Phennix Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Phennix 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.

Phennix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Phennix 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

Phennix Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phennix is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phennix? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,316,765th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Phennix occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Phennix are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933.

Phennix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Phennix has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoennix932/
Phenix922,469/
Phoenix8612,443/
Phannix8612/
Phenoix868/
Phonnix861/
Phennis861/
Phennig861/
Pheniox861/
Phaenix860/
Pheinix860/
Penix832,310/
Phnix831/
Phoennik803/
Phenixsc801/
Vennix77845/
Phenis77389/
Phonix7766/
Fennix7752/
Poenix7714/
Phénix7712/
Phenic776/
Penixe776/
Phinix773/
Phanix772/
Pheniz772/
Phênix771/
Phenik771/
Peenix771/
Peanix770/
Phenyx770/
Phenex770/
Pechennik7514/
Pfennig715,401/
Pheanis71213/
Phenice7164/
Phoniex7113/
Phenies7112/
Phoenex712/
Phenise712/
Phetnik711/
Phenick711/
Phynnis711/
Phiniex711/
Phenicg711/
Phenais711/
Pheneex710/
Peannig710/
Penis67894/
Penic67279/
Penig67259/
Pfennich67240/
Penič67186/
Pfennigs67176/
Penik67166/
Peniz6791/
Peniş6732/
Pinix6713/
Peniç677/
Panix674/
Phenisse672/
Pfeennig671/
Pehenics671/
Penex671/
Pheniche671/
Penij671/
Phoneixs671/
Phinnice670/
Penyx670/

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