Byeon
| Byeon | |
| Hangul | 변 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Byeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏn |
Byeon (Korean: 변), also often spelled as Byun or Pyon is a Korean family name. According to the 2015 South Korean census, there were 138,802 people with this family name. It is written with three different hanja. [1]
Notable people
Notable people with this surname include:
Byeon
- Byeon Chang-heum (born 1964), South Korean educator and politician
- Byeon Hyo-mun (1396–?), Joseon diplomat
- Byeon Jin-su (born 1993), South Korean baseball player
- Byeon Jun-byum (born 1991), South Korean footballer
- Byeon Sang-byeok, Joseon painter
- Byeon Sang-su (born 1964), South Korean canoeist
- Byeon Sung-wan (born 1965), South Korean politician
- Byeon Woo-seok (born 1991), South Korean actor
- Byeon Yeong-ro (1898–1961), South Korean poet
Byun
- Byun Baekhyun (born 1992), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Exo
- Byun Byung-joo (born 1961), South Korean former footballer
- Byun Chun-sa (born 1987), South Korean short track speed skater, Olympic gold medalist
- Byun Eun-jong (better known as JJu, born 1983), South Korean retired StarCraft pro gamer and poker player
- Byun Hee-bong (1942–2023), South Korean actor
- Byun Ho-young (born 1945), South Korean former footballer
- Byun Hui-su (1998–2021), the first known transgender soldier in South Korea
- Byun Hye-young (born 1983), South Korean former swimmer
- Byun Hyuk (born 1966), South Korean film director and screenwriter
- Byun Jae-sub (born 1975), South Korean footballer
- Byun Jang-ho (1940–2022), South Korean film director
- Byun Ji-hyun (born 1999), South Korean former competitive figure skater
- Byun Jung-il (born 1968), South Korean former professional boxer
- Byun Jung-soo (born 1974), South Korean model and actress
- Byun Se-jong (born 1998), South Korean figure skater
- Byun Sung-hwan (born 1979), South Korean retired footballer
- Byun Woong (born 1986), South Korean footballer
- Byun Yo-han (born 1986), South Korean actor
- Byun Young-joo (born 1966), South Korean film director
- Byun Young-joon (born 1984), South Korean racewalker
Pyon
- Pyon In-son (born 1946), North Korean politician
- Pyon Kwang-sun (born 1986), North Korean artistic gymnast
- Pyon Rye-yong (born 2001), North Korean artistic gymnast
- Pyon Yong-rip (1929–2016), North Korean politician
- Pyon Yong-tae (1892–1969), South Korean politician
References
- ^ "성씨ㆍ본관별 인구(5인 이상) - 전국". South Korea: Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 2024-11-21.