Recommended English Name

SEO EUM
Korean reading ㅅ어 에우ㅁ
SEO
Korean reading ㅅ어
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
SUH
7%

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

EUM
Matches the official Korean romanization rules.
Korean reading 에우ㅁ
MOFA standard romanization (expected) SEO EUM Korean readingㅅ어 에우ㅁ

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

About this recommendation

The spelling SEO EUM for 서음 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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