Ngyen Surname

12,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Ngyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam45,7701:2,024140
United States4041:897,17667,678
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada681:541,84745,466
Taiwan441:532,8353,989
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
France61:11,070,454349,096
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Ngyễn (1) are calculated separately.

Ngyen (896) may also be a first name.

Ngyen Last Name Facts

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

Ngyen (Tibetan: སྔོན་) is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ngyễn. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ngyen.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngyen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,103rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 156,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ngyen are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 271,411th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 896 people.

It is most commonly used in Vietnam, where it is carried by 45,770 people, or 1 in 2,024. In Vietnam it is most frequent in: Red River Delta, where 23 percent are found, Southeast, where 19 percent are found and Mekong River Delta, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Vietnam Ngyen exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Ngyen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ngyen are 9.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Ngyen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $47,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngyễn931/
Ngyuen9131,093/
Nugyen911,920/
Ngyeun91378/
Ngyyen91309/
Ngyene9128/
Nygyen918/
Ngyena915/
Ngyeni914/
Ngyean911/
Wngyen911/
Ngywen911/
Ngyoen911/
Ngyenu911/
Ngyn89809/
Ngyuyen832,077/
Ngyenyi832/
Ngyenya831/
Ngyeini831/
Neugyen831/
Nugyuen831/
Nygyuen831/
Ngyun8077/
Ngyan8050/
Nugyn8015/
Nagyn802/
Ngyne801/
Ngyin801/
Ngyon801/
Ngyeneye7781/
Ngyeneya772/
Nyagyeni771/
Ngyeniye771/
Nagyné73144/
Nagyan7341/
Nagyne7335/
Neugyn732/
Pngyan731/
Ngyana731/
Ngyain731/
Nugyan731/
Ngyuin731/
Ngyuhn731/
Nyugyn731/
Ngyane731/
Ngyoun731/
Niwagyena711/
Nagyaan672/
Nngyani671/
Niweugyena671/
Ngyuen Huy671/
Ngyawan671/
Nagyanu671/

Ngyen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngyen in the Tibetan language
སྔོན་ngön-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ngyen
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