List of Korean family names - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of Korean family names, in Hangul

Hangul

Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...

alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea.

The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim

Kim (Korean name)

Kim, sometimes spelled Gim, is the most common family name in Korea. The name is common in both modern-day North Korea and South Korea. The hanja used for the name means "gold," and although the character is usually pronounced 금 geum, it is pronounced 김 gim when used for the family name and...

, followed by Lee

Lee (Korean name)

Lee is the common English spelling of 이 , a common Korean family name. The proper pronunciation in South Korea is like the English letter "E", although in North Korea the name is still written as "리" and pronounced "Lee". Many times South Koreans will knowingly introduce themselves as "Lee" to...

and Park

Park (Korean name)

Park is a common and time-honoured Korean surname, founded by King Hyeokgeose. All Parks are descendants of him in principle except naturalized people...

. Together, these three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. There are only about 250 Korean family names currently in use. However, each family name is divided into one or more clans and in order to identify a person's family name, the identification of a person's clan is needed.

Hangul	Hanja	Revised Revised Romanization of Korean The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea proclaimed by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, replacing the older McCune–Reischauer system...	McCune-Reischauer McCune-Reischauer McCune–Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune–Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000...	Possible transliterations	Estimated distribution (2000)*
가	賈	Ga	Ka	Kaa, Gaa, Kah, Gah, Gha, Kha	9,090
간	簡	Gan	Kan	Kan, Khan	2,429
갈	葛	Gal	Kal	Kal, Garl, Gahl, Karl, Carl	3,178
감	甘	Gam	Kam	Kam, Kahm, Karm	5,998
강	姜 , 剛 , 康 , 強 , 彊	Gang	Kang Kang (Korean name) Kang or Gang is a common Korean family name. Altogether, the holders of this name number more than 1.1 million in South Korea, according to the 2000 census. The name "Kang" can actually represent any of 5 different hanja, or Chinese characters...	Kang, Kahng, Kwang, Khang	1,169,805
강전	岡田	Gangjeon	Kangjŏn	Gangjun, Gangjon, Kangjun, Kangjeon, Kangjoun, Gangjoun	51
개	介	Gae	Kae	Gay, Kay	86
견	堅 , 甄	Gyeon	Kyŏn	Kyun, Kyeon, Kyen, Kyoun, Kyon, Kwion	1,670
경	慶 , 景 , 京	Gyeong	Kyŏng	Kyung, Kyoung, Kyeong, Kyong, Kung	15,784
계	桂	Gye	Kye	Kyeh, Kye, Kay, Kae, Gae, Keh, Kei	6,282
고	高	Go	Ko Ko (Korean name) Ko, also variously romanized Go, Koh, or Goh, is a common Korean family name. As of the 2000 South Korean census, there were 435,000 Kohs in South Korea, accounting for just under 1% of the population.-origin:...	Ko, Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Kor	435,839
곡	曲	Gok	Kok	Kok, Gog	155
공	孔 , 公 , 龔	Gong	Kong	Kong, Kohng, Koung, Goung, Khong	85,606
