Nguyen Forename

861st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,023,597 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Nguyen Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Nguyen Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
 
52%
989,6831:9419
Thailand
 
62%
9,9791:7,0211,191
United States
69%
 
7,7971:46,4972,677
Malaysia
 
72%
5,2841:5,763666
Australia-2,4401:5,597704
Qatar
84%
 
1,9531:1,21399
Taiwan
 
63%
1,6121:14,7452,820
Canada
 
61%
9251:35,8202,681
Yemen-6791:38,7291,126
France
70%
 
4971:133,7432,597
Germany
75%
 
4271:226,4123,346
Hong Kong-3091:25,0902,190
United Arab Emirates-2381:30,0502,933
England
58%
 
1791:310,6317,763
Japan-1731:739,80413,216
Singapore
55%
 
1461:43,0626,616
Denmark-1271:44,4841,791
Russia
77%
 
1171:1,232,7679,857
New Zealand-911:49,8472,713
Brazil
71%
 
731:2,934,74254,682
Cuba-721:159,8132,551
Sweden
56%
 
711:138,8445,450
Norway
65%
 
651:78,9592,808
Iceland-541:6,778727
Belgium
61%
 
511:225,2955,220
Switzerland
65%
 
501:164,2704,176
Dominican Republic-431:242,5889,234
Finland
 
55%
411:133,7362,747
Laos-361:182,968231
Czechia
53%
 
331:322,9142,031
South Korea-331:168,0136,906
Netherlands
 
70%
321:528,19012,575
Venezuela
73%
 
241:1,258,41225,329
Philippines
73%
 
221:4,818,61384,327
Mexico
75%
 
221:5,642,92821,540
Ireland
75%
 
191:244,3964,129
Peru
89%
 
181:1,766,19219,056
China-161:85,378,48664,025
Israel
 
86%
161:525,18210,080
Hungary
87%
 
141:699,4122,334
Slovakia
75%
 
131:408,4662,011
Pakistan-121:16,196,47390,643
Senegal
100%
81:1,822,67012,813
India
100%
81:151,859,7461,755,835
Italy
74%
 
81:7,632,76127,464
Guam-71:22,9492,164
Nicaragua
67%
 
71:859,76211,907
Cambodia-51:3,254,66631,163
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Brunei-41:104,8921,566
Iraq
100%
41:8,754,46516,071
Afghanistan-31:10,874,50540,253
Austria
100%
31:2,838,06711,255
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Luxembourg
100%
21:282,0243,520
Maldives-21:216,9523,781
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Turkmenistan-11:5,472,8703,925
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Palestine
100%
11:4,550,0585,739
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300

The alternate forms: Nguyên (7) are calculated separately.

Nguyen (24,618,203) may also be a surname.

Nguyen Forename Popularity

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Ngu-Yen923/
Nguyent923/
Ngguyen921/
Nguyhen921/
Nnguyen921/
Nguyenk921/
Nguyene921/
Nguyein921/
Hnguyen921/
Nguyenc921/
Nguyenth8610/
Nguyendh862/
Nguyentt861/
Nguyisen861/
Nguyetin861/
Nguyentd861/
Nguyennt861/
Ngnguyen861/
Nguyem83335/
Nguyin8338/
Nguien8317/
Ncgyen835/
Nhgyen831/
Nghyen831/
Vannguyen8018/
Nguying775/
Nguyeem772/
Nguyain772/
Nguienn772/
Ngcgyen771/
Ngujien771/
Nguihen771/
Nguieng771/
Nguiene771/
Nguiend771/
Ngaiyen771/
Ngein7315/
Ngyin734/
Nggen732/
Nguyaine711/
Nghien671,591/
Nguyim6738/
Nguiin6718/
Ngyina675/
Ngeing674/
Ngjien673/
Nguiem673/
Nccyen672/
Ngweiwuen671/
Ncuaen671/
Nouaguene671/
Nguehinne671/
Ngihen671/
Nyugun671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nguyen