Around the globe, 尤金 (Eugene 
, Eugen 
, Eugeniu 
) is a widespread male first name. The forename 尤金 is habitual in Moldova, where it is a common boy's name, Romania, and Germany, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Germany, and Philippines. Much less frequently, 尤金 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Eugene | Germany, United States, Philippines, Ghana, Romania |
| Eugen | Germany, United States, Philippines, Romania, France |
| Eugeniu | South Africa, United States, Philippines, Romania, France |
| 尤金 | China |
Eizens, Eižens, Engan, Engene, Eugeni, Eugenijus, Eugenio, Eugenius, Eugeniusz, Eugeno, Eugène, Eugén, Eugénio, Eugênio, Evgen, Evgenii, Evgenij, Evgenios, Evgeny, Evgheni, Evgueni, Evguéni, Evžen, Gene, Ievgueni, Ievheniy, Jauhen, Jauhien, Jaŭhien, Jenö, Jenő, Jevgeni, Jevgenij, Jevgenyij, Jevgeņijs, Jewgeni, Jewgenij, Jewgienij, Jurgis, Jurģis, Yauhen, Yauheni, Yawhen, Yevgeni, Yevgeniy, Yevgeny, Yevgueni, Yevhen, Yevheniy, Yougin,
尤金 is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mr. Krabs , the main character in SpongeBob SquarePants, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water; Eugene Fitzherbert , the character from Disney's Tangled; Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly , the fictional corporal in MASH franchise, M*A*S*H; Eugène de Rastignac , the Honoré de Balzac character, Père Goriot and Eugene Onegin , the character from Alexander Pushkins Eugene Onegin, and in many other works.