Yun (Korean: 윤) is a family name in Korea, which means "governor". The name is sometimes also transliterated as Yoon, Yune, Yiun, or Youn. According to...

dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. The Chinese surname Yun (云) may be confused with the common Korean surname Yun (윤) which instead derives from...

ancient Chinese surname Yeon, or Yun, Korean (or Dutch given name) family name Yun (Korean surname), or Yoon, Korean family name Yun (restaurant), in...

South Korean handball player Oh Yun-kyo (1960–2000), South Korean footballer Oh Yun-suk, South Korean handball player List of Korean surnames O family...

of Korea. Sunjeonghyo was born Yun Jeung-sun (윤증순; 尹曾順) on 19 September 1894 in Seoul. She was born to Lady Yu of the Gigye Yu clan [ko] and Yun Taek-yeong...

This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee...

Hyeon or Hyon, Hyoun, is a Korean surname, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As given name...

Sok-kyong (born 1951), South Korean author Kang Soo-yeon (1966–2022), South Korean actress Kang Soo-yun (born 1976), South Korean professional golfer Sukhee...

(1939–1999), South Korean hapkido practitioner Myung Ji-yun (born 1975), South Korean actress John Myung (born 1967), American bassist of Korean descent, founder...

second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (김). As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 7,306,828 people by this name in South Korea or 14.7% of...

President Yun may refer to: Yun Posun (1897–1990), 2nd president of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol (born 1960), 13th president of South Korea Yun (Korean surname) This...

Choi (Korean: 최; Hanja: 崔) is a Korean family surname. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were around 2.3 million people by this name in South...

Shim or Sim (Korean: 심) is a Korean surname. There are six Shim clans in Korea based in the regions of Cheongsong, Pungsan, Samcheok, Buyu, Uiryeong,...

Um (Korean: 엄), also spelled as Uhm, Eom, Eum, Ohm or Om, is a relatively uncommon surname in Korea. It is written using the same character as the Chinese...

Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 79.5% of people with this surname spelled it in...

Song is a Korean family name derived from the Chinese surname Song. Songs make up roughly 1.4% of the Korean population; the 2000 South Korean census found...

Ko (Korean: 고; Hanja: 髙/高), also variously romanized Go, Goh, or Koh, is a common Korean surname. Among Koreans with this surname, the largest clan is...

the Korean Language based on a sample of year 2007 applications for South Korean passports, it was found that 48.6% of people with this surname chose...

“country" and/or “Korean people”. Han is the oldest name in Korea. As with all the Korean family names, the holders of the Han surname are divided into...

confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula. Members of the Korean diaspora often use the term Han-in. North Koreans refer to themselves as Joseon-in...

Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea Mah Chonggi, Korean poet Ma Kwang-soo, South Korean poet, professor in Korean literature, novelist and essayist...

Won is an uncommon Korean surname. Won Chang-yong (born 1973), South Korean former cyclist Won Du-jae (born 1997), South Korean football player Won Gyeong-suk...

Yang (Korean: 양) is a Korean surname. According to the 2000 South Korean Census, 486,645 people in South Korea had the surname Yang. The family name Yang...

Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 61.3% of people with that surname spelled it in...

Cho (Korean: 조, also written as Jo) is a Korean family name, historically Royal family name in Korea[citation needed]. As of 2000, there were 1,347,730...

Seo is a Korean surname and Japanese surname. As a Korean surname, Seo is the most frequent romanization, but it may also be romanized as Suh, Surh, Sur...

The Musong Yun clan (Korean: 무송 윤씨; Hanja: 茂松 尹氏) is a Korean clan belonging to the greater Yoon surname. The clan's historic Bon-gwan was in Kyonghung...

Shin is a Korean surname. Other rarer romanizations of this surname include Sin or Sheen. There are three Chinese characters that can be read as Shin...

romanized to "Kauh". In 2019 it was the 19th most common surname in Mainland China. The Korean surname, "Ko" or "Koh", is derived from and written with the...

South Korean actor and model Nam Yu-jin (born 1995), South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, actress Nam Yun-bae (born 1987), South Korean taekwondo...