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

The last name Ngyen (Tibetan: སྔོན་) is found most frequently in Vietnam. It can also occur as: Ngyễn. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngyen? popularity and diffusion

Ngyen is the 12,103rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 156,998 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name globally, borne by 896 people.

Ngyen is most frequently used in Vietnam, where it is held by 45,770 people, or 1 in 2,024. In Vietnam it is mostly found in: Red River Delta, where 23 percent live, Southeast, where 19 percent live and Mekong River Delta, where 18 percent live. Apart from Vietnam Ngyen exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Ngyen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ngyen last name are 9.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.32% registered to vote for 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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