The surname Nghiem
A Vietnamese surname, carried by 1,203 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex N250
Origin
Vietnamese origin
Borrowed from Vietnamese Nghiêm.
One of 31 Vietnamese surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,203 people named Nghiem in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,646 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 958.
#21,660
rank among US surnames
1,203
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+25.6%
change since 2000 (was #24,471)
Who is named Nghiem
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
97% of people named Nghiem identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.3% as two or more races and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
- Two or more races 1.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
- White (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Other Vietnamese surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Nghiem come from?
- Borrowed from Vietnamese Nghiêm.
- How common is the surname Nghiem?
- 1,203 people in the United States had the surname Nghiem in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,646 Americans. It ranked 21,660th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Nghiem?
- In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Nghiem identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.3% as two or more races.
- Is the surname Nghiem getting more or less common?
- More common. 958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,203 in 2010, up 26%.