Vietnam Genealogical Records
Newspapers Covering Vietnam
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Vietnam Military Records
A series of images, including scenes of combat operations, vehicles and equipment, medical care, interactions with Vietnamese civilians and more.
Records of military personnel who died in the Southeast Asian combat area during the Vietnam War.
An index to around 60,000 casualties of the war.
Around 5,000 color photos detailing Marine operations during the Vietnam War.
Around 15,000 black and white photos detailing Marine operations during the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.
Vietnam Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Vietnam Histories & Books
Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Vietnam
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Vietnam Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Vietnam Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Most Common Surnames in Vietnam
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen | 23,902,036 | 1:4 | |
| 2 | Tran | 7,779,929 | 1:12 | |
| 3 | Le | 6,992,182 | 1:13 | |
| 4 | Pham | 4,634,577 | 1:20 | |
| 5 | Hoang | 2,874,489 | 1:32 | |
| 6 | Vu | 2,240,670 | 1:41 | |
| 7 | Phan | 2,014,469 | 1:46 | |
| 8 | Bui | 1,963,992 | 1:47 | |
| 9 | Vo | 1,716,538 | 1:54 | |
| 10 | Huynh | 1,515,719 | 1:61 | |
| 11 | Do | 1,461,560 | 1:63 | |
| 12 | Ngo | 1,374,509 | 1:67 | |
| 13 | Ho | 1,251,773 | 1:74 | |
| 14 | Truong | 1,246,635 | 1:74 | |
| 15 | Dang | 1,192,485 | 1:78 | |
| 16 | Ha | 1,181,878 | 1:78 | |
| 17 | Duong | 1,102,397 | 1:84 | |
| 18 | Mai | 828,244 | 1:112 | |
| 19 | Dinh | 814,518 | 1:114 | |
| 20 | Lam | 775,733 | 1:119 | |
| 21 | Trinh | 755,023 | 1:123 | |
| 22 | O | 714,373 | 1:130 | |
| 23 | Anh | 656,178 | 1:141 | |
| 24 | Cao | 629,506 | 1:147 | |
| 25 | Luong | 596,612 | 1:155 | |
| 26 | Dao | 593,679 | 1:156 | |
| 27 | Doan | 577,293 | 1:160 | |
| 28 | Thanh | 561,471 | 1:165 | |
| 29 | Van | 545,711 | 1:170 | |
| 30 | Ly | 525,336 | 1:176 | |
| 31 | Minh | 461,876 | 1:201 | |
| 32 | Luu | 452,826 | 1:205 | |
| 33 | Ta | 425,513 | 1:218 | |
| 34 | Chu | 379,444 | 1:244 | |
| 35 | To | 365,176 | 1:254 | |
| 36 | Ngoc | 364,142 | 1:254 | |
| 37 | Thai | 319,676 | 1:290 | |
| 38 | Ang | 313,085 | 1:296 | |
| 39 | Phung | 310,469 | 1:298 | |
| 40 | Inh | 294,708 | 1:314 | |
| 41 | La | 259,442 | 1:357 | |
| 42 | Hong | 253,617 | 1:365 | |
| 43 | Tuan | 233,930 | 1:396 | |
| 44 | Vi | 229,553 | 1:404 | |
| 45 | Kim | 228,464 | 1:406 | |
| 46 | Nguye | 224,221 | 1:413 | |
| 47 | Tu | 223,700 | 1:414 | |
| 48 | Chau | 223,174 | 1:415 | |
