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
Phenas (Oriya: େଫନସ୍) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Phenas.
How Common Is The Last Name Phenas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phenas is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Phenas live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Phenas is also the 1,212,820th most frequent given name globally, borne by 65 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 83 percent reside and Adamawa, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Phenas is found in one country. It is also common 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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