Sung-ho, also spelled Seong-ho, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the

hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 49 hanja with the reading " ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. It was the sixth-most popular name for baby boys in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

in 1950, rising to first place in 1960, but was displaced from the top spot in 1970 by

Ji-hoon Ji-hoon, also spelled Ji-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading " ji" and 12 hanja with the reading "hun" on the South Korean gover ...

. People with this name include: ;Entertainers *

Sung Kang Sung-Ho Kang (born April 8, 1972) is an American actor. His first major role was as Han Lue in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, a character he first portrayed in '' Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002). Kang also played John Mak in the television seri ...

(Korean name Kang Sung-ho, born 1972), American actor of Korean descent *

Park Seong-ho (comedian) Park Seong-ho (; born March 14, 1974) is a veteran South Korean comedian. He is best known as a comedian in KBS' ''Gag Concert'' and has participated in many variety shows. He won two Top Excellence Awards at the KBS Entertainment Awards as w ...

, (born 1974), South Korean comedian ;Footballers *

Hong Sung-ho Hong Sung-ho (born 20 December 1954) is a South Korean football defender who played for South Korea in the 1980 Asian Cup. He also played for Hallelujah FC Hallelujah FC is a defunct South Korean football club. The club was officially found ...

(born 1954), South Korean football goalkeeper *

Park Sung-ho (footballer) Park Sung-ho (Hangul: 박성호, 朴成镐; born 17 July 1982) is a South Korean football forward. His previous clubs were Anyang LG Cheetahs, Busan IPark, Daejeon Citizen, Pohang Steelers, Ulsan Hyundai and J1 League side Vegalta Sendai. On 3 ...

(born 1982), South Korean football forward * Choo Sung-ho (born 1987), South Korean football defender *

Kang Song-ho Kang may refer to: Places * Kang Kalan, Punjab * Kang District, Afghanistan * Kang, Botswana, a village * Kang County, Gansu, China * Kang, Isfahan, Iran, a village * Kang, Kerman, Iran, a village * Kang, Razavi Khorasan, Iran, a village * Kham ( ...

(born 1987), Zainichi Korean football midfielder * Jung Sung-ho, South Korean football defender ;Other sportspeople *

Kim Seong-ho Kim Seong-ho (born 3 December 1964) is a South Korean modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서 ...

(born 1964), South Korean modern pentathlete *

Nam Sung-ho Nam Sung-Ho (born October 10, 1975) is a South Korean sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both A ...

(born 1975), South Korean sprint canoer *

Jang Sung-ho (baseball) Jang Sung-ho (Hangul: 장성호, Hanja: 張成鎬; born October 18, 1977 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean first baseman/outfielder who former plays for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He won the batting title in the 2002 KBO league ...

(born 1977), South Korean baseball first baseman and outfielder *

Jang Sung-ho (judoka) Jang Sung-Ho (born January 12, 1978) is a male South Korean judoka who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also won a gold medal at the -100 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games. He was a flag bearer A stand ...

(born 1978), South Korean ''judoka'' *

No Sung-ho No Sung-Ho (; born October 22, 1989 in Incheon) is a South Korean pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws left-handed. Amateur career No attended Hwasun High School in Jeollanam-do. After ...

(born 1989), South Korean baseball pitcher ;Other *

Kim Sung-Hou Kim Sung-Hou (born 1937) is a Korean-born American structural biologist and biophysicist. Kim reported the first 3D structure of tRNA with A. Rich in 1973. He also published many papers on the structures of protein molecules including human Ras, ...

(born 1937), Korean-born American mathematician * Seongho Cha, South Korean ballet dancer *

Sung-ho Choi Sung Ho Choi (Korean: 최성호, born 1954 in Seoul, Korea) is a Korean American mixed media artist based in Bergen County, New Jersey. He was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree by Hongik University in 1980, moving to the United States a year l ...

, South Korean-born American artist *

Ji Seong-ho Ji Seong-ho (; born April 3, 1982) is a South Korean politician who is a member of the National Assembly as a member of the People Power Party (PPP). Born in North Hamyong, North Korea, in 1982, he defected to South Korea in 2006, where he wo ...

, North Korean defector

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