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Where Does The Last Name Nguyen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nguyen (Arabic: نغيين, Russian: Нгуйен) is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Nguyên, Nguyén, Nguyèn or Nguyêñ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguyen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 16^th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nguyen live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Viet-Asia. It is also the 861^st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 1,023,597 people.

Nguyen is the most commonly held last name in one country:Vietnam, where 97 percent are found. It is most commonly occurring in Vietnam, where it is held by 23,902,036 people, or 1 in 4. In Vietnam Nguyen is mostly concentrated in: Red River Delta, where 24 percent are found, Southeast, where 18 percent are found and Mekong River Delta, where 18 percent are found. Other than Vietnam it occurs in 162 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Laos, where 0 percent are found.

Nguyen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Buddhist (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (29%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nguyen last name are 2.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nguyen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.49% less than the national average, earning €16,068 per year; in Norway they earn 21.6% less than the national average, earning 271,318 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning 83,589,900 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $49,910 CAD per year.