Why are so many Nguyens into tennis?

[viggen_pro05]

This is my first post but I figure I would get the best answer here. I have been selling tennis products for about six months now and I would say atleast 40% of all my sales have been to people with the last name of Nguyen. Can anyone help me out and explain why that might be? Ive never seen anything like it with sales before. Thanks!

 

[VAmazona]

There are a lot of them. All from the same family.

 

[retrowagen]

This is my first post but I figure I would get the best answer here. I have been selling tennis products for about six months now and I would say atleast 40% of all my sales have been to people with the last name of Nguyen. Can anyone help me out and explain why that might be? Ive never seen anything like it with sales before. Thanks!

It is one of the more popular Vietnamese family names. Co-incidentally, everyone I have ever met with that surname was a really nice person.

 

[LuckyR]

Oh because great great grandpa Nguyen was a big tennis player. He used to routinely beat Bill Tilden when he went on tour in the Far East. One of those long lost tennis stories under-reported in the Western media.

 

[abenguyen]

hmm i wonder...(look at my username). its because tennis appeals to alot of vietnamese people and nguyen just happens to be one of the most popular, if not the most popular, last name

 

[yanjonm]

hmm i wonder...(look at my username). its because tennis appeals to alot of vietnamese people and nguyen just happens to be one of the most popular, if not the most popular, last name

Nguyen vs Smith

A battle for the ages!

 

[Gmedlo]

hmm i wonder...(look at my username). its because tennis appeals to alot of vietnamese people and nguyen just happens to be one of the most popular, if not the most popular, last name

Wow, I actually just noticed that your name says Abe Nguyen, I always pronounced it "Aben guy en" in my head while reading it.

 

[tennisfreak15347]

the number 1 in NJ's last name is Nguyen, just to support this. He also won some a Penn State tournament, i don't really know too much about that, though.

 

[abenguyen]

Wow, I actually just noticed that your name says Abe Nguyen, I always pronounced it "Aben guy en" in my head while reading it.

lol funny funny

 

[DizBoiDanny]

My last name is Tran. It is common among the viets, but not that common like Nguyen.

 

[LuckyR]

My last name is Tran. It is common among the viets, but not that common like Nguyen.

I tell people Nguyen is like Smith (incredibly common), Tran is like Williams (somewhat less common) and Pham is like Miller (frequent but not common).

 

[tacotanium]

maybe it's the area you're in.

 

[takl23]

This is my first post but I figure I would get the best answer here. I have been selling tennis products for about six months now and I would say atleast 40% of all my sales have been to people with the last name of Nguyen. Can anyone help me out and explain why that might be? Ive never seen anything like it with sales before. Thanks!

What year is your Viggen? Let's talk about the important stuff...

Cheers,

Tim

 

[goober]

This is my first post but I figure I would get the best answer here. I have been selling tennis products for about six months now and I would say atleast 40% of all my sales have been to people with the last name of Nguyen. Can anyone help me out and explain why that might be? Ive never seen anything like it with sales before. Thanks!

-Are you selling locally or internet? Vietnamese are concentrated in certain parts of the country.

-Lot's of Vietnamese play tennis.

-Nguyen is the most common surname. It is MUCH more common than Smith is America percentagewise. Most estimates are that 40% of Vietnamese have this surname. Smith is the most common surname in America but is only 1.0% of the population.

 

[BreakPoint]

I think lots of Vietnamese play tennis because you don't have to be big and strong physically to be good at tennis as you do with many other sports (e.g., football, basketball, volleyball, hockey, etc.)

BTW, which is more common?

Nguyen amongst Vietnamese?

Kim amongst Koreans?

Chang amongst Chinese?

 

[halalula1234]

I think lots of Vietnamese play tennis because you don't have to be big and strong physically to be good at tennis as you do with many other sports (e.g., football, basketball, volleyball, hockey, etc.)

BTW, which is more common?

Nguyen amongst Vietnamese?

Kim amongst Koreans?

Chang amongst Chinese?

probably kim for koreans. and i thought lee/lei and jiang for chinese is pretty common

 

[counter_puncher]

I think lots of Vietnamese play tennis because you don't have to be big and strong physically to be good at tennis as you do with many other sports (e.g., football, basketball, volleyball, hockey, etc.)

BTW, which is more common?

Nguyen amongst Vietnamese?

Kim amongst Koreans?

Chang amongst Chinese?

chang is not that common...

 

[Photoshop]

I think lots of Vietnamese play tennis because you don't have to be big and strong physically to be good at tennis as you do with many other sports (e.g., football, basketball, volleyball, hockey, etc.)

