Nguyen

Nguyễn (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people.

Nguyễn
Chữ Hán for Nguyễn
PronunciationHanoi: [ŋwiə̯n˧ˀ˥]
Saigon: [ŋwiə̯ŋ˧˩˧]
Language(s)Vietnamese
Other names
Variant form(s)Ruan, Yuen

Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen.

By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this surname.

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