Vuong
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| Vương | |
|---|---|
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| Language(s) | Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Derivation | Wang (surname) |
| Meaning | king |
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
- Quang Vuong,Professor of Economics,Ph.D. Northwestern, Department of Economics, New York University
- Justin Vuong, writer and political analyst
References
- ↑ US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
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