Pheonix Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Pheonix 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.
Read More About This SurnamePheonix Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 46 | 1:34,096 | 1,856 |
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Pheonix (131) may also be a first name.
Pheonix 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.
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.
User-submitted Reference
(French Canadian) This surname comes from Old French fénix.
- alliephenix99Pheonix Demographics
Average Pheonix Salary in
United States
$38,151 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pheonix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pheonix Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pheonix is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pheonix? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name Pheonix is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Pheonix are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pheonix is also the 811,108th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 131 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.
Pheonix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pheonix has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pheonix last name grew 135 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pheonix Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pheonix are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.
Pheonix earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $38,151 USD per year.
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