Korean Surnames

Korean Surnames Posted by Ginny on Jul 19, 2009 in Korean Language

Have you ever wondered what Korean surnames sound like? You may have see some of them below. Some of them are very common, and some are not. On official documents like birth/marriage/divorce certificates, it’s typical to see the surname in Chinese characters.

How many have you seen before?

Kim (김) (金)

Park/Bak (박) (樸)

Lee/Yi (이) (李)

Kang (강) (姜)

Kyung (경) (慶)

Go (고) (高)

Nam (남) (南)

Noh (노) (盧)

Ryu (류) (柳)

Oh (오) (伍)

Woo/Wu (우) (於)