Lee (Korean surname)

異: different
伊: that

Yi (Ri)
Hangul	이 (리)
Hanja	李, 異, 伊
Revised Romanization	Lee, Li, Yi, I, Ri
McCune–Reischauer	Lee, Li, Yi, I, Ri; Note: "李" is officially romanized as I in South Korea and Ri in North Korea.

Lee
Lee
	The one hanja for Yi
Pronunciation	[iː] or [riː]
Origin
Language(s)	Korean
Word/Name	Korean peninsula
Meaning	리 or 이 李: plum; ; 이 異: different; 伊: that; ;
Other names
Variant form(s)	I, Yi, Ri, Rhee, Rhie, Reeh

Lee or I (이) is the second most common surname, or family name, in Korea. In 2015 more than 7 million people in South Korea had this name. That is over 14% of all people in the country.^[2]

↑ 리(Ri) in North Korea and 이(I) in South Korea. However, 이(I) in South Korea use 리(Lee) as their official English surname.
↑ "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

[1] 리(Ri) in North Korea and 이(I) in South Korea. However, 이(I) in South Korea use 리(Lee) as their official English surname.

[Census2015-2] "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

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Lee (Korean surname)

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