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Vietnamese Family NamesThe most popular family names among the Vietnamese areNguyễn (38.4%)Nguyễn is the most common Vietnamese family name. By some estimates, approximately 40 percent of Vietnamese have this surname. The Chinese surname Ruan (Mandarin) or Yun (Cantonese) is represented by the same Chinese character . The prevalence of Nguyễn as a family name in Vietnam can be felt in countries to which many Vietnamese have immigrated; Nguyễn is the 7th most common family name in Australia (second only to Smith in the Melbourne phone books), and the 54th most common in France. In the United States, it is the 57th most common family name according to the 2000 Census, as well as the most common exclusively Asian surname, a massive leap from its 229th-place ranking in 1990. It is ranked 124th in the U.S. Social Security Index. It is the 62nd most common surname in Norway, and it tops the list of foreign names in the Czech Republic. Throughout Vietnamese history, many events contributed to the name's prominence. In 1232, after usurping the L Dynasty, Trần Thủ Độ forced the descendants of the L to change their surname to Nguyễn. When Hồ Qu Ly overturned the Trần Dynasty, he killed many of their descendants so when the Hồ Dynasty collapsed in 1407, many of his descendants changed their surname to Nguyễn in fear of retribution. In 1592, on the collapse of the Mạc Dynasty, their descendants changed their surname to Nguyễn and Lều. When the Nguyễn Dynasty (the descendants of the Nguyễn Lords) took power in 1802, some of the descendants of the Trịnh Lords fearing retribution changed their surname to Nguyễn, while others fled north into China. The Nguyễn Dynasty awarded many people the surname Nguyễn during their rule, and many criminals also changed their surname to Nguyễn to avoid prosecution. As with all other common surnames, most people having this surname are not necessarily related. In Vietnamese custom as with other East Asian cultures, the surname precedes the given names. Like many surnames in Vietnam and other Chinese-influenced cultures (including Korea and Japan), the name Nguyễn is shared with those in the Chinese culture with the same surname. Trần (11%)Chn is one of the most common Chinese family names. It ranks at the 5th most popular surname in Mainland China and the most popular surname in Singapore and Taiwan. Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian (spelled Chan, Tan or Chin in Singapore and Malaysia), Hong Kong (spelt Chan in Hong Kong) and Macau. It is usually romanised as Chan in Cantonese, and sometimes as Chun. In Min (including dialects of Chaozhou (Teochow), Hainan, Fujian, and Taiwan), the name is pronounced Tan. In Hakka and Toisan, the name is spelled and pronounced as Chin. Some other Romanisations include Zen (from Wu), Ding and Chern In Vietnam, this surname is written in Quoc Ngu as Trần, and is the second most popular Vietnamese surname, accounting for 11% of the population, after the surname Nguyễn (38.4%). The initial surname Chen was from Gui, which was an ancient Chinese surname of descendants of Emperor Shun, who was one of the Three August Ones and Five Emperors. When King Wu of Zhou established the Zhou Dynasty, he gave the Land of Chen to the descendants to establish their own state. To show his respect for Emperor Shun, the new state, which was also named by Chen, was one of the Three Guest States of Zhou, which meant this nation was not the subordinate, but the guest of Zhou. However, the Chen state was occupied by Chu after the 10th century BC. Since then, the people of this state began to use Chen as their surname. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589), Emperor Wu of Chen established the Chen Dynasty (557-589), the fourth and the last of the Southern dynasties in China, eventually destroyed by the Sui Dynasty. L (9.5%)L is a common Vietnamese family name. In Vietnamese names, the family name comes first. It was ranked the 368th most common surname in the United States. The Hn Tự formerly used for this name is equivalent to the Chinese surname L Phạm (7.1%)The surname is of Chinese origin, written in Chinese as Fan, suggesting the trade of keeping bees Although Phạm is not as common a surname among Vietnamese populations as Nguyễn or Trần, it remains prevalent. Among the global ethnic Vietnamese population, it is the 5th most common name accounting for 5% of the total 75 million. In the United States, Phạm is the #1455 most common last name with about 0.008% of all last names. It is the 951st most common in France with 5,509 persons sharing that name. It is ranked 943rd in the Social Security Index. Huỳnh/Hong (5.1%)Huang is a Chinese surname that means "golden yellow," or literally "yellow." While Hung is the pinyin romanisation of the word, it may also be romanised as Houang, Hoang, Wong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng, Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei