Nguyên Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Nguyên Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 118 | 1:69,601 | 8,338 |
| Sweden | 68 | 1:144,805 | 10,193 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
The alternate forms: Nguyen (24,618,203), Nguyén (15), Nguyêñ (2) & Nguyèn (1) are calculated separately.
Nguyên Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguyên Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nguyên is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can appear as: Nguyen, Nguyén, Nguyêñ or Nguyèn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguyên? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 959,117th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. Nguyên is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Nguyên reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Nguyên is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 69,601. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Vaud, where 88 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 25 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyen | 94 | 24,618,203 | / |
| Nguyén | 94 | 15 | / |
| Nguyêñ | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nguyèn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nguyin | 83 | 109 | / |
| Nguyän | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nguyyn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nguyeng | 77 | 15,600 | / |
| Nnguyen | 77 | 3,616 | / |
| Nguyenn | 77 | 2,623 | / |
| Nguyent | 77 | 1,431 | / |
| Nguyyen | 77 | 1,360 | / |
| Ngguyen | 77 | 1,359 | / |
| N'Guyen | 77 | 1,129 | / |
| Nhguyen | 77 | 1,106 | / |
| Nguyenh | 77 | 910 | / |
| Nguyenc | 77 | 241 | / |
| Hnguyen | 77 | 238 | / |
| Nguyene | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nguyhen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguyein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguyeun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguyehn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguyien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkguyen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngyin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nguyaine | 71 | 135 | / |
| D'Nguyen | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ngnguyen | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nguyennc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguyem | 67 | 5,945 | / |
| Nguien | 67 | 3,684 | / |
| Vannguyen | 67 | 3,451 | / |
| Nguyenová | 67 | 859 | / |
| Nghyen | 67 | 481 | / |
| Ngyeng | 67 | 322 | / |
| Ngyene | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nggyen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngying | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ngyhen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngjyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngyuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeyon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngyean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngyain | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Nguyên
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