곽	郭	Gwak	Kwak	Kwak Kwak (surname) Kwak , spelled 곽 in hangul is a surname in Korea. The name can be traced as early as the Kim Silla kingdom. Today an estimated 187,000 people in Korea carry the name. They use the same Chinese character as the Guo/Kuo/Kwok of China. There are different transliterations of the name, but in South... , Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak, Kuark	187,322
교	橋	Gyo	Kyo	Kyoh, Gyoh	41
구	具 , 丘 , 邱	Gu	Ku	Koo, Ku, Goo, Kou, Kuh, Khoo, Khu	1,253
국	國 , 菊 , 鞠	Guk	Kuk	Kook, Kuk, Gook, Kug, Gug, Cook	150
군	君	Gun	Kun	Koon, Goon, Guhn, Kuhn	46
궁	弓	Gung	Kung	Koong, Kung, Kwoong	562
궉	鴌	Gwok	Kwŏk	Kweag, Kwog, Gwog	248
권	權	Gwon	Kwŏn	Kwon Kwon Kwon is a Korean family name. An absolute majority of the Kwons are the Andong Kwon clan, but there also exists Yecheon Kwon. Some sources list as many 56 clans, but most of them were merged with the Andong Kwon clan under the Shi'jueng-gong faction soon after the establishment of Republic of... , Kweon, Kwun, Kwan	652,495
근	斤	Geun	Kŭn	Keun	242
금	琴，今，金	Geum	Kŭm	Keum, Kum, Gum, Guem, Kuem	23,489
기	奇 , 箕	Gi	Ki Ki (Korean name) Ki, also spelled as Kee or Gi is a Korean family name. According to the 2000 census, there were 26,679 people by this surname in South Korea.* Qi Empress , the last empress of the Mongol Empire...	Ki, Kee, Key, Gee, Ky, Khee, Kie	26,679
길	吉	Gil	Kil	Kil, Gill, Khil, Kill, Keel, Kihl	32,418
김	金	Gim	Kim Kim (Korean name) Kim, sometimes spelled Gim, is the most common family name in Korea. The name is common in both modern-day North Korea and South Korea. The hanja used for the name means "gold," and although the character is usually pronounced 금 geum, it is pronounced 김 gim when used for the family name and...	Kim, Kym, Geem, Keem	18,925,949
나 (S) 라 (N)	羅	Na (S) Ra (N)	Na (S) Ra (N)	Ra, Nah, La, Rha, Rah	172,022
난 (S) 란 (N)	欒	Nan (S) Ran (N)	Nan (S) Ran (N)	Nahn, Rahn, Nhan, Rhan	80
남	南	Nam	Nam	Nahm, Nham, Narm	257,178
남궁	南宮	Namgung	Namgung	Namkung, Namgoong, Namkoong, Namkuhng, Namguhng	18,743
낭 (S) 랑 (N)	浪，郞	Nang (S) Rang (N)	Nang (S) Rang (N)	Nahng, Lang	341
내	乃 , 奈	Nae	Nae	Na, Nay	440
노 (S) 로 (N)	盧 , 魯 , 路	No (S) Ro (N)	No (S) Ro (N)	Noh, Roh, Ro, Rho, Nho	290,434
뇌 (S) 뢰 (N)	雷 , 賴	Noe (S) Roe (N)	Noe (S) Roe (N)	Roi, Noi	92
누 (S) 루 (N)	樓	Nu (S) Ru (N)	Nu (S) Ru (N)		24
단	段	Dan	Tan	Dahn, Than	1,585
담	譚	Dam	Tam	Tham, Dham, Dahm, Tahm	57
당	唐	Dang	Tang	Tang, Dhang, Thang	1,025
대	大	Dae	Tae	Dai, Dea, Day	606
도	道 , 都, 陶	Do	To	Doh, Dho, To, Doe, Tho, Toh	54,779
독고	獨孤	Dokgo	Tokko	Dokko, Toko, Tokko, Dockko, Dogko, Togko, Doko	807
돈	頓	Don	Ton	Dohn, Tohn, Thon, Dhon	115
동	董	Dong	Tong	Tong, Dhong, Tung, Thong	5,564
동방	東方	Dongbang	Tongbang	Tongpang, Dongpang	220
두	杜	Du	Tu	Doo, Tu, Do, Dou, Tou, To, Too	5,958
류	柳	Ryu	Ryu	Ryu, Ryou, Ryoo	603,084
마	馬 , 麻	Ma	Ma	Mah, Mar, Mha	36,094
만	萬	Man	Man	Mann, Mahn, Mhan	172
망절	網切	Mangjeol Mangjeol Mangjeol is a unique Korean family name. It has its origins from a Japanese surname in the Kagoshima Prefecture by Mangjeol Ilrang , a mushroom farmer who was born to a Japanese father and Korean mother towards the end of Japanese colonialism in Korea. His original Japanese name is...	Mangjŏl	Mangjul, Mangjuhl, Mangjoul	10
