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.
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Pheonix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pheonix Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pheonix occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pheonix? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. Pheonix is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Pheonix reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pheonix is also the 811,108th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 131 people.
The last name Pheonix is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States Pheonix is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.
Pheonix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pheonix has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pheonix last name increased 135 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pheonix Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Pheonix last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the 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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Footnotes
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