List of South Korean surnames by prevalence
# List of South Korean surnames by prevalence

This list of South Korean surnames by prevalence ranks Korean family names by population and includes homophonous Hanja characters. Data are provided by the Government of South Korea and only include family names used by more than five people (the Government of North Korea does not publish such data). This is an abridged version of the statistics. For the whole report, please refer to the link below.

## List

| Rank | Hangul | Hanja | Revised | McCune–Reischauer | Popular spellings | 2015 South Korean population (out of ~49.7 million total) | Percentage | Percentile |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 김 | 金 | Gim | Kim | Kim, Gim | 10,689,967 | 21.51% | 21.51% |
| 2 | 이 (S) | 李, 伊, 異, 利, 怡, | I (S) | Yi (S) | Lee, Yi, Rhee | 7,307,477 | 14.7% | 36.21% |
| 2 | 리 (N, S) | 李 | Ri (S) | Ri (N) | Lee, Yi, Rhee | 7,307,477 | 14.7% | 36.21% |
| 3 | 박 | 朴, 博 | Bak | Pak | Park, Pak, Bak | 4,192,080 | 8.43% | 44.64% |
| 4 | 정 | 鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情 | Jeong | Chŏng | Jung, Jeong, Chung | 2,407,601 | 4.84% | 49.49% |
| 5 | 최 | 崔, 催, 寉, 最 | Choe | Ch'oe | Choi, Choe, Chae, Chwe | 2,340,582 | 4.71% | 54.19% |
| 6 | 조 | 趙, 曺, 調, 造, 朝 | Jo | Cho | Cho, Jo | 1,453,971 | 2.93% | 57.12% |
| 7 | 강 | 姜, 康, 剛, 强 | Gang | Kang | Kang, Gang | 1,269,251 | 2.55% | 59.67% |
| 8 | 윤 | 尹, 允, 潤 | Yun | Yun | Yoon, Yun, Youn | 1,020,564 | 2.05% | 61.73% |
| 9 | 임 (S) | 林, 任, 壬, 恁 | Im (S) | Im (S) | Im, Lim, Rim | 1,015,200 | 2.04% | 63.77% |
| 9 | 림 (N, S) | 林 | Rim (S) | Rim (N) | Im, Lim, Rim | 1,015,200 | 2.04% | 63.77% |
| 10 | 장 | 張, 蔣, 章 | Jang | Chang | Jang, Chang | 992,721 | 2% | 65.77% |
| 11 | 신 | 申, 辛, 愼 | Sin | Sin | Shin, Sin | 985,823 | 1.98% | 67.75% |
| 12 | 유 (S) | 柳, 劉, 兪, 庾 | Yu (S) | Yu (S) | Yoo, Yu, You, Ryu | 963,296 | 1.94% | 69.69% |
| 12 | 류 (N, S) | 柳, 劉 | Ryu (S) | Ryu (N) | Yoo, Yu, You, Ryu | 963,296 | 1.94% | 69.69% |
| 13 | 한 | 韓, 漢, 汗, 恨 | Han | Han | Han, Hahn | 773,537 | 1.56% | 71.24% |
| 14 | 오 | 吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤 | O | O | Oh | 763,334 | 1.54% | 72.78% |
| 15 | 서 | 徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖, | Seo | Sŏ | Seo, Suh | 752,233 | 1.51% | 74.29% |
| 16 | 전 | 全, 田, 錢 | Jeon | Chŏn | Jeon, Jun, Chun, Chon | 749,257 | 1.51% | 75.8% |
| 17 | 권 | 權, 勸, 㩲, 券, | Gwon | Kwŏn | Kwon, Gwon, Kweon | 706,212 | 1.42% | 77.22% |
| 18 | 황 | 黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧 | Hwang | Hwang | Hwang, Whang | 697,475 | 1.4% | 78.62% |
