Pheonix Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

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.

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Pheonix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
England361:1,547,72466,012
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India51:153,413,076951,030
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales461:34,0961,856
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

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.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fheonix862/
Pheonic861/
Pheonis860/
Pheonise800/
Peanix770/
Pheanis71213/
Peonies713/
Peonice712/
Peyonis711/
Peyonik710/
Pehonich677/

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