Phenus Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Phenus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phenus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165

Phenus (20) may also be a first name.

Phenus Last Name Facts

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

Phenus is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Phenus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phenus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Phenus live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Phenus is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 50 percent reside and Lagos, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penus91937/
Phenu911/
Phennu8359/
Phetnu8347/
Phienu8333/
Phanus8326/
Phengu8315/
Phenos8312/
Peanus836/
Phinus834/
Penous833/
Penaus832/
Pengus831/
Peneus831/
Phenui831/
Phonus831/
Pohnus830/
Penu803,861/
Phengnu77650/
Phetnui77203/
Phineus7765/
Phaneus7730/
Penutse777/
Phetnuy772/
Pienhus771/
Penouse771/
Pheanui771/
Penhous770/
Venus7314,570/
Panus731,886/
Penou731,149/
Pinus73964/
Pengu73877/
Penos73287/
Fenus73157/
Penau73155/
Penuh73112/
Pesnu7379/
Pynus7358/
Ponus7346/
Penut7324/
Petnu7324/
Penhu737/
Peneu736/
Peenu735/
Penuş734/
Pienu733/
Peanu732/
Penui731/
Penuu731/
Phinu731/
Penup731/
Peñus731/
Peinu731/
Paenhuys7159/
Penhouse711/
Phinouse711/
Penousse711/
Phethnui711/
Penaud672,638/
Phimnu671,002/
Pingus67440/
Panusz67316/
Peneux67274/
Panush67269/
Feynus67251/
Phitnu67219/
Penhos67197/
Petnui67181/
Pengou67162/
Fenush6797/
Phinos6751/
Phingu6749/
Pannus6740/
Panhus6737/
Fenusz6732/
Veenus6730/
Venuss6726/
Penaux6721/
Pineus6717/
Feneus6717/
Petnuy6715/
Veneus6714/
Petnou6714/
Veanus6713/
Pengau6713/
Penutt6712/
Peanut6710/
Penoes679/
Ponnus679/
Pinaus677/
Peunou677/
Venusz677/
Pehnos676/
Petnuu676/
Penaut675/
Veinus674/
Venuis674/
Fenous674/
Painus674/
Peangu674/
Pinous674/
Pethnu674/
Feinus673/
Fengus672/
Penoux672/
Peynau672/
Vienus672/
Phinup672/
Penhou672/
Peneut671/
Fenuse671/
Venush671/
Peuneu671/
Phinou671/
Pheños671/
Pesnou671/
Veunus671/
Pinuss671/
Ponusz671/
Ponuzs671/
Foenus671/
Petnuj671/
Pynous671/
Phainu671/
Pehnuy671/
Penuha671/
Penuth670/

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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 Phenus
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