| 19 | 안 | 安, 顔, 案 | An | An | Ahn, An | 685,688 | 1.38% | 80% |
| 20 | 송 | 宋, 松, 送, | Song | Song | Song | 683,511 | 1.38% | 81.38% |
| 21 | 홍 | 洪, 烘, 弘, 哄, 紅, | Hong | Hong | Hong | 558,994 | 1.12% | 82.5% |
| 22 | 양 (S) | 梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 樑, 樣, | Yang (S) | Yang (S) | Yang, Ryang | 530,554 | 1.07% | 83.57% |
| 22 | 량 (N) | 梁 | Ryang (S) | Ryang (N) | Yang, Ryang | 530,554 | 1.07% | 83.57% |
| 23 | 고 | 高, 顧 | Go | Ko | Ko, Go, Koh, Goh | 471,898 | 0.95% | 84.52% |
| 24 | 문 | 文, 門 | Mun | Mun | Moon, Mun | 464,047 | 0.93% | 85.45% |
| 25 | 손 | 孫, 遜, 損, 蓀 | Son | Son | Son, Sohn, Shon | 457,356 | 0.92% | 86.37% |
| 26 | 배 | 裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配, | Bae | Pae | Bae, Pae | 400,669 | 0.81% | 87.18% |
| 27 | 백 | 白, 百, 伯, 柏, | Baek | Paek | Baek, Paek, Baik, Paik | 382,447 | 0.77% | 87.95% |
| 28 | 허 | 許 | Heo | Hŏ | Heo, Hur, Huh, Her | 326,770 | 0.66% | 88.61% |
| 29 | 노 (S) | 盧, 魯, 路, 虜, 努 | No (S) | No (S) | Noh, No, Roh | 315,439 | 0.63% | 89.24% |
| 29 | 로 (N, S) | 路, 魯, 盧 | Ro (S) | Ro (N) | Noh, No, Roh | 315,439 | 0.63% | 89.24% |
| 30 | 남 | 南 | Nam | Nam | Nam | 275,648 | 0.55% | 89.8% |
| 31 | 심 | 沈 | Sim | Sim | Shim, Sim | 271,749 | 0.55% | 90.34% |
| 32 | 하 | 河, 夏 | Ha | Ha | Ha, Hah, Har | 232,956 | 0.47% | 90.81% |
| 33 | 주 | 朱, 周 | Ju | Chu | Joo, Ju, Chu, Choo | 232,006 | 0.47% | 91.28% |
| 34 | 구 | 具, 丘, 邱 | Gu | Ku | Koo, Goo, Gu, Ku | 208,446 | 0.42% | 91.7% |
| 35 | 성 | 成 | Seong | Sŏng | Sung, Seong | 199,124 | 0.4% | 92.1% |
| 36 | 차 | 車 | Cha | Ch'a | Cha | 194,782 | 0.39% | 92.49% |
| 37 | 우 | 禹 | U | U | Woo, U | 194,713 | 0.39% | 92.88% |
| 38 | 진 | 陳, 秦, 晋 | Jin | Chin | Jin, Chin | 184,466 | 0.37% | 93.25% |
| 39 | 민 | 閔 | Min | Min | Min | 171,740 | 0.35% | 93.6% |
| 40 | 나 (S) | 羅 | Na (S) | Na (S) | Na, Ra, Nah | 160,946 | 0.32% | 93.92% |
| 40 | 라 (N, S) | 羅 | Ra (S) | Ra (N) | Na, Ra, Nah | 160,946 | 0.32% | 93.92% |
| 41 | 지 | 池, 智 | Ji | Chi | Ji, Jee, Chi | 159,561 | 0.32% | 94.24% |
| 42 | 엄 | 嚴 | Eom | Ŏm | Eom, Um, Eum, Uhm | 144,425 | 0.29% | 94.53% |
| 43 | 변 | 卞, 邊 | Byeon | Pyŏn | Byun, Byeon, Byon, Pyun | 138,789 | 0.28% | 94.81% |
| 44 | 채 | 蔡 | Chae | Ch'ae | Chae, Chai, Che | 131,557 | 0.26% | 95.08% |
| 45 | 원 | 元 | Won | Wŏn | Won, Weon | 129,552 | 0.26% | 95.34% |
| 46 | 방 | 方, 房, 龐 | Bang | Pang | Bang, Pang | 129,244 | 0.26% | 95.6% |
| 47 | 천 | 千 | Cheon | Ch'ŏn | Cheon, Chun, Chon | 121,780 | 0.25% | 95.84% |