BTW, which is more common?

Nguyen amongst Vietnamese?

Kim amongst Koreans?

Chang amongst Chinese?

quick google search finds that:
40 percent of Vietnamese people have Nguyen as their surname.
22 percent of Korean people have Kim as their surname.
10 percent of Chinese people have Wang as their surname.

I doubt Smith/Williams are as common as these.
/edit-- Smith: 1% Williams: 0.7% in the US

 

[BreakPoint]

probably kim for koreans. and i thought lee/lei and jiang for chinese is pretty common

chang is not that common...

"Chang" (same name as "Zhang") was listed as the most common surname in the world by the Guiness Book of World Records with over 100 million people with that name.

http://ask.yahoo.com/20031126.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_(surname)

 

[tears_of_awesom]

99% of every vietnamese person i know (and I know ALOT) has the last name of tran or nguyen. My tennis coach is vietnamese and his last name is nguyen!! Hes one of the best damn players ive seen in real life.

*off topic* Vietnamese women are some of the most beautiful women on the planet...

/not vietnamese
//went out with vietnamese international student once
///it was awesome...

 

[DizBoiDanny]

99% of every vietnamese person i know (and I know ALOT) has the last name of tran or nguyen. My tennis coach is vietnamese and his last name is nguyen!! Hes one of the best damn players ive seen in real life.

*off topic* Vietnamese women are some of the most beautiful women on the planet...

/not vietnamese
//went out with vietnamese international student once
///it was awesome...

Haha, you made me crack up.

 

[halalula1234]

99% of every vietnamese person i know (and I know ALOT) has the last name of tran or nguyen. My tennis coach is vietnamese and his last name is nguyen!! Hes one of the best damn players ive seen in real life.

*off topic* Vietnamese women are some of the most beautiful women on the planet...

/not vietnamese
//went out with vietnamese international student once
///it was awesome...

Vietnamese food is nice dont you agree?

 

[viggen_pro05]

What year is your Viggen? Let's talk about the important stuff...

Cheers,

Tim

I first had a silver 00 Coupe viggen, then a 4Dr 00 Silv viggen. My girlfriend has a 00 4DR silv viggen, got in an accident. And now she has a blue 4DR viggen. All 00

We cant seem to get past that year for them haha

Ive been selling on craigslist and ****. The Nguyens are ALL over the country. From CA to ME and everywhere inbetween haha

 

[jgn1013]

The name Nguyễn is estimated to be used by almost 40% of the Vietnamese population. The top three names are so popular because peopled tended to take the family name of kings, to show their favor and loyalty. Over many generations, the family names became permanent.


1. Nguyễn (38.4%)
2. Trần (11%)
3. Lê (9.5%)

 

[yanjonm]

"Chang" (same name as "Zhang") was listed as the most common surname in the world by the Guiness Book of World Records with over 100 million people with that name.

http://ask.yahoo.com/20031126.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_(surname)

Hmm interesting b/c I know more Cheng's, Chung's/Cheung's than Chang's. I always thought Wong was the most popular.

 

[tears_of_awesom]

Vietnamese food is nice dont you agree?

f*** yeah, Its up there with authentic thai food same goes with the women

/mmmmmmm
//salivating at the mouth

 

[Gugafan_Redux]

We have a pretty big Vietnamese-American community here in Minneapolis, and certain courts in the city are often full all summer with Nguyens playing doubles. You've never heard so much laughter and good spirits coming from a tennis court. They are 15 to 85, and they all play together, having a blast. I've never seen an argument or anything but the best sportsmanship.

The only problem is this one guy who thinks he is number one in the world, and claims he used to date Kournikova.

[wink]

 

[tears_of_awesom]

We have a pretty big Vietnamese-American community here in Minneapolis, and certain courts in the city are often full all summer with Nguyens playing doubles. You've never heard so much laughter and good spirits coming from a tennis court. They are 15 to 85, and they all play together, having a blast. I've never seen an argument or anything but the best sportsmanship.

The only problem is this one guy who thinks he is number one in the world, and claims he used to date Kournikova.

[wink]

there is also a big community here in washington and its the same thing. If you goto a certain parks and public courts all you'll see is vietnamese people. You dont ever just see one, because if one comes then the whole family comes, and they will bring their friends who will in turn bring their families who will in turn bring their friends and just take over the park. Great group of people though...I love them.

 

[BiGGieStuFF]

We are all under the same USTA family membership. We all pay .000000001 cent each year.

