# frequency of surname 'Park' in Korea, etc.

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**Created:** [July 16, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-surname-park-in-korea-etc/72719 "2001-07-16T20:43:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-surname-park-in-korea-etc/72719/1 "2001-07-16T20:43:27Z")

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Can someone point me to a reference that would answer questions like these:  
What percentage of the pop. of Korea has surname Kim or Park?  
What is distribution in China of surnames Wang/Wong, Li, Chow etc.

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**Author:** ![Punchdrunk\_Lovesick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@Punchdrunk\_Lovesick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punchdrunk_Lovesick)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frequency-of-surname-park-in-korea-etc/72719/2 "2001-07-17T00:20:23Z")

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Big Five (Kim, Lee/Yi, Park/Park, Choi, Chung/Jung) make up over 50%  
Kim 22%  
Lee 14%

There are about 270 surnames in Korea, which is relatively few, although they are further subdivided by clan.

From: [Surname: Microcosmic icon of Confucian order](http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2001/03/14/200103140045.asp), Korea Herald, 14 March 2001