Surname 叶金 (Yejin 
, 叶金 ) , around the globe, is a rare last name. The cognomen 叶金 is habitual in South Korea, where it is a rare surname, China, where it is a very rare surname, and Malaysia, where it is an extremely rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in South Korea, China, and Thailand. Much more frequently, 叶金 is the forename as well as the last name.