Vương or Vuong (
Chữ Nôm
Chữ Nôm (, ) is a logographic writing system formerly used to write the Vietnamese language. It uses Chinese characters to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, with other words represented by new characters ...
: ) is a
Vietnamese surname
Traditional Vietnamese personal names generally consist of three parts, used in Personal name#Eastern name order, Eastern name order.
* A family name (normally patrilineal, although matrilineality is possible, in cases such as divorce, children ...
, meaning King.
In the United States, Vuong was the 7,635th most common surname during the
1990 census and the 4,556th most common during the
2000 census.
United States Census Bureau
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Notable people
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Vương Văn Đông, Army of the Republic of Vietnam colonel, staged the 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
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Vương Hữu Nhơn
Vương or Vuong (Chữ Nôm: ) is a Vietnamese surname, meaning King.
In the United States, Vuong was the 7,635th most common surname during the 1990 census and the 4,556th most common during the 2000 census.United States Census Bureau. Op. cit ...
(born 1932), Vietnamese economist, The First General of State Audit of Vietnam (1994–2000), deputy director of Ministry of Finance (1979–1986), Vice President of Vietnamese People's Committee (1991–1996)
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Vương Tiến Dũng
Vương Tiến Dũng (born 1949) is a Vietnamese people, Vietnamese former footballer and Coach (sport), manager. After retiring from his playing career, during which he played for Viettel FC, Thể Công (also known as the Army club) and the Nor ...
(born 1949), Vietnamese football coach
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Vương Đình Huệ (born 1957), Vietnamese politician, Minister of Finance (2011 – 2013), Deputy Prime Minister (from 2016)
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Vương Trung Hiếu (born 1959), Vietnamese writer
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Vương Anh Tuấn
Vương or Vuong (Chữ Nôm: ) is a Vietnamese surname, meaning King.
In the United States, Vuong was the 7,635th most common surname during the 1990 census and the 4,556th most common during the 2000 census.United States Census Bureau. Op. cit ...
(born 1959), Vietnamese economist, General Director of
Hotel Continental Saigon
The Hôtel Continental, or also known as Khách sạn Hoàn Cầu in Vietnamese, is a hotel in District 1, the central district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The hotel is located at the corner of Đồng Khởi Street and Lam Sơn Square, by t ...
, deputy director of Saigontourist (
Tổng công ty Du lịch Sài Gòn)
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Vương Thị Huyền (born 1992), Vietnamese Olympic weightlifter
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Ocean Vuong (born 1988), American poet
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Quang Vuong, American economist, creator of
Vuong's closeness test
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Chelsea Vuong, American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Golden Gate 2018
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Lily Vuong, Canadian religious researcher, author of ''Gender and Purity in the Protevangelium of James''
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Vương Hồng Sển
Vương or Vuong (Chữ Nôm: ) is a Vietnamese surname, meaning King.
In the United States, Vuong was the 7,635th most common surname during the 1990 census and the 4,556th most common during the 2000 census.United States Census Bureau. Op. cit ...
, Vietnamese sociologist
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Vương Kiều Ân
Vương or Vuong (Chữ Nôm: ) is a Vietnamese surname, meaning King.
In the United States, Vuong was the 7,635th most common surname during the 1990 census and the 4,556th most common during the 2000 census.United States Census Bureau. Op. cit ...
, Vietnamese poet
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Vương Quốc Mỹ, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Construction
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Vương Trí Nhàn, novelist
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Vương Quang Khải, founder of
Zalo
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Vicky Vuong, Canadian sneaker artist
References
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Vietnamese-language surnames