Nguyn Surname

42,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Nguyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam11,8161:7,841242
United States4631:782,84960,614
Australia481:562,41041,290
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France81:8,302,840321,660
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Nguyn (2,025) may also be a first name.

Nguyn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nguyn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nguyn has its highest incidence in Vietnam. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nguyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguyn? popularity and diffusion

Nguyn is the 42,021st most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 586,476 people. The last name Nguyn is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Nguyn reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 167,810th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 2,025 people.

The surname Nguyn is most numerous in Vietnam, where it is carried by 11,816 people, or 1 in 7,841. In Vietnam Nguyn is mostly concentrated in: Red River Delta, where 25 percent live, Southeast, where 16 percent live and Mekong River Delta, where 16 percent live. Barring Vietnam this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Nguyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nguyn surname are 9.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nguyn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $52,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngueyn9119,965/
Nguyne911,165/
Nguyễn91213/
Nguygn9117/
Nguysen831/
Nguycen831/
Ngoyn8016/
Ngeyn803/
Ngyne801/
Ngueygne771/
Nguene732,067/
Nguine7367/
Ngysen732/
Ngayne731/
Nguitn731/
Nguean731/
Nguein731/
Nguenh731/
Ngayng731/
Nguegne6764/
Nguigne6724/
Ngueing6714/
N'Guene6712/
Ngueten672/
Nguiten672/
Ngueinh671/
Nguesen671/
Nguitin671/
Ngueang671/
Nguehen671/
Nguenhe671/
Nguetne671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Nguyn
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