Surname 茂丁 (茂丁 
, Melding 
) , throughout the world, is a very rare cognomen. The cognomen 茂丁 is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare surname, Nicaragua, and Philippines, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United Kingdom, China, and Philippines. More frequently, 茂丁 is the forename as well as the last name.