Nguynen Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Nguynen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguynen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1661:558,1091,522
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nguynen Last Name Facts

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

Nguynen has its highest incidence in Vietnam. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguynen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nguynen is the 1,286,243rd most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nguynen live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Viet-Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Vietnam, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 558,109. In Vietnam Nguynen is most numerous in: Southeast, where 45 percent are found, Red River Delta, where 18 percent are found and Mekong River Delta, where 13 percent are found. Besides Vietnam this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguynem861/
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Ngaynin7138/
Nguenin7116/
Ngeneng715/
Ngineng711/
Ngienen711/
Nguening6727/
Nguining673/
Ngainoen671/
Ngehneng671/
Nguigning631/
Nguegning631/
Nginem6215/
Ngenem627/
Nginin622/
Ngenin622/
Nghuimning591/
Ngening5772/
Ngainin5758/
Nguinim5729/
Ngingin573/
Nginina571/
Nghenin571/
Ngenyon571/
Ngaihnem538/
Ngaining536/
Nghemnin532/
Nguegnim531/
Ngoining531/
Nghemning5012/
Ngainning502/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nguynen
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