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.
