Phoebus Forename

608,246th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Phoebus Forename Definition:

A Greek name, meaning: The shining one.

Phoebus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines
97%
 
671:1,582,23137,522
United States
70%
 
341:10,662,852105,438
China-291:47,105,37262,105
Greece-171:643,2097,655
South Africa
100%
151:3,635,51086,845
Cyprus
100%
131:67,0062,311
Hong Kong-91:861,4145,456
England
100%
81:6,950,36556,418
Canada
100%
41:8,283,34367,579
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Israel
100%
31:2,800,97324,529
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335

Phoebus (535) may also be a surname.

Phoebus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Greek name, meaning: The shining one.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Phoebus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phebus9245/
Phobus926/
Phoebu922/
Poebus922/
Phoebos868/
Phaebus861/
Phuebus861/
Pebus831/
Phobos776/
Pebush772/
Phaibus718/
Phoeboe713/
Phabuis711/
Poebuha711/
Peboush711/
Phoibos711/
Febus6737/
Pabus6711/
Fobus675/
Vebus675/
Poevu671/
Pobos671/

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