or Ooi, Ong, Hwang, or Ung due to pronunciations of the word in different dialects and languages. The surname is known as Hong or as Huỳnh in Vietnamese, and Hwang, Whang in Korean. Huang is the 7th most common surname in China. The population of Huangs in China and Taiwan was estimated at more than 29 million in 2000; it was also the surname of more than 2 million overseas Chinese, 4.3 million Vietnamese (5.1%), and an estimated 1 million Koreans (The 2000 census of South Korea revealed it was the surname for 644,294 South Koreans, ranked 17th). Phan (4.5%)Pan is a Chinese family name. A Chinese surname that is often romanized as Poon, Pun, or Pon. The surname is spelled as Ban (formerly, Pan) in South Korea and Phan in Vietnam. One source lists Ji Sun, a descendant of Zhou Wen Wang as to being the origin of this surname. With his descendants having taken up the name of the area he governed, situated north of Shaanxi. Another source Pan came from the last name Mi, a noble family of the Chu kingdom. Later, the Mis changed their name to Pan. Among their descendents, there was a noble named Pan Chong. Pan served as Regent (Kingmaker) and advisor in the Chu kingdom. When King Chu Cheng Wang decided to relinquish throne to his younger son instead, Pan Chong aided the elder prince Shang Chen instead. This led to the suicide of Zhou Cheng Wang. For Pan's contribution, King Shang Chen gave Pan the title of the "Royal Tutor" and gave him all the wealth that he had accumulated while he was a prince. The Pan family thus had a very high social status in the Chu kingdom. Vũ/V (3.9%)Đặng (2.1%)Deng (Chinese) or Đặng (Vietnamese) is an East Asian surname. It is transliterated as Dng in pinyin and Teng in Wade-Giles. In Cantonese, it is Dahng in Yale and Dang6 in Jyutping. In Minnan or Taiwanese, it is Tēng in Pe̍h-ōe-jī. The surname originating from the same Chinese character in Vietnamese is Đặng and it is one of the top ten surnames in Vietnam. The name is transliterated as Deung in Korean but is very rare in Korea. Deng is one of the surnames in Nanyang Tang. In addition to spelling "Deng" used in mainland China, other common Chinese spelling variations include:
Deng is a first or last name used among the tribes of Southern Sudan. It's shared by the Dinkas, Nuers and shilluk. Its meaning various for instant, in Dinka, it means "Rain" and it also refers to heavens or God. The Dinkas believe that the most powerful God, god of all gods is 'Deng". It's the most commonly found name in Dinka. Bi (2%)Đỗ (1.4%)Đỗ is a Vietnamese family name. According to L Trung Hoa, a Vietnamese scholar, approximately 1.4 percent of Vietnamese people have this surname. The Chinese surname Du is represented by the same Chinese character Story tells that Đế Minh, grandson of Shennong when passing by Nanling, he met a fairy named Đỗ Qu (also known as Prince Đoan Trang). She was often called Do Qu Thị (Lady Qu of House of Đỗ). She gave birth to Tuc Lo, later became Kinh Dương Vương, father of Lạc Long Qun. Another person that many Vietnamese with this surname claim to be descended from is Đỗ Cảnh Thạc, a lord during the 12 Lords Rebellion. Hồ (1.3%)Hu is a Chinese surname or family name. In 2006, it was the 15th most common surname in China. Ng (1.3%)Wu is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname (Traditional Chinese), which is the tenth most common surname in Mainland China. In Vietnamese, it is Ng. Wu (or Woo or Wou) is also the Cantonese transliteration of the different Chinese surname 胡 (see Hu), used in Hong Kong, and by overseas Chinese of Cantonese speaking areas of Guangdong, or Hong Kong origin. Dương (1%)Yang is the transcription of the Chinese family name. It is the sixth most common surname in Mainland China. Other variations of the Yang surname (e.g. alternative regional pronunciations)
L (0.5%)Li is a common transliteration of several Chinese family names, the most common Chinese family name and Korean family name of Lee. Alternate Romanizations include Lai (Cantonese), L (Vietnam), L (Vietnam), Lee (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore), Lei (Macau), Lie (Indonesia), and L (Vietnam). Taken collectively, these surnames make Li the most common surname in the world, outstripping the most common Western surname, Smith. According to an unofficial count undertaken by the American company infoUSA, "Li" is the most common surname found in Canadian telephone directories. The less common surnames, in no particular order:Lm:Lin is a pinyin transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. The literal meaning of this surname is "forest" or "woods". The majority of people with this surname are concentrated in the south-eastern coastal province of Fujian, China, and Taiwan. Among the overseas Chinese, the surname Lin (also transcribed as Lam, Lum, Lim or Liem) may be more common than in China because many overseas Chinese have origins in