Cognomen 백 (柏 
, Baek 
, Paek 
) , worldwide, is a widespread family name. The cognomen 백 is habitual in South Korea, where it is a common surname, China, where it is quite a common surname, and Denmark. In absolute terms, the name is most common in China, South Korea, and the United States. Much less frequently, 백 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 柏 | China |
| Baek | China, South Korea, Indonesia, United States, Denmark |
| Paek | China, Indonesia, Canada, United States, Myanmar |
| 백 | South Korea |
| 백이소 KR (b. 1557) |
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백남운 North Korean politician (1894-1979), KP (b. 1894) |
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백정기 Korean independence activist (1896-1936), KR (b. 1896) |
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백낙준 former Acting President of South Korea, KR (b. 1896) |
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| 백낙관 KR (b. 1846) |
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백두진 South Korean politician (1908-1993), KR (b. 1908) |
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백년설 South Korean singer, KR (b. 1914) |
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| 백용성 Korean Zen Buddhist, KR (b. 1864) |
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백선엽 South Korean general (1920-2020), KR (b. 1920) |
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| 백상규 Korean politician, vice chairman of the Korean Red Cross, KR (b. 1880) |
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| 백남훈 South Korean politician, KR (b. 1885) |
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| 백관수 former owner of Donga Ilbo newspaper (1889-1951), KR (b. 1889) |
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| 백남식 KR (b. 1880) |
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| 백홍석 Japanese and South Korean soldier, KR (b. 1890) |
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백기완 KR (b. 1932) |
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