Baek

Baek, also often spelled Paek, Baik or Paik, is a common Korean family name. As of 2000, there were 351,275 people by this surname in South Korea. In addition, the meaning of Baek can mean either one hundred, or the color white.

白/existence

白(Bai) is pronounced "Baek" in Korean. The name has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty and Goryeo dynasty.

苩/extinction

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

List of famous Baeks

Bäk, Khost Province

Bäk is a village in Khost Province, Afghanistan and the center of the boundary Bak District, close to the border with Pakistan. It is located on 33°30′N 70°03′E / 33.5°N 70.05°E / 33.5; 70.05 at 1137 m altitude.