The 30 Most Common Korean Surnames In The World

While the rarest Korean surnames in the world make up an infinitesimal part of the Korean population, the thirty most common surnames make up a whopping 90% of all Korean surnames globally (at least according to the most recent statistics calculated in 2015). Most K-Pop fans likely know that Kim, Lee, Park, and Choi are some of the most popular Korean family names, but there are many more that also make up a large part of the population! Here are the top 30.

30. Nam (남)

There were reportedly 275.7k people (or 0.55% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

29. No/Noh (노)

There were reportedly 315.4k people (or 0.63% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

28. Heo (허)

There were reportedly 326.8k people (or 0.66% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

27. Baek (백)

There were reportedly 382.4k people (or 0.77% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

26. Bae/Pae (배)

There were reportedly 400.7k people (or 0.81% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

25. Son (손)

There were reportedly 457.4k people (or 0.92% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

24. Mun/Moon (문)

There were reportedly 464.0k people (or 0.93% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

23. Go/Ko (고)

There were reportedly 471.4k people (or 0.95% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

22. Yang (양)

There were reportedly 530.6k people (or 1.07% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

21. Hong (홍)

There were reportedly 559.0k people (or 1.12% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

20. Song (송)

There were reportedly 683.5k people (or 1.38% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

19. An/Ahn (안)

There were reportedly 685.7k people (or 1.38% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

18. Hwang (황)

There were reportedly 697.5k people (or 1.40% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

17. Gwon/Kwon (권)

There were reportedly 706.2k people (or 1.42% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

16. Jeon (전)

There were reportedly 749.3k people (or 1.51% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

15. Seo/Suh (서)

There were reportedly 752.2k people (or 1.51% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

14. Oh (오)

There were reportedly 763.3k people (or 1.54% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

13. Han (한)

There were reportedly 773.5k people (or 1.56% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

12. Yu/Yoo (유)

There were reportedly 963.5k people (or 1.94% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

11. Sin/Shin (신)

There were reportedly 986.0k people (or 1.98% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

10. Im/Lim (임)

There were reportedly 1.02 million people (or 2.04% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

9. Yun/Yoon (윤)

There were reportedly 1.02 million people (or 2.05% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

8. Jang/Chang (장)

There were reportedly 1.02 million people (or 2.05% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

7. Gang/Kang (강)

There were reportedly 1.27 million people (or 2.55% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

6. Jo/Cho (조)

There were reportedly 1.45 million people (or 2.93% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

5. Choe/Choi (최)

There were reportedly 2.34 million people (or 4.71% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

4. Jeong/Jung (정)

There were reportedly 2.41 million people (or 4.84% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

3. Park/Bak (박)

There were reportedly 4.19 million people (or 8.43% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

2. Lee/I (이)

There were reportedly 7.31 million people (or 14.7% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.

1. Kim/Gim (김)

There were reportedly 10.69 million people (or 21.5% of the Korean population) with this surname in 2015.