A Vietnamese surname, one of the most common family names in Vietnam and among Vietnamese diaspora worldwide.
Vietnamese origin; the name comes from the Nguyễn dynasty that ruled Vietnam. It's been a dominant family name in Vietnam for centuries.
Nguyen is so common in Vietnam that roughly 40% of the population shares the surname—if you randomly met someone Vietnamese, there's a higher chance they're a Nguyen than anyone in the U.S. shares a single surname!
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