12 K-Pop Idols With The Rarest Family Names

As of 2022, there are around 110 million Koreans living across the globe. Of those tens of millions, the most common surnames are Kim (10.7 million), Lee (7.3 million), and Park (4.2 million), which is why it’s no surprise that many K-Pop idols have these as their last name! There are a few idols, however, who have fairly rare surnames. Here are the 12 K-Pop idols who have the rarest surnames in the industry that fans recently discussed on Reddit.

1. Jiwon (Sechskies)

Full name: Eun Jiwon

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 16.9k (.034%)

2. Jessi

Full name: Ho Hyunjoo/Jessica Ho

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 327k (.66%)

3. Miyoun (former Baby V.O.X)

Full name: Kan Miyoun

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 2.5k (.005%)

4. Taecyeon (2PM)

Full name: Ok Taecyeon

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 25.1k (.05%)

5. Baekhyun (EXO)

Full name: Byun Baekhyun

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 139k (.28%)

6. Jaehyun (Golden Child)

Full name: Bong Jaehyun

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 13.0k (.026%)

7. Ong Seongwu

Full name: Ong Seongwu

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 967 (.0019%)

8. Danielle (NewJeans)

Full name: Mo Jihye/Danielle Marsh

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 21.9k (.059%)

9. Seungkwan (SEVENTEEN)

Full name: Boo Seungkwan

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 10.6k (.021%)

10. P.O (Block B)

Full name: Pyo Jihoon

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 30.7k (.062%)

11. Jaehyun (BOYNEXTDOOR)

Full name: Myung Jaehyun

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 29.1k (.059%)

12. Hwanwoong (ONEUS)

Full name: Yeo Hwanwoong

Number/Percentage of Koreans with same surname: 80.7k (.16%)