The Nguyen surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 437,645 people carried this name — #38 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 674 people counted. That is up 41% from 310,125 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,011 people named Nguyen.
Most of them — 5,963 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 70 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
5,046 people named Nguyen live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,594 people named Nguyen live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
1,792 people named Nguyen have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 11,674 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 49 people named Nguyen live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
15,535 people named Nguyen are counted in Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Nguyen in American newspapers,
1929–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 601 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Nguyen,
with a public archive behind them.
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Victor Nguyen 1936–1986 · historian -
Nguyen Van Nghia 1946– · airman -
Men Nguyen 1954– · poker player -
Tai-Luc 1958–2023 · singer -
Scotty Nguyen 1962– · poker player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 232 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nguyen.
- Neyens 437 · U.S. census
- Neyer 619 · U.S. census
- Nez 4,827 · U.S. census
- Ng 31,210 · U.S. census
- Ngo 33,005 · U.S. census
- Nguon 443 · U.S. census
- Niang 888 · U.S. census
- Nicaise 154 · U.S. census
- Nicar 127 · U.S. census
- Nicastro 2,144 · U.S. census
- Niccolai 214 · U.S. census
- Nice 3,595 · U.S. census
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