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1342:淸州 慶氏
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1326:海州 鄭氏
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1322:해주 정씨
1308:黃澗 甄氏
1304:황간 견씨
1290:沔川 卜氏
1286:면천 복씨
1272:咸平 牟氏
1268:함평 모씨
1252:淸州 楊氏
1248:청주 양씨
1232:德水 李氏
1228:덕수 이씨
1214:慶州 孫氏
1210:경주 손씨
1196:英陽 南氏
1192:영양 남씨
1178:驪陽 陳氏
1174:여양 진씨
1158:豊川 任氏
1154:풍천 임씨
1138:星州 裵氏
1134:성주 배씨
1120:陽川 許氏
1116:양천 허씨
1100:驪興 閔氏
1096:여흥 민씨
1080:玄風 郭氏
1076:현풍 곽씨
1060:靈山 辛氏
1056:영산 신씨
1040:昌原 黃氏
1036:창원 황씨
1020:濟州 髙氏
1016:제주 고씨
1002:文化 柳氏
998:문화 류씨
984:漢陽 趙氏
980:한양 조씨
966:慶州 鄭氏
962:경주 정씨
948:水原 白氏
944:수원 백씨
928:昌寧 曺氏
924:창녕 조씨
910:達城 徐氏
906:달성 서씨
892:南平 文氏
888:남평 문씨
874:全州 崔氏
870:전주 최씨
856:海州 吳氏
852:해주 오씨
836:東萊 鄭氏
832:동래 정씨
818:南陽 洪氏
814:남양 홍씨
798:安東 金氏
794:안동 김씨
778:順興 安氏
774:순흥 안씨
754:평산 신씨
738:仁同 張氏
734:인동 장씨
718:安東 權氏
714:안동 권씨
700:淸州 韓氏
696:청주 한씨
676:파평 윤씨
662:光山 金氏
658:광산 김씨
642:慶州 崔氏
638:경주 최씨
622:晉州 姜氏
618:진주 강씨
604:慶州 李氏
600:경주 이씨
586:慶州 金氏
578:경주 김씨
564:全州 李氏
555:전주 이씨
539:密陽 朴氏
526:밀양 박씨
510:金海 金氏
505:Silla
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478:Hanja
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