Nguyen (Nguyễn) is the most common Vietnamese family name which is transliteration of the Chinese surname (阮), and often is transliterated as Ruan in Mandarin, Yuen in Cantonese, Gnieuh in Wu Chinese, or Nguang in Hokchew.
In Australia, even there are only small groups of Vietnamese, "Nguyen" is the seventh most common name in Australia.
In English pronunciation, Nguyen is pronounced like "Win".
There are a lot of notable Vietnamese with "Nguyen" in their names; Heads of state (Nguyễn lords, Nguyễn Dynasty, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Nguyễn Minh Triết), poets (Nguyễn Trãi, Nguyễn Du, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu), Catholic clergymen (Nguyễn Văn Thuận), writers, scientists, composers, actors (Dustin Nguyen), game developer (Dong Nguyen).
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FACT: Around 40% of Vietnamese people have "Nguyen" in their names
Description : Nguyen (Nguyễn) is the most common Vietnamese family name which is transliteration of the Chinese surname (阮), and often is transliterat...
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