매	梅	Mae	Mae	Mea, May	222
맹	孟	Maeng	Maeng	Mang, Meang, Maing, Meng, Maeing	20,219
명	明	Myeong	Myŏng	Myung, Myoung, Myong	26,746
모	毛 , 牟	Mo	Mo	Moh, Moe, Mho, Mao	19,834
목	睦 , 穆 , 木	Mok	Mok	Mock, Mog, Muk, Mork	8,191
묘	苗	Myo	Myo	Myoh, Myho	61
묵	墨	Muk	Muk	Mook	179
문	門 , 文	Mun	Mun	Moon, Muhn, Mhun	426,927
미	米	Mi	Mi	Mee, Mih, Meeh	199
민	閔	Min	Min	Minn, Mihn, Mhin	159,054
박	朴	Bak	Pak	Park Park (Korean name) Park is a common and time-honoured Korean surname, founded by King Hyeokgeose. All Parks are descendants of him in principle except naturalized people... , Pak, Bark, Pack, Back, Bhak	3,895,121
반	班 , 潘	Ban	Pan	Bahn, Pan, Pahn, Phan, Bhan, Van	26,171
방	方 , 房 , 邦 , 龐	Bang	Pang	Pang, Bhang, Bahng, Pahng, Phang	119,703
배	裵	Bae	Pae	Bai, Bea, Pae, Pai, Bay, Pay, Pea	372,064
백	白	Baek Baek Baek, also often spelled Paek, Baik or Paik, is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were 351,275 people by this surname in South Korea.苩, 白 is Korea native's surname from Baekje, Mahan, Silla.-苩, 百, 白:...	Paek	Baik, Back, Paik, Paek, Beak	351,275
범	凡 , 范	Beom	Pŏm	Bum, Bom, Poem, Pum	3,472
변	卞 , 邊	Byeon	Pyŏn	Byun, Byon, Pyun, Byoun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyeon	131,554
복	卜	Bok	Pok	Pok, Pock, Bog, Pog, Bock	8,644
봉	奉 , 鳳	Bong	Pong	Bhong, Bohng, Phong, Pohng, Vong	11,819
부	夫 , 傅	Bu	Pu	Boo, Pu, Bou, Poo, Booh, Buh, Pou, Pooh	9,592
비	丕	Bi	Pi	Bee, Pee, Bih, Bhi, Pih, Phi	90
빈	賓 , 彬	Bin	Pin	Been, Bhin, Pihn, Phin, Bean, Bihn, Pean	5,252
빙	氷	Bing	Ping		727
사	史 , 舍 , 謝	Sa	Sa	Sha	10,118
사공	司空	Sagong	Sagong	Sakong, Sagoung, Sakoung	4,307
삼	森 , 杉	Sam	Sam	Sahm, Sham, Samm	51
상	尙	Sang	Sang	Shang, Sahng	2,298
서	西 , 徐	Seo Seo (Korean name) Seo, sometimes romanized Suh or So, is a royal Korean family name. The Seo Clan in Silla was founded by Kim Alcheon. The descendants of this royal bloodline are part of a lineage that was once renowned for its imperial success during the early 9th century...	Sŏ	Suh, Su, Sur, So, Seu, Seoh	695,249
서문	西門	Seomun	Sŏmun	Suhmun, Suhmoon, Seomoon, Somoon	1,861
석	昔, 石	Seok Seok Seok is an international term for a clan used in Eurasia from the Middle Asia to the Far East. Seok is usually a distinct member of the community, the name implies that its size is smaller than that of a distinct tribe.-Korean:...	Sŏk	Suk, Sok, Suck, Seuk, Seak	54,610
선	宣	Seon	Sŏn	Sun, Son, Suhn, Sen	38,849
선우	鮮于	Seonu	Sŏnu	Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunwou, Seonwu, Sonwu	3,560
설	薛 , 偰	Seol	Sŏl	Sul, Seul, Sol, Sull	42,064
섭	葉	Seop	Sŏp	Sup, Sub, Seob, Sob	450
성	成 , 星	Seong	Sŏng	Sung, Soung, Seung, Song	185,363
소	蘇 , 邵	So	So	Soh, Sho, Soo	49,456
소봉	小峰	Sobong	Sobong	Sohbong, Sopong, Shobong, Sohpong, Shopong	18
손	孫	Son Son (Korean name) Son or Sohn or Shon is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there are 415,182 people by this surname in South Korea.-origin:*Gui clan of Qi from Shun...	Son	Sohn, Shon, Soon, Soun, Sun	415,182
