Recommended English Name

SONG GWANGSU
Korean reading ㅅ오ㄴㄱ ㄱw아ㄴㄱ슈
SONG
Korean reading ㅅ오ㄴㄱ
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics

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

GWANG
Korean reading ㄱw아ㄴㄱ
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
KWANG
74%

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

SU
Korean reading
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
SOO
43%

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

MOFA standard romanization (expected) SONG GWANGSU Korean readingㅅ오ㄴㄱ ㄱw아ㄴㄱ슈

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

About this recommendation

The spelling SONG GWANGSU for 송광수 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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