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In the entire world, Ding (丁 , Ding
, Дин
, along with others...) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename Ding is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and China. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in China, Indonesia, and Philippines. Much more prevalently, Ding is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| 丁 | China |
| Ding | Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, United States, China |
| Дин | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Динг | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
Dang, Dengja, Din, Dinc, Dinelo, Dingel, Dingen, Dingens, Dinges, Dingle, Dinguer, Dingus, Dingwort, Diŋ, Dyngen, Dìng, Dínɡ, Díŋ, Dîñg, Dïng, Dïñg, Dïŋ, Dĩng, Dīng, Dǐng, Teng, Thing, Ting, Tyng, Đing, Đinh, Đìng, Дінг, دینق, ดิง, ดิ่ง, ดิ้ง, ឌីង, ティン, ディン, 丁氏, 仃, 叮, 啶, 奵, 姬瑜, 定, 定王, 嵿, 帄,
Ding is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ding Dong Daddy , the comics character; Dean Winchester , the fictional character in the TV series Supernatural; Ding Minjun , the Wuxia novel character by Jin Yong, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber; Ding Yuehua , the fictional character, wuxia and Ding Chunqiu , character in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and in many other works.