Phonix Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Phonix 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.

Phonix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England51:11,143,612252,590
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Phonix (104) may also be a first name.

Phonix 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

Phonix Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phonix is found most in Indonesia. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phonix? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 36 percent of Phonix are found; 27 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 925,156th most common forename worldwide, borne by 104 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia Phonix is most prevalent in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 76 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 6 percent reside and West Java, where 6 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Phonix is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Phonix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Phonix has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Phonix surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonix Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Phonix surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Phonix earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.97% less than the national average, earning $19,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoenix9212,443/
Phoneix9217/
Phoniex9213/
Phonixe922/
Phonixx921/
Phonnix921/
Phosnix920/
Phoennix862/
Phoneixs861/
Phenix832,469/
Phonex83220/
Poenix8314/
Phanix832/
Phoniq831/
Poniex831/
Phênix831/
Phonis831/
Phannix7712/
Phenoix778/
Fhoenix774/
Phonise773/
Photnik772/
Phoenex772/
Phennix771/
Phonice771/
Phaenix770/
Penix732,310/
Ponik731,114/
Ponis73314/
Ponic73117/
Poniz7366/
Poniž7325/
Ponig7315/
Fonix7313/
Poniš7310/
Ponex737/
Poniż734/
Panix734/
Poniş731/
Phongnig711/
Potnis672,704/
Ponick67514/
Posnic67420/
Poništ67264/
Ponich67249/
Posnik67216/
Ponist67150/
Ponisz67124/
Ponish6793/
Phanis6772/
Ponise6747/
Pounis6738/
Phonek6733/
Foenix6727/
Ponike6718/
Ponieg6713/
Phones6712/
Pongis6710/
Poonis679/
Poneis676/
Pahnis676/
Ponicz675/
Ponnik674/
Phanij673/
Ponios673/
Fhenix673/
Ponikh672/
Phoneg672/
Panitx671/
Potnic671/
Ponais671/
Pongic671/
Peenix671/
Phanik671/
Panixe671/
Vonnix671/
Ponice671/
Ponies671/
Ponnis671/
Pohnik671/
Phenex670/

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