Fujian. This is due to the migrating Fujian Chinese seeking their fortunes particularly in Southeast Asia. In Hong Kong and in Vietnam, the name most often takes the form "Lam". Lin is the 2nd most common surname in Taiwan, with a population of 9% Taiwanese (2.1 million, 2005 estimate), only behind Chen. In mainland China (except Fujian) Lin is less common. The Vietnamese surname, Lm, was formerly written using the same Chinese character. In Singapore, apart from the common spellings "Lim" and less common "Lam", is the extremely rare spelling "Lynn", not related to the Irish and English surname with the same spelling. Đinh:Ding is the simplest written Chinese family name in existence. It is written in two strokes and is first on the Chinese surname stroke order. Ding is the 46th most common surname in China. There are four main sources of the Dings: 1) The earliest record of this surname in history was the duke of Ding during the Shang Dynasty. 2) Came from the last name of Jiang. The youngest son of Qi Tai Gong, Qi Ding Gong was a high-ranking judge during the reigns of Zhou Cheng Wang and Zhou Kang Wang. After his death, his descendents used his middle name as their last name to commemorate him. 3) During Chun Qiu period, the descendents of a judge called Song Ding Gong, also used Ding as their last name. 4) During the Three Kingdoms period, a general, Sun Kuang of the Wu kingdom, accidentally burnt the food supply and as a punishment, the king Sun Quan ordered this general to change his last name to Ding (the king did not want to bear the same last name as this guilty general.) Hometown: North west of Dingtao in the Shandong Province of eastern China. Other variations
NghimHnĐoVươngTrịnh:almost exclusively a northern surname, based around Thanh Ha. Trịnh is a Vietnamese family name, derived from the Sino-Vietnamese PhngChungTriệu:Zhao ( Chao, Vietnamese Triệu, ) is a common Chinese family name, which ranks 7th largest number of people with this surname in Mainland China. The family name originates with the people of State of Zhao in ancient China. According to Chinese historic records, the first ancestor with the surname Zhao was Shaohao (2597BC-2514BC), one of the five prehistoric emperors. ĐonHTrương:Zhang is among the most common Chinese surnames. In the 1990 edition of Guinness Book of Records, it was listed as the world's most common surname, with over 100 million people worldwide with this surname. It was also ranked third in the People's Republic of China by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in early 2006.The use of this surname dates back to about 4,700 years ago. Zhang is pronounced and transliterated in a variety of ways. The corresponding Vietnamese version is Trương or Trang. However, this name is pronounced differently in Minnan (Chiong) than Tiuⁿ . Likewise, the Vietnamese can clearly distinguish this name, pronounced Chương, or Trang from Trương . Tn:Sun is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname. Other common transliterations include Suen (in Hong Kong), Tn (in Vietnam). Liễu:Liu is a common Chinese family name. The transliteration Liu can represent several different surnames written in different Chinese characters: In Vietnamese, the name can either take the form "Liễu" (in northern regions), or "Lưu" (in central or southern regions). The other family name is "Lục" in Vietnamese. A few having Vietnamese-Chinese descent use the family name "Lao". Lưu:In Vietnam, Chinese names are often translated into Sino-Vietnamese, thus explaining why the surname is spelt differently in mainland China. Most of the emigrants were Cantonese, Teochew (also known as Chiu Chow or Chaozhou), or Hokkien, and therefore many Lưu descendants speak Cantonese, but mainly Vietnamese. Many went to Vinh Long in Southern Vietnam. Although ethnically Chinese, many Lưu descendants now regard themselves as Vietnamese, having been born and raised in Vietnam. Most have adopted the Vietnamese culture and language. MaiLa:Luo or "Lo" refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames. In Cantonese, it is usually romanized as Law or Lo, and sometimes Loh, or Lowe. In Korea, it is transcribed as either (Ra) or (Na). In Vietnam, the name is pronounced La and Lạc. VănTạ:
Lương:Lương is a Vietnamese family name or given name. Kim:Jin is a Chinese family name. It literally means "gold" and is No. 29 of the Hundred Family Surnames. The surname is also used in Vietnam and Korea, where it is pronounced Kim and in Hong Kong, in Cantonese, Kam. Jin is an ancient surname and is over 4000 years old. The surname was first mentioned during the period of the Yellow Emperor a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is considered in Chinese mythology to be the ancestor of all Han Chinese. ThạchLạc:Luo or "Lo" refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames. In Vietnam, the names are La and Lạc. Thủy
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