Cognomen 吉林 (吉林 
, Gillin 
, Gilling ) , in all the world, is quite a common last name. The last name 吉林 is habitual in Jamaica, where it is quite a rare surname, Denmark, and New Zealand. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, the United States, and the United Kingdom. More prevalently, 吉林 is the forename as well as the last name.