Nguyen

Saigon's most common

Nguyen is the most common Vietnamese surname, borne by roughly forty percent of Vietnamese people.

It appears frequently in American contexts due to immigration: Dr. Nguyen will see you now.

The name is pronounced approximately "win" or "nwin" in English, though the Vietnamese pronunciation differs.

Vietnamese

pho

Informal fake spelling

banh miVietnamese filled baguette
HanoiVietnam's seat of government
SaigonFormer Vietnamese capital

Mekong · rice paddy · pagoda · lotus · ancestor worship · incense · red envelope · dragon dance · calligraphy · boat people

surname

family name

Hereditary portion of identity

genealogyStudy of family descent
ancestryFamily line of descent
lineageDescent from progenitors

clan · patronymic · bloodline · kinship · dynasty · forebears · pedigree · descent · nomenclature · Vietnamese Americans

prevalence

common

Widespread and unremarkable

widespreadExisting across many places
frequentHappening many times
ubiquitousPresent in all places

numerous · typical · mainstream · familiar · everyday · recognizable · phone book · population · demographics · statistics

Categories

American SurnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
Asian NamesDang, Lee, Wong, Chen, Sim
DynastiesHabsburgs, Ming Dynasty, Bourbons, Tang Dynasty, Tudors
East Asian DynastiesHan dynasty, Ming, Qing dynasty, Shang dynasty, Yuan
Royal DynastiesBourbon, Habsburg, Romanov, Hanover, Ottoman

Opposites

name type

Nguyengiven name

Personal name from birth

first name · personal name

cultural origin

NguyenSmith

Ubiquitous English surname

Jones · Müller · Tanaka · Kim · Patel

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G