Phenas Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Phenas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Phenas (65) may also be a first name.
Phenas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phenas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phenas (Oriya: େଫନସ୍) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phenas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Phenas is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Phenas are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Phenas is also the 1,212,820th most common first name worldwide It is held by 65 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 83 percent reside and Adamawa, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phenas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phenas in the Oriya language | ||
| େଫନସ୍ | ephanas | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phenas
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