| 49 | Ma | 219,442 | 1:422 | |
| 50 | Vuong | 213,806 | 1:433 | |
| 51 | Ong | 206,067 | 1:450 | |
| 52 | Quang | 202,056 | 1:459 | |
| 53 | Lu | 199,281 | 1:465 | |
| 54 | Thu | 191,431 | 1:484 | |
| 55 | An | 185,591 | 1:499 | |
| 56 | Ao | 164,990 | 1:562 | |
| 57 | Duy | 163,746 | 1:566 | |
| 58 | Phuong | 161,979 | 1:572 | |
| 59 | Ba | 161,033 | 1:575 | |
| 60 | Quach | 160,869 | 1:576 | |
| 61 | Hai | 159,327 | 1:581 | |
| 62 | Tong | 154,382 | 1:600 | |
| 63 | Trieu | 151,874 | 1:610 | |
| 64 | Huy | 149,998 | 1:618 | |
| 65 | Nong | 148,093 | 1:626 | |
| 66 | Lai | 145,159 | 1:638 | |
| 67 | Hoa | 140,317 | 1:660 | |
| 68 | Thuy | 139,735 | 1:663 | |
| 69 | Oan | 136,231 | 1:680 | |
| 70 | Bao | 133,254 | 1:695 | |
| 71 | Hung | 132,552 | 1:699 | |
| 72 | Thien | 131,800 | 1:703 | |
| 73 | Duc | 131,251 | 1:706 | |
| 74 | Than | 130,037 | 1:712 | |
| 75 | Nhu | 124,994 | 1:741 | |
| 76 | Lo | 124,137 | 1:746 | |
| 77 | Trung | 120,764 | 1:767 | |
| 78 | Am | 118,818 | 1:780 | |
| 79 | Quoc | 117,604 | 1:788 | |
| 80 | Chi | 117,183 | 1:791 | |
| 81 | Kieu | 116,864 | 1:793 | |
| 82 | Tan | 114,299 | 1:811 | |
| 83 | Ai | 112,367 | 1:824 | |
| 84 | Nam | 111,417 | 1:832 | |
| 85 | Cong | 110,134 | 1:841 | |
| 86 | Tang | 109,660 | 1:845 | |
| 87 | Nhat | 108,094 | 1:857 | |
| 88 | Au | 107,179 | 1:864 | |
| 89 | Trang | 107,047 | 1:865 | |
| 90 | Linh | 104,443 | 1:887 | |
| 91 | Khanh | 102,256 | 1:906 | |
| 92 | Son | 101,750 | 1:911 | |
| 93 | Hua | 101,182 | 1:916 | |
| 94 | Ng | 99,256 | 1:933 | |
| 95 | Thi | 98,828 | 1:937 | |
| 96 | Yen | 97,199 | 1:953 | |
| 97 | Giang | 96,345 | 1:962 | |
| 98 | Tra | 96,344 | 1:962 | |
| 99 | Xuan | 95,986 | 1:965 | |
| 100 | Lan | 91,915 | 1:1,008 | |
| 101 | Tien | 91,705 | 1:1,010 | |
| 102 | Manh | 88,136 | 1:1,051 | |
| 103 | Huu | 85,389 | 1:1,085 | |
| 104 | Viet | 84,983 | 1:1,090 | |
| 105 | Danh | 84,267 | 1:1,099 | |
| 106 | Gia | 83,906 | 1:1,104 | |
| 107 | Phi | 83,646 | 1:1,108 | |
| 108 | Pe | 81,936 | 1:1,131 | |
| 109 | The | 79,468 | 1:1,166 | |
| 110 | Hang | 79,452 | 1:1,166 | |
| 111 | My | 75,507 | 1:1,227 | |
| 112 | Dam | 71,456 | 1:1,297 | |
| 113 | Nguen | 68,900 | 1:1,345 | |
| 114 | Bach | 67,725 | 1:1,368 | |
| 115 | Pha | 66,938 | 1:1,384 | |
| 116 | Dung | 66,822 | 1:1,386 | |
| 117 | Thao | 65,031 | 1:1,425 | |
| 118 | Dong | 64,461 | 1:1,437 | |
| 119 | Diep | 63,250 | 1:1,465 | |
| 120 | Thach | 63,042 | 1:1,470 | |
| 121 | Hoai | 61,866 | 1:1,498 | |
| 122 | Trong | 59,860 | 1:1,548 | |
| 123 | Tung | 57,858 | 1:1,601 | |
| 124 | Nghiem | 57,620 | 1:1,608 | |
| 125 | Huyen | 57,137 | 1:1,621 | |
