Recommended English Name

DO YU
Korean reading ㄷ오 이우
DO
Matches the official Korean romanization rules.
Korean reading ㄷ오
YU
Korean reading 이우
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
YOU
15%
YOO
14%

Source: Korean MOFA passport statistics (Oct 31, 2024) View reference document

MOFA standard romanization (expected) DO YU Korean readingㄷ오 이우

Compare with the official recommendation on the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

About this recommendation

The spelling DO YU for 도유 is recommended from official passport statistics published by the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, combined with the national romanization rules. Percentages show how Koreans with the same syllables actually spell them on their passports.

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