Worldwide, 三金 (Sanjin 
, 三金 
) is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name 三金 is characteristic of Southern Europe, particularly Croatia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and China. Very seldom, 三金 is the last name as well as the forename.