Ha (Korean surname)

Ha is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "하", also often spelled Hah or Har. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 213,758 people by this name in South Korea, or roughly 0.5% of the population.[1]

Ha
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHa
McCune–ReischauerHa

Clans

Ha is ranked 35th in the population of South Korean surnames, with 230,481 people in the 2015 National Statistical Office Census. There are main clans such as Jinju(晉州), Ganghwa(江華), and Aneum(安陰).

Jinju Clan

Jinju clan (晉州河氏) is Shiranggongpa (侍郞公波) with Hagongjin as its ancestor, Sajikgongpa (司直公波) and Haseong (河成) as the ancestors of Hajin. There is a step gongpa (丹溪公波) that is the founder of.

Ganghwa Clan

Ha Il-cheong, the founder of Ganghwa clan, was the son of Chambong Ha Se-ryeon, and served as a governor in 1570. The population in 2000 was 913.

Aneum Clan

The founder of Aneum Clan, Ha Cheon-jo, passed the examination in 1212 and served as Pan-Wiwisisa(as a Wiwi's Chief Executive Officer.) The population in 2000 was 171.

Notable people

The following is a list of notable people with the Korean family name Ha, grouped by area of notability and ordered by year of birth. Names are presented in the form they are given on the respective articles, which may have the family name first or last, or which may be a stage name or pen name. People should only be included in this list if they have their own Wikipedia articles or if they are discussed in a non-trivial fashion in Wikipedia articles on notable groups or events with which they are associated.

Entertainment

Literature
  • Ha Geun-chan (1931–2007), South Korean writer
  • Ha Seung-moo (born 1964), South Korean poet, pastor, educator and historical theologian
  • Ha Seong-nan (born 1967), South Korean writer

Politics and government

Sport

References
    1. "행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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