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Cognomen Geum (Geum , 금 , Gaeum) , all over the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Geum is characteristic of South Korea, where it is quite a common surname, Indonesia, where it is a very rare surname, and Canada. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in South Korea, Indonesia, and China. Much less frequently, Geum is the forename as well as the last name.