송	宋 , 松	Song Song (Korean name) -origin:SongSong Ju Eun of Yangju Song clanSong Wui is indigenous people of Haeju, Yonan in HwanghaedoSong Song Rye of Iksan Song clanSong Shin Kyung of Mungyeong Song clan...	Song	Soung, Shong, Sung	639,082
수	水 , 洙	Su	Su	Soo, Suh, Sooh	199
순	荀 , 舜 , 淳 , 順	Sun	Sun	Soon	1,296
승	昇 , 承	Seung	Sŭng	Sung, Seoung, Seong	3,304
시	柴 , 施	Si	Si	Shi, See, Sie, Sea	3,928
신	申 , 辛 , 愼	Sin	Sin	Shin Shin (Korean name) Shin is a Korean family name. According to the 2000 census in South Korea, there were 911,556 people carrying the Shin surname.-Clans:There are three Chinese characters for the Shin surname. Between these three characters, there are five different clans. Each Shin clan descends from a different... , Shinn, Sheen, Chin, Seen, Sinn, Cynn	911,556
심	沈	Sim Sim (Korean name) Sim or Shim is a Korean surname. There are six Shim clans in Korea based on six different regions. such as Cheongsong, Pungsan, Samcheok, Buyu, Uiryeong, and Jeonju. The biggest Sim clan is Cheongsong; they comprise about 85% of the all those with the surname Shim. Fourteen percent of all Korean...	Sim	Shim, Seem, Sheem, Shimn, Sihm	252,255
십	什	Sip	Sip	Ship, Sihp, Seep, Sib, Seeb, Sihb, Shib	82
아	阿	A	A	Ah, Aa	632
안	安	An	An	Ahn Ahn (Korean name) Ahn, also romanized An, is a Korean family name. It literally means "tranquility." In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea , making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population... , Ahne, Ann, Aan	637,786
애	艾	Ae	Ae	Ay, Ai	123
야	夜	Ya	Ya	Yah, Yha	180
양 (S) 량 (N)	梁 , 楊 , 樑 , 襄	Yang (S) Ryang (N)	Yang (S) Ryang (N)	Ryang, Yaung, Lyang	486,645
어	魚	Eo	Ŏ	Uh, Uhr, Eoh, Auh, Eu, Au	17,551
어금	魚金	Eogeum	Ŏgŭm	Eokeum, Okeum, Okum, Ukeum, Ugeum, Ukum	51
엄	嚴	Eom	Ŏm	Um, Eum, Uhm, Aum, Oum, Ohm, Uam	132,990
여 (S) 려 (N)	余 , 呂 , 汝	Yeo (S) Ryeo (N)	Yŏ (S) Ryŏ (N)	Yu, Yo, Yeu, Yuh, Yea	75,196
연 (S) 련 (N)	連 , 燕 , 延	Yeon (S) Ryeon (N)	Yŏn (S) Ryŏn (N)	Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun	32,528
염 (S) 렴 (N)	廉	Yeom (S) Ryeom (N)	Yŏm (S) Ryŏm (N)	Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum	63,951
엽	葉	Yeop	Yŏp	Yeob, Youb, Yeop, Yub, Yup, Yob	127
영	永 , 榮 , 影	Yeong	Yŏng	Young	259
예	芮 , 乂	Ye	Ye	Yea, Yae, Yeh, Yee	12,656
오	伍 , 吳 , 呉	O	O	Oh, Oe, Au, Ou	706,908
옥	玉	Ok	Ok	Ock, Ohk, Oak, Og, Ohg, Ocg, Oag	22,964
온	溫	On	On	Ohn, Ohnn	5,081
옹	邕 , 雍	Ong	Ong	Ohng, Oung	964
왕	王 ,汪	Wang	Wang	Whang, Wong	23,447
요	姚	Yo	Yo		198
용 (S) 룡 (N)	龍	Yong (S) Ryong (N)	Yong (S) Ryong (N)	Young, Ryong, Yung, Lyong	14,067
우	於 , 禹	U	U	Woo, Wu, Ou, Wo, Uh	180,141
운	雲 , 芸	Un	Un	Woon, Whun, Wuhn	170
원	元 , 袁 , 苑	Won Won (surname) Won is a Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were total of 120,465 people by this surname, or about .2% of the population. Of these, more than 99% used the hanja for their surname...	Wŏn	Weon, Woon, Wone, Wun, One	120,465
위	韋 , 魏	Wi	Wi	Wee, We, Wie, Wei	30,496
유 (S) 류 (N)	劉, 兪, 庾	Yu (S) Ryu (N)	Yu (S) Ryu (N)	Yoo Yoo (Korean name) Yoo , is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were about 1.04 million people by this name living in South Korea, making up roughly 2% of that country's population.... , You	437,900
