Phinius Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Phinius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phinius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phinius (1,203) may also be a first name.

Phinius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phinius is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Phinius.

How Common Is The Last Name Phinius? popularity and diffusion

The last name Phinius is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Phinius live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Phinius is also the 228,372nd most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,203 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Besides Botswana Phinius occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and Malawi, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phinious93105/
Phinnius930/
Pinius929/
Phynius864/
Phenius861/
Piniu8354/
Phinehus803/
Phineous802/
Phenious802/
Phenoius801/
Phineaus801/
Piniou7736/
Painiu779/
Vinius777/
Pingiu776/
Piniuś774/
Piniuc771/
Penius771/
Finius771/
Pinjus771/
Vainius71234/
Phainju7185/
Pințoiu7137/
Pineiou7123/
Pingiou718/
Piniaau716/
Phainyu716/
Finious714/
Poiniou712/
Paineiu711/
Pegnius710/
Pinju67262/
Pinéu6776/
Viniu6721/
Pinyu6718/
Peniu6710/
Pinău674/
Finiu672/
Piñus671/
Voiniush671/
Pignu670/
Painhous670/
Pheneyus670/

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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 Phinius
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