North Korea Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering North Korea

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

North Korea Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

North Korea Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

North Korea Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering North Korea

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

North Korea Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

North Korea Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in North Korea

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Kim6,773,4151:4
2Ri3,280,1331:8
3Pak1,894,6621:13
4Choe1,598,6211:16
5Kang1,018,3811:25
6Han793,3901:32
7Hong580,2401:43
8Jang532,8741:47
9Jong414,4571:61
10Jo390,7741:64
11Rim378,9321:66
12An367,0911:68
13Jon343,4071:73
14Cha331,5661:76
14O331,5661:76
16Song307,8821:82
17Jeong296,0411:85
18Ju284,1991:88
19Hwang272,3581:92
20Paek260,5161:96
21Mun236,8331:106
21Shin236,8331:106
23Lee224,9911:112
23Ro224,9911:112
25Baek213,1491:118
25Choi213,1491:118
25Li213,1491:118
28Heo201,3081:125
29Son189,4661:133
30Yun177,6251:141
31Jeon165,7831:152
32Ryu153,9411:163
33Cho142,1001:177
33Go142,1001:177
35Hyon130,2581:193
35Jung130,2581:193
37Gwon118,4161:212