The Nguyen dynasty was the last dynasty of Vietnam. During the early 20th century, a lot of people took the last name Nguyen so that the French won't threaten them because they cooperated with the Nguyen Dynasty.
Approximately 360,976 Americans have the last name Nguyen.
That's a last name which is very common in Vietnam. Many Vietnamese Americans have that last name too. I am told it's pronounced "Winn."
There are many Thanh Thao's in the world. Some with the last name Nguyen and others Thi. Thanh Thao is a common Vietnamese name so there are many people with that name.
Nguyen is a Vietnamese name, but currently a surname for many people all over the world, like France, Australia, Norway, America, Europe and a obvious Asia.
Many people pronounce Nguyen as "win."
There are Vietnamese people in China but not many.
Way too many people.
Men Nguyen is a highly skilled Vietnamese-American professional poker player who has won many bracelets in World Series of Poker main events and winnings. His strategy and style of playing poker has inspired many players to participate in poker tournaments. Many poker players consider Men as a legendary player in the world of poker.
300,000 thousand of them
The spelling's in some languages seem to side track some readers; such as the English words, "thru" and "through", "Kar" and "Car", "Stephen" and "Steven"...and reader's try to pronounce them differently; because they're spelled differently. The same holds true for Viet spellings: Cities such as Quang Tri, Cam Rahn, Pleiku, and Tay Ninh look difficult...but are pronounced (right or wrong, this is the way GI's pronounced them) as Quong Tree, Cam Ron, Play Koo, and Tay nin. A GI might pronounce Tuye Thong Nguyen, as "Toy thong Nugion." The Vietnamese name Nguyen is as common as Smith is in the US. Many Vietnamese pronounce "Nguyen" as "No-guy-on."
Roughly 4.5 million by 2012.
As of 2019, there are approximately 1.5 million people in the United States who speak Vietnamese as their primary language. This makes Vietnamese one of the most spoken languages in the U.S. after English, Spanish, and Chinese.