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    Korean surnames

    42 surnames that come from Korean, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, starting with Kim, Chung, Hahn.

    #SurnameUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Kim 77 262,352
    2 Chung 805 43,110
    3 Hahn 859 40,250
    4 Lim 936 37,021
    5 Cho 1,038 33,490
    6 Kang 1,084 32,221
    7 Shin 1,656 21,735
    8 Oh 1,978 18,285
    9 Yi 2,011 17,934
    10 Yoon 2,287 15,936
    11 Yoo 2,724 13,225
    12 Chun 2,740 13,141
    13 Ahn 3,379 10,567
    14 Choe 4,560 7,776
    15 Suh 4,961 7,089
    16 Seo 4,998 7,033
    17 Nam 5,569 6,244
    18 Bae 5,606 6,203
    19 Jeong 6,315 5,404
    20 Choy 6,467 5,254
    21 Shim 6,801 4,958
    22 Im 6,880 4,887
    23 Ku 6,877 4,888
    24 Jeon 7,791 4,253
    25 Rhee 8,141 4,071
    26 Joo 10,324 3,121
    27 Baek 10,689 2,990
    28 Bak 10,903 2,920
    29 Paik 11,371 2,774
    30 Chae 11,914 2,628
    31 Huh 12,711 2,429
    32 Hyun 13,462 2,262
    33 Hur 13,759 2,199
    34 Mun 14,038 2,146
    35 Byun 14,363 2,082
    36 Paek 15,183 1,940
    37 Youn 15,727 1,854
    38 Roh 15,871 1,833
    39 Um 17,526 1,607
    40 Heo 20,201 1,319
    41 Goo 20,449 1,299
    42 Eom 39,887 550