Multicultural Korea sees more new family names
Social affairsFeb 11, 2011
The number of new Korean family names and clans seems to be rising in South Korea, with growing numbers of marriage immigrants choosing to create their own names to adapt to the local community.South Korea, according to a census conducted in late 2000, had 286 family names divided into 4,179 clans, with Kim, Lee and Park among the most popular Korean surnames.With a growing influx of foreigners to