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Baek
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Baek (Korean pronunciation: [pɛ̝k̚]), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik, or Back is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white.

Baek (白)

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"白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty and Goryeo dynasty.

Baek (苩)

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Some Baekje refugees from the late Silla age had this surname.

  • Paik Ga (苩加), Mahan ruler
  • Paik Yong (苩龍), Silla general
  • Paik Ki (苩奇), Baekje general
  • Paik Ga (苩加), Baekje painter

Notable people

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Back

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  • Back Hye-ryun (born 1967), South Korean prosecutor-turned parliamentarian
  • Back Min-chul (born 1977), South Korean retired football goalkeeper
  • Back Sang-won (born 1988), South Korean baseball player

Baek

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Baik

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Bek

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  • Bek Hyun-jin (born 1972), South Korean actor, musician, installation artist

Paek

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Paik

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Fictional characters

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See also

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