Phenix Surname

173,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Phenix 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.

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Phenix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5871:228,39322,048
Canada2981:123,64312,947
France2151:308,94347,111
England1231:452,99229,924
Haiti761:140,5786,140
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
China141:97,665,8265,141
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India91:85,229,487684,495
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:53,3724,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4381:114,65511,327

The alternate forms: Phénix (12) & Phênix (1) are calculated separately.

Phenix (429) may also be a first name.

Phenix 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

(French Canadian) This surname comes from Old French fénix.

- alliephenix99

Phenix Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phenix is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Phénix or Phênix. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phenix? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 173,913th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,951,618 people. The surname Phenix is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Phenix reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 414,511th most common first name worldwide, held by 429 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,587 people, or 1 in 228,393. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 19 percent reside, Nevada, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Phenix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Phenix has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Phenix surname rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phenix Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States Phenix are 2.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Phenix earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning $38,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $46,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phénix9412/
Phênix941/
Phoenix9212,443/
Phenoix928/
Phennix921/
Pheniox921/
Pheinix920/
Phaenix920/
Penix912,310/
Phoennix862/
Phenixsc861/
Phenis83389/
Phonix8366/
Poenix8314/
Phenic836/
Penixe836/
Fhenix833/
Phinix833/
Phanix832/
Pheniz832/
Phenik831/
Peenix831/
Peanix830/
Phenyx830/
Phenex830/
Pheanis77213/
Phenice7764/
Phoniex7713/
Phannix7712/
Phenies7712/
Fhoenix774/
Phenise772/
Phoenex772/
Phenicg771/
Phennig771/
Phennis771/
Phiniex771/
Phonnix771/
Phenick771/
Phetnik771/
Phenais771/
Pheneex770/
Fenix732,475/
Penis73894/
Penic73279/
Penig73259/
Penič73186/
Penik73166/
Venix7397/
Peniz7391/
Peniş7332/
Pinix7313/
Peniç737/
Panix734/
Penij731/
Penex731/
Penyx730/
Phenisse712/
Pheniche711/
Pehenics711/
Phoneixs711/
Penick674,397/
Peneux67274/
Pieniz67238/
Penich67221/
Phonex67220/
Phenes67123/
Phinij67119/
Phinis6783/
Penice6762/
Penike6762/
Pienis6758/
Pienig6746/
Penise6743/
Penics6735/
Pfenig6732/
Pienik6729/
Foenix6727/
Penais6716/
Fenixx6715/
Pechennik6714/
Penish6713/
Peunic6712/
Petnig6712/
Pinixe6711/
Petnic679/
Pengic678/
Feenix675/
Penios675/
Phynis675/
Phinig675/
Fenicx674/
Peunik673/
Penhiz673/
Pehnic672/
Penuex672/
Petnis672/
Pineix672/
Petnik672/
Penies672/
Peneis671/
Peynik671/
Pinoix671/
Fenisx671/
Phinex671/
Pienic671/
Peniez671/
Peniåž671/
Venoix671/
Poniex671/
Fenixs671/
Phinic671/
Penisk671/
Peniok670/
Penois670/
Pengis670/

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