Recommended English Name

CHO GOEUN
Korean reading ㅊ오 ㄱ오에우ㄴ
CHO
Korean reading ㅊ오
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics
JO
31%

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

GO
Matches the official Korean romanization rules.
Korean reading ㄱ오
EUN
Korean reading 에우ㄴ
Why this spelling?
Korean passport usage statistics

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

MOFA standard romanization (expected) CHO GOEUN Korean readingㅊ오 ㄱ오에우ㄴ

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

About this recommendation

The spelling CHO GOEUN for 조고은 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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