Vuong
Top
| Vương | |
|---|---|
 |
Vương or Vuong (Chữ Nôm: 王) is a Vietnamese surname.
It is derived from the Chinese surname Wang and is cognate with related names like Wong in Cantonese, Vang in Hmong, and Ong in Hokkien.
In the United States, Vuong was the 7,635th most common surname during the 1990 census and the 4,556th most common during the year 2000 census.[1]
Notable people
- Vương Văn Đông, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) lieutenant colonel, staged the 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
- Vương Tiến Dũng, football coach
- Vương Trung Hiếu, fiction writer, journalist, translator, and interdisciplinary scholar
References
- ^ US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
 |
This surname-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Vuong.
Read more
Mentioned in
Dragon King
(Asian Mythology)
Hue
(family name)
Hau
(family name)
Vietnamese Mythology
(Asian Mythology)
Cua roi
(2002 Film)
» More