List of Korean surnames
This is a list of Korean surnames, in hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (), followed by Lee () and Park (). 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. No such data is available from North Korea. From 2015 South Korean statistics
, at least 191 distinct surnames in hangul and 514 distinct surnames in hanja were in use. From 2000 South Korean statistics
These are surnames that appear in the 2000 South Korean statistics but not in 2015. Since the 2015 statistics only lists surnames used by five or more people, these surnames may still exist. Other surnames

Historical surnames
These surnames are found in historical texts and are no longer in use today. See also
 Korean name
 Korean culture
 Korean language
 List of common Chinese surnames

Notes
For these notes, see North–South differences in the Korean language. References

Sources

External links
  Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language, by K. B. Kurotchenko. Image of pie graph showing the most prevalent surnames (according to 2000 statistics), in hangul and hanja
  List including vanished names, with clan profiles
  List of living names, with clan profiles

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