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This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee (이) and Park (박). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis.
Aside from newborns being given newly popular names, many adults change their names as well, some in order to cast off birth names they feel are old-fashioned. Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 844,615 people (about 1 in every 60 South Koreans) applied to change their names; 730,277 were approved.
Sang (Korean name) Seng; Seo (surname) Seok (Korean name) Seol (surname) Seon (Korean name) Seong; Seung (Korean name) Shim (Korean surname) Shin (Korean surname) So (Korean name) Son (Korean surname) Song (Korean surname) Soo (Korean name) Sun-woo
Well, when it comes to Korean last names, there's a whole world of history, meaning, and often some symbolism thrown in! From the ubiquitous Kim to the rare gems that'll make even native Korean ...
Pages in category "Korean masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 281 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Korean personal names. United States: Central Intelligence Agency. 1962. OCLC 453054. Price, Fiona (2007). "Chapter 6: Korean names". Success with Asian names: a practical guide for business and everyday life. Intercultural Press. ISBN 9781857883787
When a Korean name is written in Hangul, there is no space between the surname and the given name. [1] Most Korean surnames consist of a single syllable, although multisyllabic surnames exist (e.g. Namgung). Upon marriage, both partners keep their full names, but children inherit the father's surname unless otherwise specified during the ...
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