Korean Last Names — 성 [seong]
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2 min readMar 28, 2018
Traditionally a Korean name has three syllables. The first syllable is the given name, which is called “성” [seong] in Korean. The next two syllables are the first name “이름” [ireum].
There exist about 5000 Korean surnames in total. Around 300 family names are in use these days.
The most common Korean last names are 김 (Kim), 이 (Lee), 박 (Park), and 최 (Choi).
Here are a few examples with the top 4 Korean given names.
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