Phenias Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Phenias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phenias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1001:529,41634,350
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Phenias (1,921) may also be a first name.

Phenias Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Phenias Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Phenias is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phenias? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,136,896th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Phenias live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Phenias is also the 173,221st most commonly used forename globally It is held by 1,921 people.

The surname Phenias is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 529,416. In Tanzania Phenias is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 94 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 4 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phenihas9323/
Phienias931/
Penias921,279/
Phenia922/
Phinias866,587/
Pienias86121/
Pheneas8638/
Peniats865/
Pheniaz864/
Phonias864/
Peniase862/
Phanias862/
Penia83713/
Phinihas8019/
Phenehas806/
Phinnias802/
Peniasse801/
Phinieas801/
Phenya77492/
Fenias77369/
Pinias77179/
Panias77163/
Venias77122/
Penhas77118/
Pesnia77116/
Peniaz7776/
Peniat7750/
Pengia7733/
Ponias7725/
Pegnia7725/
Penija7712/
Pejnia779/
Peneas778/
Penios775/
Pegnas774/
Penyas773/
Pienia772/
Phinia771/
Penhia771/
Peniac771/
Penjia771/
Penioa770/
Peniasová756/
Phineas711,461/
Fenihas7194/
Piniasz7130/
Penyase7121/
Pinihas717/
Penaios714/
Phengna714/
Penayos714/
Ponnias713/
Panihas713/
Pannias712/
Penehas712/
Penajos712/
Paniash712/
Fhinias711/
Penijaa711/
Pheniox711/
Phinios711/
Pieniaż711/
Phinhas711/
Ponieas711/
Petnnia710/
Penha6729,108/
Piñas674,150/
Penya67609/
Pinia67548/
Venia67540/
Pegna67267/
Phinehas67224/
Phengnoi67209/
Fenia67192/
Penea67146/
Peignois6780/
Penja6771/
Penio6726/
Feniasse677/
Phengnat674/
Peñia672/
Phiniace672/
Phineahs671/
Phineaus671/
Peiniadz671/
Pehniaah671/
Pénia671/
Pieniaha671/

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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 Phenias
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