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Globally, 염 (Yeom , Youm , 염 ) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name 염 is habitual in South Korea, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Senegal, where it is a rare male name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in South Korea, China, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More prevalently, 염 is the last name as well as the forename.
염 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Youm , the fictional character from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.