 

[Dedans Penthouse]

Dedans Nguyen


It's growin' on me; yeah, I think I like it....

 

[Leelord337]

omg, i know 2 nguyens that play tennis. i guess there are a lot of smiths that play tennis too.

i actually played a guy named vinh n. and know a tom n.

is tom the most popular azn name?

 

[azn_lefty_roddick_jr]

Lol... My entire boys team all consist of Asian guys (including me), and we all have different last names! Shocker... I would've thought there would be at least two people with the last name Nguyen. xP

1. Trinh 2. Tran 3. Do 4. Pham 5. Le 6. Le (5 and 6 are brothers) 7. Be (only person who's not Vietnamese; Chinese/half something else) 8. Luong

 

[tamdoankc]

Funnier yet is how non-viet try to pronounce it. New-goo-wen or new-jew-in. hehehe. My middle name is Nguyen btw. There is actually 2 or 3 iterations of that name. Same spelling but slightly different pronounciation. I currently live in Vietnam and I swear there's probably only a dozen names that you can name your child so you can have 10 friends with the exact same name.

To all my viet brothers and sisters overseas, be proud of your name and don't sell out and take an English name...unless your name is Phuc or Dung.

 

[Fedace]

question is,,, is there any Nguyen that is any good ??

 

[Mazilla2219]

Mark down another Nguyen. I think tennis really fits in with our physique, you don't see alot of Nguyen's playing football, except Dat, or anything where you have to be a haas.

 

[tamdoankc]

There's tons of good players named Nguyen. No pro-level yet.

 

[vndesu]

question is,,, is there any Nguyen that is any good ??

possible.
maybe im one xD

 

[TenniseaWilliams]

Funnier yet is how non-viet try to pronounce it. New-goo-wen or new-jew-in. hehehe. My middle name is Nguyen btw. There is actually 2 or 3 iterations of that name. Same spelling but slightly different pronounciation. I currently live in Vietnam and I swear there's probably only a dozen names that you can name your child so you can have 10 friends with the exact same name.

To all my viet brothers and sisters overseas, be proud of your name and don't sell out and take an English name...unless your name is Phuc or Dung.

I must remind my Vietnamese friend of someone, he sometimes calls me both of those names, although usually both at once, and not in that order.
And after we play he always says, I Nguyen, you lose. Annoying.

 

[Fedace]

I think Jessica Nguyen is a great player. she will lead Stanford to the NCAA championships this year.

 

[BreakPoint]

Funnier yet is how non-viet try to pronounce it. New-goo-wen or new-jew-in. hehehe. My middle name is Nguyen btw. There is actually 2 or 3 iterations of that name. Same spelling but slightly different pronounciation. I currently live in Vietnam and I swear there's probably only a dozen names that you can name your child so you can have 10 friends with the exact same name.

To all my viet brothers and sisters overseas, be proud of your name and don't sell out and take an English name...unless your name is Phuc or Dung.

But why is that?

Why can't parents just start making up new names? Like how American celebrity parents tend to make up new, unique names for their children.

 

[sureshs]

My full name is Suresh Nguyen

 

[sureshs]

But why is that?

Why can't parents just start making up new names? Like how American celebrity parents tend to make up new, unique names for their children.

Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter is Apple.

Agassi's son is Jaz.

 

[tamdoankc]

Vietnamese names have to have a meaning so parents don't dare make up a name or chose a name without one so I think they just recycle whatever is already used or they know.

 

[BreakPoint]

Vietnamese names have to have a meaning so parents don't dare make up a name or chose a name without one so I think they just recycle whatever is already used or they know.

Well, I'd say it's time to shake things up and get with the times and start coming up with some new names or else it's going to become like the Geroge Foreman family where all 8 sons are names "George". :shock: ;-)

 

[Shangri La]

In Chinese culture any word can be used for first name. Of course parents usually choose the ones with good meaning and utterance.

 

[tennisp13]

not a Nguyen, but a Ngo...but then again, if I hear somebody speak Vietnamese, I bet at least 1 in 4 will have a Nguyen last name, to think of it.. my phone list do have lot of Nguyen's, hehe...

 

[mistapooh]

No one answered why it's so common yet. Look back into history and read into the Nguyen dynasty (or just google something similar).

 

[orangettecoleman]

is your proshop based anywhere in the nation of Vietnam by any chance? because if so i have a very good explanation for you.

 

[scraps234]

Nguyens are very good tennis players from what i see to they are very athletic