In the world, ทองเอก (Thongxay 
, ทองเอก , Thongake ) is a rare boy's first name. The first name ทองเอก is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Laos, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Thailand, where it is a very rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name. Much less frequently, ทองเอก is the last name as well as the forename.