnames in North Korea, meaning those with between 1 and 100 bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Ok
1
2
Idu
1
1
Jean-baptiste
1
3
# Surname Bearers % of total
1 Idu 1
0.1%
2 Ok 1
0.1%
3 Jean-baptiste 1
0.1%
4 Maeng 1
0.1%
5 Seung 1
0.1%
6 Oon 1
0.1%
7 Gung 1
0.1%
8 Yong 1
0.1%
9 Sop 1
0.1%
10 Sok 1
0.1%
11 Hyun 1
0.1%
12 Gong 1
0.1%
13 Hui 1
0.1%
14 Myung 1
0.1%
15 Dong 1
0.1%
16 Yoon 1
0.1%
17 Pyo 1
0.1%
18 Seong 1
0.1%
19 Chi 1
0.1%
20 Yeom 1
0.1%
21 Joo 1
0.1%
22 Ru 1
0.1%
23 Bin 1
0.1%
24 To 1
0.1%
25 Yon 1
0.1%
26 Kong 1
0.1%
27 Baik 1
0.1%
28 Yeon 1
0.1%
29 Koh 1
0.1%
30 Myong 4
0.5%
31 Chin 4
0.5%
32 Eom 4
0.5%
33 Woo 4
0.5%
34 U 4
0.5%
35 Kye 4
0.5%
36 Gwak 4
0.5%
37 Wong 4
0.5%
38 Min 4
0.5%
39 Sol 4
0.5%
40 Ung 4
0.5%
41 Kyong 4
0.5%
42 Im 4
0.5%
43 Bae 4
0.5%
44 Chen 4
0.5%
45 No 4
0.5%
46 Ryo 9
1.1%
47 Sun 9
1.1%
48 Seok 9
1.1%
49 Cheon 9
1.1%
50 Tong 9
1.1%
51 Pyon 9
1.1%
52 Ma 9
1.1%
53 Gil 9
1.1%
54 Ra 9
1.1%
55 Om 9
1.1%
56 Tak 9
1.1%
57 Gu 16
2%
58 Pae 16
2%
59 Lim 16
2%
60 Phyo 16
2%
61 Tae 16
2%
62 Kwak 16
2%
63 Chol 16
2%
64 Sung 16
2%
65 Pang 16
2%
66 Oh 16
2%
67 Ho 16
2%
68 Sen 16
2%
69 Gye 16
2%
70 Ha 25
3.1%
71 Wang 25
3.1%
72 Bang 25
3.1%
73 Chu 25
3.1%
74 Byeon 36
4.5%
75 Chong 36
4.5%
76 Ham 36
4.5%
77 Chae 49
6.1%
78 Sim 49
6.1%
79 Ji 49
6.1%
80 Won 49
6.1%
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FAQs

What are the rarest surnames in North Korea?
According to our official census data, the rarest registered surname in North Korea is Idu, with only 1. bearers. This table shows the 100 surnames with the fewest bearers in the country.
What qualifies as a rare surname?
We consider a surname rare when it has between 1 and 100 registered bearers in a country. These are extremely uncommon surnames that may be at risk of disappearing.
Where does this data come from?
The data is sourced from official censuses, civil registries and governmental statistical sources of the country, and is updated periodically.

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