>
Cognomen 명 (明 , Myung , 명 ) , all around the world, is a widespread last name. The family name 명 is characteristic of China, where it is quite a common surname, South Korea, and Myanmar, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, South Korea, and the United States. More prevalently, 명 is the forename as well as the last name.