Cognomen 金言 (Jinyan 
, 金言 , Chrysologus 
) , in the entire world, is a rare last name. The family name 金言 is habitual in Singapore, where it is a rare surname, Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname, and Spain. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in China, Malaysia, and Spain. Much more prevalently, 金言 is the forename as well as the last name.