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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% TYPEO Most common blood group (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026
5% ENG Common second language, globally, for short (3)
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

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