육 (S) 륙 (N)	陸	Yuk (S) Ryuk (N)	Yuk (S) Ryuk (N)	Yook, Youk, Yug, Ryuk, Yuck	21,545
윤	尹	Yun	Yun	Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun	948,600
은	殷	Eun	Ŭn	Eun, Un, Uhan, Unn	15,657
음	陰	Eum	Ŭm	Um, Em, Yeum	5,936
이 (S) 리 (N)	李 , 伊 , 異	I (S) Ri (N)	Yi (S) Ri (N)	Lee Lee (Korean name) Lee is the common English spelling of 이 , a common Korean family name. The proper pronunciation in South Korea is like the English letter "E", although in North Korea the name is still written as "리" and pronounced "Lee". Many times South Koreans will knowingly introduce themselves as "Lee" to... , Yi, Rhee, Ree, Rey, Rhie	6,796,227
인	印	In	In	Ihn, Yin, Inn, En, Lin	20,635
임	任	Im Im (Korean name) Im is a common Korean family name derived from the Chinese surname Lin. There are two clan branches of "Im/Lim".-History:The first clan branch is the Supul Lim and its Hanja character is 林. The Supul Lim branch consists of two large clan houses; the first is Naju and the second, which is the elder...	Im	Im, Yim	99,986
임 (S) 림 (N)	林	Im (S) Rim (N)	Im (S) Rim (N)	Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim	635,507
자	慈	Ja	Cha		178
장	莊 , 章 , 張 , 蔣	Jang Jang (Korean name) Jang or Chang is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were more than 940,000 people in South Korea by this surname, more than 2% of the population...	Chang	Chang, Jahng, Jhang, Gang, Zhang	943,257
장곡	長谷	Janggok	Changgok		52
저	邸	Jeo	Chŏ		48
전	全 , 田 , 錢	Jeon Jeon (Korean name) Jeon is a rare Korean family name. As of 2000, there were 687,867 people by this name in South Korea. english mark use to Jeon, Jun, Cheon, Chun, etc.-全 : Quan, Chyun:*from Zhou Dynasty public office name...	Chŏn	Jun, Chun, Chon, Jeun, Cheon	687,867
점	佔	Jeom	Chŏm		516
정	丁 , 程 , 鄭	Jeong	Chŏng	Chung Chung (Korean name) Chung, also often spelled Jeong, Jung, Joung, Chong, Tseung, Cheong or Choung, is a common Korean family name... , Jung, Joung, Chong, Cheong, Choung	2,230,611
제	諸	Je	Che	Jae, Jea, Che, Jei, Jhe	29,968
제갈	諸葛	Jegal	Chegal	Jaegal, Jekal, Jeagal, Chegal, Chekal	4,444
조	趙 , 曺	Jo	Cho Cho (Korean name) Cho or Jo is a Korean family name. As of 2000, there were 1,347,730 people by this surname in South Korea of a total population of 45,985,289: more than 2% of the total population...	Cho, Cao, Joe, Joh, Jou	1,347,730
종	宗 , 鍾	Jong	Chong	Chong	962
좌	左	Jwa	Chwa	Chwa, Joa, Choa, Jaw	3,130
주	周 , 朱	Ju	Chu	Joo, Chu, Choo, Jou, Zoo, Jew	215,010
준	俊	Jun	Chun	Juhn, Jhun, Choon, Joon, Chuhn	72
즙	辻	Jeup	Chŭp	Jup, Jub, Jeub, Cheup, Chup, Cheub, Chub	4
증	增 , 曾	Jeung	Chŭng	Zeng, Jung, Cheung, Chung	6
지	智 , 池	Ji	Chi	Jee, Ch, Gi, Chee, Gee, Jhi	147,572
진	晉 , 眞 , 陳 , 秦	Jin	Chin	Chin, Jean, Gin, Zhin, Chen	170,980
차	車	Cha Cha (Korean name) Cha is an uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Yu Cha-dal . Most of the clan’s members live in Gyeongsang province, Hwanghae province, or P'yŏngan province...	Ch'a	Char, Chah, Tchah, Tcha	180,589
창	昌 , 倉	Chang	Ch'ang	Chiang, Chahng	1,179
채	采 , 菜 , 蔡	Chae	Ch'ae	Chai, Che, Chea	119,251
천	天 , 千	Cheon	Ch'ŏn	Chun, Chon, Chen, Choun	112,227
