Nguyen family name in top 10 most popular family names in the world

The Nguyen family name is among the top 10 most common family names in the world, with about 36 million people bearing the name.

In a study published on theworldgeography.com, 40% of Vietnamese people have the surname Nguyen and waves of migration have brought this surname to Australia, France and the United States.

Below is a list of the 10 most common surnames in the world according to statistics from theworldgeography.com.

1- Li – Lee (over 120 million people)

If you combine Li's variants like Lee and Lý, it might be the most common surname in the world. In China alone, 7.9% of the population shares this surname. It is the second most common surname in North Korea (after Kim). It is also very common in Vietnam (Lý) and the US.

2- Zhang (over 100 million people) (in Vietnam, the family name is Truong)

In the Guinness Book of Records published in 1990, this surname won the record for the most common surname in the world. In early 2006, the Chinese Academy of Sciences ranked this surname as the third most common surname in the most populous country. The surname Zhang has been used for over 4,000 years.

3- Wang (over 93 million people)

This is the most common surname in China, with an estimated 92.88 million people bearing it, and is also quite common in Japan, Vietnam (Wang) and Korea. The name means “king.”

4- Nguyen (more than 36 million people)

Nguyen is the most common surname in Vietnam, with about 40% of the population bearing it. Migration has brought this surname to Australia (ranked 7th in the country), France (ranked 54th) and the United States (ranked 57th in the 2000 census).

5- García (over 10 million people)

This word can mean “youthful.” It is the most common surname in Spain (3.32% of Spaniards have this surname), the second most common in Cuba, and very common in South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Philippines.

6- González (over 10 million people)

This is a surname of Spanish origin. González is the second most common surname in Spain (2.08% of Spaniards share this surname) and is very common in Latin America, being the most common in countries such as Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Paraguay, making it the most common surname in the Spanish-speaking world. In the United States, it is the 23rd most common surname.

A variation of this surname is Gonzales.

7- Hernández (over 8 million people)

Since the 15th century, this has been a popular surname in Spain and Portugal. The word means “son of Hernán” or “son of the traveler.” This is a very popular surname in Spain, the United States, and some Latin American countries such as Mexico, Chile, Cuba, Argentina...

8- Smith (over 4 million people)

This is an English surname and is most common in the UK, Australia and the US, second most common in Canada and fifth most common in Ireland. At least 3 million Americans and more than 500,000 Britons share this surname.

9- Smirnov/Smirnova (over 2.5 million people)

This surname means “calm, lovely, humble or silent.”

According to the 2002 Russian census, this is the most common surname in the country. Variants of this surname are Smirnoff or Smyrnov.

10. Müller (over 1 million people)

This surname means “miller.” It is most common in Switzerland and Germany, the fifth most common in Austria, and most common in the Bas-Rhin and Moselle provinces of France.

Variants of this surname are Muller, Miller and Möller./.

According to Vietnam+