Bae

Infobox Korean name
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rr=Bae
mr=Pae

Bae, also often spelled Pae or Pai, is a unique Korean family name. The South Korean census of 2000 found 372,064 people by this surname, or slightly less than 1% of the population.

The hanja listed to the right is the most common form. There are also 'Bae' without the stem on top. The common question when two people of Bae family name meet is, "Does your pear(in Korean also pronounced 'Bae')have a stem or not?"

List of famous Baes

*Bae Doona (배두나), b. 1979, South Korean model and actress.
*Bae Eun-sik (배은식), South Korean actor who often portrays Kim Jong-il.
*Pae Gil-Su (배길수), b. 1972, North Korean gymnast.
*Pai Hyung-il (배형일), scholar of Korean studies.
*Bae Jeong Min (배정민), South Korean voice actor.
*Bae Seul Ki (배슬기), b. 1986, South Korean pop singer.
*Bae Su-bin (배수빈), b. 1973, South Korean actor.
*Pae Tal-jun (배달준), b. 1936, high-ranking North Korean politician and bureaucrat.
*Bae Yong Joon (배용준), b. 1972, South Korean actor.
*Bae Yong-Kyun (배용균), b. 1951, South Korean film director.
*Pai John (???), Korean-American metal sculptor.

ee also

*Korean name
*List of people of Korean descent
*Pai (Chinese surname)