Surname Generator / Korean
Korean Surname Generator
Korean surnames are dominated by a handful of one-syllable clan names: Kim (金), Lee (李) and Park (朴) alone account for nearly half the population. Each surname is further divided into 'bon-gwan' (clan seats) tracing to a founding ancestor and place.
Generate Korean last names
Sampled from real, commonly recorded surnames of this origin. They are real family names — use thoughtfully. Tap ♡ to save favorites — your shortlist follows you across pages.
About Korean surnames
- Kim, Lee and Park together are carried by roughly 45% of South Koreans.
- Other common names: Choi, Jeong, Kang, Cho, Yoon, Jang, Lim, Han.
- Surnames are written with a single Hanja (Chinese) character — Kim = 金 'gold'.
- Korean name order is surname-first: Kim Min-jun = the Kim family, given name Min-jun.
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