Phoenix Surname
Approximately 12,443 people bear this surname
Phoenix 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 SurnamePhoenix Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,663 | 1:77,731 | 8,879 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| England | 1,651 | 1:33,748 | 4,459 |
| Canada | 617 | 1:59,717 | 7,040 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Russia | 339 | 1:425,142 | 40,569 |
| Australia | 285 | 1:94,722 | 10,787 |
| Germany | 203 | 1:396,579 | 36,740 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 166 | 1:4,620,876 | 119,070 |
| Guyana | 165 | 1:4,620 | 816 |
| Wales | 165 | 1:18,755 | 2,014 |
| Cambodia | 159 | 1:97,403 | 2,369 |
| China | 91 | 1:15,025,512 | 882 |
| Ireland | 86 | 1:54,755 | 3,820 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| Japan | 76 | 1:1,682,162 | 25,629 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Northern Ireland | 73 | 1:25,274 | 2,815 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Kazakhstan | 57 | 1:310,219 | 25,916 |
| Jamaica | 56 | 1:51,249 | 2,953 |
| Uzbekistan | 49 | 1:631,207 | 13,568 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 38 | 1:2,610 | 406 |
| Hong Kong | 34 | 1:215,750 | 3,004 |
| Barbados | 29 | 1:9,912 | 768 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Vietnam | 23 | 1:4,028,089 | 2,356 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 72 | 1:61,526 | 4,797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 280 | 1:87,055 | 9,135 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:20,912 | 1,213 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 448 | 1:112,095 | 11,131 |
Phoenix (3,594) may also be a first name.
Phoenix 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.
(Greek) dweller at the sign of the Phœnix [Latin phœnix, Greek φοΐνιξ]
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.
- alliephenix99Phoenix Demographics
Average Phoenix Salary in
United States
$40,742 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Phoenix Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phoenix Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phoenix is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phoenix? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,955th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 585,674 people. The last name Phoenix is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Phoenix reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 118,025th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,594 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,663 people, or 1 in 77,731. In The United States Phoenix is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 128 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 16 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Phoenix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Phoenix has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Phoenix last name increased 1,041 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 590 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 119 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phoenix Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (41%) in Ireland and Orthodox (70%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Phoenix last name are 3.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.13% being registered with the party.
The amount Phoenix earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning R 263,472 per year; in United States they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $40,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,926 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoennix | 93 | 2 | / |
| Phoemnix | 93 | 1 | / |
| Phenix | 92 | 2,469 | / |
| Phonix | 92 | 66 | / |
| Poenix | 92 | 14 | / |
| Phoniex | 86 | 13 | / |
| Phenoix | 86 | 8 | / |
| Phoenik | 86 | 8 | / |
| Fhoenix | 86 | 4 | / |
| Phoenyx | 86 | 4 | / |
| Phoenex | 86 | 2 | / |
| Phennix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phuenix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phonnix | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pheinix | 86 | 0 | / |
| Phoenic | 86 | 0 | / |
| Phaenix | 86 | 0 | / |
| Penix | 83 | 2,310 | / |
| Phoennik | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phoneixs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phoenick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Phonex | 77 | 220 | / |
| Foenix | 77 | 27 | / |
| Fhenix | 77 | 3 | / |
| Phanix | 77 | 2 | / |
| Poenig | 77 | 2 | / |
| Poniex | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phênix | 77 | 1 | / |
| Peenix | 77 | 1 | / |
| Phenex | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peanix | 77 | 0 | / |
| Phannix | 71 | 12 | / |
| Pheneex | 71 | 0 | / |
| Poenick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fenix | 67 | 2,475 | / |
| Poenicke | 67 | 126 | / |
| Venix | 67 | 97 | / |
| Fonix | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ponex | 67 | 7 | / |
| Panix | 67 | 4 | / |
| Penex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penyx | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poenicks | 67 | 0 | / |
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