초	楚 , 肖	Cho	Ch'o	Chu, Chou, Choh	351
최	崔	Choe	Ch'oe	Choi, Che, Choy, Chey	2,169,704
추	秋 , 鄒	Chu	Ch'u	Choo, Chou, Chyu	55,309
탁	卓	Tak	T'ak	Tark, Tag, Tack, Thak	19,395
탄	彈	Tan	T'an	Than, Than, Tann	155
태	太	Tae	T'ae	Tai, Tea, Te, Tay	8,165
판	判	Pan	P'an	Pahn, Phan, Pann	290
팽	彭	Paeng	P'aeng	Pang, Paing, Peng, Pyeong, Pyeng	2,825
편	片	Pyeon	P'yŏn	Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen, Pyeun	15,308
평	平	Pyeong	P'yŏng	Pyung, Pyong, Pyoung, Pyeng	608
포	包	Po	P'o	Pho, Poh	129
표	表	Pyo	P'yo	Phyo, Pio, Puo, Peo, Pyho	28,398
풍	馮	Pung	P'ung	Poong, Puhng, Poohng	586
피	皮	Pi	P'i	Pee, Phee, Phi, Phy, Pih	6,303
필	弼	Pil	P'il	Phil, Pihl, Peel	251
하	河 , 夏	Ha	Ha	Hah, Har	213,758
학	學	Hak	Hak	Hag, Hahk, Hahg	101
한	韓 , 漢	Han Han (Korean name) Han is the common English spelling of 한, a common Korean family name. According to the 2000 census, 한 is the 7th most common surname in the Republic of Korea...	Han	Hahn, Hann	715,556
함	咸	Ham	Ham	Hahm, Harm, Hamm, Haam	75,955
해	海	Hae	Hae	Hay, Hai	322
허	許	Heo Heo Heo is a family name in Korea. It is also often spelled as Hur or Huh, or less commonly as Hue or Her. In South Korea in 1985, out of a population of between roughly 40 and 45 million, there were approximately 264,000 people surnamed Heo. The name is also found in North Korea...	Hŏ	Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho, Hoh, Heoh	300,448
현	玄	Hyeon	Hyŏn	Hyun, Huynh, Hyon, Hyoun, Hyen	81,807
형	邢	Hyeong	Hyŏng	Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hyeung	6,640
호	扈 , 胡 , 鎬	Ho	Ho	Hoh, Hu	6,106
홍	洪	Hong Hong (Korean name) Hong is the common English spelling of 홍, is Korean and Chinese means "wide" or "big".-Clans:As with all Korean family names, the holders of the Hong surname are divided into different patrilineal clans, or lineages, based on their ancestral seat. Most such clans trace their lineage back to a...	Hong	Houng, Hyong	518,635
화	化	Hwa	Hwa	Howa, Hua	945
환	桓	Hwan	Hwan	Huan, Howan	157
황	黃	Hwang Hwang (Korean name) Hwang is a common Korean family name. Hwang is the equivalent of the Chinese surname Huang. Hwangs make up roughly 1.5% of the Korean population; the 2000 South Korean census found 644,294 in that country. The Chinese character for Hwang used most commonly literally means "yellow","golden","brown;...	Hwang	Whang, Hoang, Huang, Whong, Wong	644,294
황보	皇甫	Hwangbo	Hwangbo	Hwangpo	9,148
후	後 , 候	Hu	Hu	Hoo, Hooh, Huh	114
흥	興	Heung	Hŭng	Huhng	462

Applies only to 梁 and 樑. Applies only to 呂. Applies only to 連. Applies only to 劉. Applies only to 李. Applies only to 林.

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Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language, by K. B. Kurotchenkо.

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Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...

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Hanja
Hanja is the Korean name for the Chinese characters hanzi. More specifically, it refers to those Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation...

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