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

The surname Nguyen (Arabic: نغيين, Russian: Нгуйен) is held by more people in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Nguyên, Nguyén, Nguyèn or Nguyêñ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Nguyen is the 16^th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nguyen are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Nguyen is also the 861^st most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,023,597 people.

Nguyen is the most frequently used last name in one country:Vietnam, where 97 percent are found. Nguyen is most numerous in Vietnam, where it is carried by 23,902,036 people, or 1 in 4. In Vietnam Nguyen is primarily found in: Red River Delta, where 24 percent are found, Southeast, where 18 percent are found and Mekong River Delta, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Vietnam Nguyen is found in 162 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Laos, where 0 percent are found.

Nguyen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally 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.