Recommended English Name

SEO YEON
Korean reading ㅅ어 이어ㄴ
SEO
Korean reading ㅅ어
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
SUH
7%

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

YEON
Matches the official Korean romanization rules.
Korean reading 이어ㄴ
MOFA standard romanization (expected) SEO YEON Korean readingㅅ어 이어ㄴ

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

About this recommendation

The spelling SEO YEON for 서연 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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