Throughout the world, เชิงทอง (Gold 
, เชิงทอง 
, Choengthong ) is a common epicene first name. The first name เชิงทอง is habitual in Mongolia, where it is a common principally feminine, but very infrequently male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare largely masculine, but infrequently feminine name, and Libya, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Mongolia, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, เชิงทอง is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gold | Egypt, United States, Mongolia, Nigeria, Myanmar |
| เชิงทอง, Choengthong | Thailand |
เชิงทอง is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gold Ship , the fictional character from Uma Musume Pretty Derby; Gold City , the fictional character from Uma Musume Pretty Derby; Gold Fish , the fictional fish, Ông lão đánh cá và con cá vàng (phim hoạt hình); Gold Dust Twins , the name of 19th century marketing icons now eponymous with two closely entwined individuals. and Gold Leader , the character from 2016 film 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story', among other works.