Nguyen
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Nguyễn (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people.
For the equivalent Chinese surname '阮', see Ruan (surname).
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Pronunciation | Hanoi: [ŋwiə̯n˧ˀ˥] Saigon: [ŋwiə̯ŋ˧˩˧] |
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Language(s) | Vietnamese |
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Variant form(s) | Ruan, Yuen |
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Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen.[lower-alpha 1]
By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this surname.[1][2][3]