Cognomen 明基 (Mingji 
, 明基 , Mink 
) , all around the world, is a common family name. The cognomen 明基 is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, and Hungary. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Germany, and Netherlands. Also, 明基 is the forename as well as the last name.