Vietnam Surname
Approximately 386 people bear this surname
Vietnam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 378 | 1:40,971 | 1,710 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Vietnam (1,082) may also be a first name.
Vietnam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vietnam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vietnam occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vietnam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 745,450th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Vietnam live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 242,775th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,082 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 40,971. In Cambodia Vietnam is mostly found in: Battambang Province, where 17 percent live, Kratié Province, where 10 percent live and Tboung Khmum Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Cambodia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetnam | 92 | 12 | / |
| Vienam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vietnan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Vieneame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vienaime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetnam | 77 | 78 | / |
| Fitnam | 77 | 17 | / |
| Vienan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Witnam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Betnam | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wittnam | 71 | 35 | / |
| Phetnam | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bienaim | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wetngam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vijinam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viehnan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whitnam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behtnam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feetnam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phitngam | 67 | 361 | / |
| Phetngam | 67 | 171 | / |
| Uitenham | 67 | 38 | / |
| Phetneam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vienhang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Phetnaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viennean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whetnamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitname | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Vietnam
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