| 126 | Hieu | 56,583 | 1:1,637 | |
| 127 | Phu | 56,100 | 1:1,651 | |
| 128 | Long | 55,866 | 1:1,658 | |
| 129 | Cu | 55,570 | 1:1,667 | |
| 130 | Cam | 55,046 | 1:1,683 | |
| 131 | Quynh | 54,536 | 1:1,699 | |
| 132 | Tieu | 52,990 | 1:1,748 | |
| 133 | Be | 52,040 | 1:1,780 | |
| 134 | Huong | 51,634 | 1:1,794 | |
| 135 | A | 51,012 | 1:1,816 | |
| 136 | Vinh | 50,170 | 1:1,847 | |
| 137 | Uc | 49,775 | 1:1,861 | |
| 138 | Binh | 47,987 | 1:1,931 | |
| 139 | Hoan | 46,374 | 1:1,998 | |
| 140 | Ngyen | 45,770 | 1:2,024 | |
| 141 | Khong | 42,218 | 1:2,194 | |
| 142 | Phuc | 40,914 | 1:2,264 | |
| 143 | Ku | 40,769 | 1:2,272 | |
| 144 | Lee | 40,668 | 1:2,278 | |
| 145 | Han | 39,877 | 1:2,323 | |
| 146 | Quy | 38,784 | 1:2,389 | |
| 147 | Ton | 37,489 | 1:2,471 | |
| 148 | Nu | 37,476 | 1:2,472 | |
| 149 | Dau | 37,063 | 1:2,500 | |
| 150 | Quan | 36,731 | 1:2,522 | |
| 151 | Tri | 35,560 | 1:2,605 | |
| 152 | Thang | 33,347 | 1:2,778 | |
| 153 | Du | 33,154 | 1:2,794 | |
| 154 | Con | 32,967 | 1:2,810 | |
| 155 | Hien | 32,061 | 1:2,890 | |
| 156 | Lon | 31,331 | 1:2,957 | |
| 157 | Co | 31,035 | 1:2,985 | |
| 158 | Luc | 30,873 | 1:3,001 | |
| 159 | Lang | 30,473 | 1:3,040 | |
| 160 | Bo | 30,383 | 1:3,049 | |
| 161 | Banh | 30,319 | 1:3,056 | |
| 162 | Ngyuen | 30,178 | 1:3,070 | |
| 163 | Dai | 28,805 | 1:3,216 | |
| 164 | Ninh | 28,800 | 1:3,217 | |
| 165 | Ca | 28,668 | 1:3,232 | |
| 166 | Tao | 28,138 | 1:3,293 | |
| 167 | Phong | 27,541 | 1:3,364 | |
| 168 | Chung | 27,373 | 1:3,385 | |
| 169 | Tuyet | 27,151 | 1:3,412 | |
| 170 | Dieu | 26,843 | 1:3,451 | |
| 171 | Bich | 26,473 | 1:3,500 | |
| 172 | Dan | 26,417 | 1:3,507 | |
| 173 | Heo | 25,628 | 1:3,615 | |
| 174 | Nhoc | 25,092 | 1:3,692 | |
| 175 | Thieu | 24,752 | 1:3,743 | |
| 176 | Vy | 24,094 | 1:3,845 | |
| 177 | Bi | 24,048 | 1:3,853 | |
| 178 | Asd | 23,999 | 1:3,860 | |
| 179 | Tat | 23,855 | 1:3,884 | |
| 180 | Cuong | 23,380 | 1:3,963 | |
| 181 | Bu | 22,915 | 1:4,043 | |
| 182 | Nhok | 22,888 | 1:4,048 | |
| 183 | Phuoc | 22,455 | 1:4,126 | |
| 184 | Cui | 21,951 | 1:4,221 | |
| 185 | Tuong | 21,779 | 1:4,254 | |
| 186 | Nhan | 21,708 | 1:4,268 | |
| 187 | Meo | 21,692 | 1:4,271 | |
| 188 | Tram | 21,478 | 1:4,314 | |
| 189 | Tam | 21,073 | 1:4,396 | |
| 190 | Ngu | 21,009 | 1:4,410 | |
| 191 | Da | 20,877 | 1:4,438 | |
| 192 | Thuong | 20,530 | 1:4,513 | |
| 193 | Li | 20,206 | 1:4,585 | |
| 194 | Ga | 20,184 | 1:4,590 | |
| 195 | Khac | 19,986 | 1:4,636 | |
| 196 | Ngueyn | 19,881 | 1:4,660 | |
| 197 | Lieu | 19,858 | 1:4,665 | |
| 198 | Su | 19,138 | 1:4,841 | |
| 199 | Ngan | 18,968 | 1:4,884 | |
| 200 | Nghuyen | 18,139 | 1:5,108 | |