Cognomen 金陶 (Jintao 
, 金陶 ) , worldwide, is a rare last name. The last name 金陶 is characteristic of China, where it is a very rare surname, Malaysia, where it is an extremely rare surname, and Chile. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, the United States, and Malaysia. Predominantly, 金陶 is the forename as well as the last name.