Most common surnames in Vietnam

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Vietnam

Nguyen
#1
81.578.158
bearers (top 100)
100
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Vietnam, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Tran
6.815.931
2
Nguyen
21.229.198
1
Le
5.699.384
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Nguyen 21.229.198
26%
2 Tran 6.815.931
8.4%
3 Le 5.699.384
7%
4 Pham 4.540.050
5.6%
5 Hoang 2.469.321
3%
6 Vu 2.416.772
3%
7 Phan 1.880.055
2.3%
8 Bui 1.864.925
2.3%
9 Vo 1.570.780
1.9%
10 Huynh 1.564.597
1.9%
11 Truong 1.417.525
1.7%
12 Ngo 1.391.983
1.7%
13 Duong 1.218.229
1.5%
14 Dang 1.124.356
1.4%
15 Do 1.115.083
1.4%
16 Ha 1.103.206
1.4%
17 Ho 1.004.453
1.2%
18 Trinh 901.795
1.1%
19 Dinh 784.007
1%
20 Anh 656.178
0.8%
21 Doan 621.804
0.8%
22 Cao 617.574
0.8%
23 Hong 605.861
0.7%
24 Luong 597.075
0.7%
25 Lam 584.060
0.7%
26 Thi 582.108
0.7%
27 Dao 569.255
0.7%
28 O 564.862
0.7%
29 Hung 559.168
0.7%
30 Mai 535.904
0.7%
31 Van 529.070
0.6%
32 Ang 525.817
0.6%
33 Luu 523.214
0.6%
34 Thai 454.721
0.6%
35 Ly 427.389
0.5%
36 Thanh 410.632
0.5%
37 Phung 393.061
0.5%
38 Nam 365.566
0.4%
39 Ngoc 364.142
0.4%
40 Chu 345.555
0.4%
41 Ta 343.115
0.4%
42 Tu 340.675
0.4%
43 Vuong 326.032
0.4%
44 Lan 319.525
0.4%
45 Chau 317.084
0.4%
46 Son 311.228
0.4%
47 Minh 302.442
0.4%
48 Inh 294.708
0.4%
49 Ao 283.570
0.3%
50 To 259.817
0.3%
51 An 256.889
0.3%
52 Tan 254.936
0.3%
53 Phuong 252.171
0.3%
54 Tam 229.882
0.3%
55 Tung 225.001
0.3%
56 Nguye 224.221
0.3%
57 Yen 220.446
0.3%
58 Thuy 220.446
0.3%
59 Bao 218.331
0.3%
60 Thu 197.995
0.2%
61 Lee 193.602
0.2%
62 Kim 185.956
0.2%
63 Lai 173.266
0.2%
64 Quach 167.734
0.2%
65 Quan 164.968
0.2%
66 Trang 163.342
0.2%
67 Quang 163.179
0.2%
68 Dong 158.624
0.2%
69 Tong 156.834
0.2%
70 Tuan 145.446
0.2%
71 Ngan 145.120
0.2%
72 Lien 142.517
0.2%
73 Diep 140.239
0.2%
74 Trieu 139.751
0.2%
75 Huong 139.426
0.2%
76 Oan 136.231
0.2%
77 Linh 134.545
0.2%
78 Chung 126.736
0.2%
79 Dung 125.109
0.2%
80 Nhu 124.994
0.2%
81 La 124.784
0.2%
82 Tang 123.320
0.2%
83 Quoc 117.604
0.1%
84 Hue 116.812
0.1%
85 Hoa 114.697
0.1%
86 Xuan 114.534
0.1%
87 Bach 114.209
0.1%
88 Kieu 112.745
0.1%
89 Thao 109.654
0.1%
90 Viet 108.515
0.1%
91 Nghiem 108.189
0.1%
92 Nhat 108.094
0.1%
93 Duc 108.027
0.1%
94 Trung 107.701
0.1%
95 Han 106.888
0.1%
96 Duy 105.424
0.1%
97 Lu 102.983
0.1%
98 Khanh 102.256
0.1%
99 Ng 102.007
0.1%
100 Dam 98.916
0.1%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Vietnam?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Vietnam is Nguyen, with 21.229.198. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Vietnam?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Vietnam. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.
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