Surname 지은 (지은 
, Jieun 
, Ji-Eun 
) , all over the world, is quite a common family name. The last name 지은 is characteristic of South Korea, where it is quite a common surname, Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, and Japan, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in South Korea, China, and Indonesia. More prevalently, 지은 is the forename as well as the last name.