Baek is used as a family name or surname in South Korea. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Baek
No. of characters: 4
Origin: South Korea
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Baek

How popular is Baek?

Baek is common in South Korea.

Baek is ranked 1356 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Baeks grew by 58.62069 per cent to 2990 since 2000 and ranked 10689 after elevating 3809 spots. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 95.32 95.92
White 2.81 2.86
Others 1 0.95
Black 0.47 0
Hispanic or Latino 0.4 0.27
Baek is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in North Korea which signifies that it is originated from North Korea. Around 392570 people have been found who wears Baek as their family name. Baek is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,053 Senegal5
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
423 Swaziland3
35,789 Turkey3
23,344 Austria2
40,064 Nigeria2
44,018 Poland2
34,572 Israel2
6,353 Panama2
28,232 Morocco2
81,201 Switzerland1
17,768 Pakistan1
6,149 Ethiopia1
123,175 Tanzania1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
174,544 Czech Republic1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
4,249 Cambodia1
24,176 Qatar1
25,746 Finland1
31,584 Peru1
7,191 Afghanistan1
2,024 Mongolia1
56,169 Mexico1
16,073 Latvia1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
31,207 Ireland1
2,935 Madagascar1
3,275 Nepal1
42,479 Greece1
7,941 Guatemala1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,062 China46
31,418 Belarus38
49,869 Spain38
12,692 Scotland33
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
297,046 Russia25
42,407 Sweden22
62,494 Netherlands22
4,647 Thailand21
28,338 Norway20
3,918 Japan17
113,815 Kazakhstan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
10,122 Chile90
19,298 Belgium89
117,149 France73
56,973 South Africa73
65,656 Ukraine72
3,257 Hong Kong71
5,314 Kuwait70
10,189 New Zealand66
230,054 India56
Countries with hundreds of Baek:
13,857 Germany740
21,418 Philippines644
10,105 Canada391
5,912 Malaysia354
10,327 Australia269
42,856 Brazil254
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
48,322 Italy157
31,049 England145
4,206 Denmark143
2,531 Singapore142
81,696 Indonesia102
Countries with thousands of Baek:
11,873 United States3,000
917 Vietnam2,583
Countries with hundred thousands of Baek:
25 North Korea191,489
33 South Korea190,840
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Comments

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Elodia Gayer
The origin of the name is Germanic etymology of the name comes from the Germanic baki meaning the river, and by extension the one who lives near the river that name specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Baek Namesakes

  • Chaekgye of Baekje, Goi of Baekje's son
  • Bong-gi Baek, Actor
  • Do-bin Baek, Actor
  • Seong of Baekje, Muryeong of Baekje's son
  • Bong-gi Baek, Actor
  • Hak-gi Baek, Actor
  • Hye of Baekje, Seong of Baekje's son
  • Jennie Baek, Actress
  • Seung-joo Baek, Film Score Composer
  • Beop of Baekje, Hye of Baekje's son
  • Se-ri Baek characterized the vital role of N in 2016 drama, romance movie Yeo-jik-won-deul: Jik-jang-yeon-ae-sa.
  • Da-eun Baek characterized leading character of Ha-yeong in 2015 drama, romance flick Chak-Han Cheo-Je.
  • In 2012, Chung-Kang Baek played the role of Kang Hyun-woo in comedy, romance movie Umchi keulreonik.
  • In 2006 romance movie, Sa-rang-hal-ddae-e-ya-gi-ha-neun-geot-ddeul, Seon-Yeong Baek characterized N.
  • In 2018, Seung-chul Baek played the role of Farming Supply Store Owner in action and horror film Manyeo.

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