Cognomen 金根 (金根 
, Jingen 
, Kingon 
) , all around the world, is quite a common surname. The last name 金根 is characteristic of China, where it is a rare surname, Taiwan, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in China, Taiwan, and South Africa. More prevalently, 金根 is the forename as well as the last name.