Second-most-common surname in Korea, after Kim Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Second-most-common surname in Korea, after Kim featured in New York Times puzzle on January 7, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEE Second-most-common surname in Korea, after Kim (3) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
6% KIM Korea's most common surname (3) Universal Oct 13, 2023
6% CHOI Fourth-most common surname in Korea (after Kim, Lee and Park) (4) New York Times Jun 26, 2022
5% ARGON Most common noble gas (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
5% THE Most common English word (3) USA Today Nov 21, 2025
5% MORGAN Common Welsh surname (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
5% TRAN Second-most common Vietnamese surname (4) New York Times Apr 5, 2020
5% KOREA Where Kim is a common surname (5) Newsday Sep 2, 2015
5% AHN Common surname in Korea (3)
4% ROY "Succession" surname (3) USA Today Jan 6, 2026

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