Surname 明奇 (Mingqi 
, 明奇 , Minge 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The family name 明奇 is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Norway, and Austria. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and China. Likewise, 明奇 is the forename as well as the last name.