45 rows Popular given names of this sort include Haneul 하늘.

Most common first name in south korea. The most common of these names is Kim followed by Lee and Park. So-Young - The girl is beautiful eternal and prosperous. Sung - The successor.

This is a list of Korean family names in Hangul alphabetical order. 54 rows 2015 South Korean population out of 497 million total Percentage Percentile 1 김.

All told about 45 percent of Koreans have one of these three names. For example in the name NAM GUNG Min NAM GUNG is the surname and Min is the first name.

The most common Korean family name particularly in South Korea is Kim followed by Lee and Park. Young II - Most prosperous one. So - Smiling one.

Choi Jeong Kang Yoon Jang and Shin. In fact its still popular today for naturalised South Korean citizens to adopt a Korean surname. Popular choices include Kim Lee Park and Choi.

According to South Koreas National Statistical Office the most popular Korean surnames after those first big three are. It is common for women to retain their own family name upon marrying. Heaven or Sky Areum 아름.