Phoenix Surname
Approximately 12,443 people bear this surname
Phoenix Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Felix' or an imitative corruption; compare Phillis for Felicia, and banister for baluster.
Read More About This SurnamePhoenix Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,663 | 1:77,731 | 8,879 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| England | 1,651 | 1:33,748 | 4,459 |
| Canada | 617 | 1:59,717 | 7,040 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Russia | 339 | 1:425,142 | 40,569 |
| Australia | 285 | 1:94,722 | 10,787 |
| Germany | 203 | 1:396,579 | 36,740 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 166 | 1:4,620,876 | 119,070 |
| Guyana | 165 | 1:4,620 | 816 |
| Wales | 165 | 1:18,755 | 2,014 |
| Cambodia | 159 | 1:97,403 | 2,369 |
| China | 91 | 1:15,025,512 | 882 |
| Ireland | 86 | 1:54,755 | 3,820 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| Japan | 76 | 1:1,682,162 | 25,629 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Northern Ireland | 73 | 1:25,274 | 2,815 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Kazakhstan | 57 | 1:310,219 | 25,916 |
| Jamaica | 56 | 1:51,249 | 2,953 |
| Uzbekistan | 49 | 1:631,207 | 13,568 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 38 | 1:2,610 | 406 |
| Hong Kong | 34 | 1:215,750 | 3,004 |
| Barbados | 29 | 1:9,912 | 768 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Vietnam | 23 | 1:4,028,089 | 2,356 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 72 | 1:61,526 | 4,797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 280 | 1:87,055 | 9,135 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:20,912 | 1,213 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 448 | 1:112,095 | 11,131 |
Phoenix (3,594) may also be a first name.
Phoenix Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Felix' or an imitative corruption; compare Phillis for Felicia, and banister for baluster.
(Greek) dweller at the sign of the Phœnix [Latin phœnix, Greek φοΐνιξ]
Probably corrupted from Fenwick, "the fenny dwelling," name of places in cos. Northumberland and York. It is quite possible that the name Spinks may be a corruption of Phœnix.
User-submitted Reference
(French Canadian) This surname comes from Old French fénix.
- alliephenix99Phoenix Demographics
Average Male Phoenix Height
175.39 cm
Average Female Phoenix Height
164.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phoenix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phoenix Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phoenix has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Phoenix click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phoenix? popularity and diffusion
The last name Phoenix is the 41,955th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 585,674 people. Phoenix is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Phoenix are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 118,025th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 3,594 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,663 people, or 1 in 77,731. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 128 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 16 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Phoenix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Phoenix has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Phoenix surname grew 1,041 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 590 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 119 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phoenix Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Phoenix last name is principally Catholic (41%) in Ireland and Orthodox (70%) in Russia.
In The United States Phoenix are 3.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.13% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Phoenix earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning R 263,472 per year; in United States they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $40,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,926 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoennix | 93 | 2 | / |
| Phoemnix | 93 | 1 | / |
| Phenix | 92 | 2,469 | / |
| Phonix | 92 | 66 | / |
| Poenix | 92 | 14 | / |
| Phoniex | 86 | 13 | / |
| Phenoix | 86 | 8 | / |
| Phoenik | 86 | 8 | / |
| Fhoenix | 86 | 4 | / |
| Phoenyx | 86 | 4 | / |
| Phoenex | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phennix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phuenix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phonnix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pheinix | 86 | 0 | / |
| Phoenic | 86 | 0 | / |
| Phaenix | 86 | 0 | / |
| Penix | 83 | 2,310 | / |
| Phoennik | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phoneixs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phoenick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Phonex | 77 | 220 | / |
| Foenix | 77 | 27 | / |
| Fhenix | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phanix | 77 | 2 | / |
| Poenig | 77 | 2 | / |
| Poniex | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phênix | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peenix | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phenex | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peanix | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phannix | 71 | 12 | / |
| Pheneex | 71 | 0 | / |
| Poenick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fenix | 67 | 2,475 | / |
| Poenicke | 67 | 126 | / |
| Venix | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fonix | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ponex | 67 | 7 | / |
| Panix | 67 | 4 | / |
| Penex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penyx | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poenicks | 67 | 0 | / |
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