Family name 令 (令 
, Ream 
, Lìng) , in all the world, is a common surname. The cognomen 令 is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, China, where it is a rare surname, and Iraq. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, the United States, and Egypt. More prevalently, 令 is the forename as well as the last name.