In the world, ทองดำ (Thongdam 
, ทองดำ, Black Gold 
) is a rare epicene forename. The first name ทองดำ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Laos, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Thailand, where it is a very rare dominantly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name. Also, ทองดำ is the last name as well as the forename.