Phony Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Phony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Phony (55) may also be a first name.

Phony Last Name Facts

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

Phony is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phony? popularity and diffusion

The surname Phony is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Phony are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 55 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Phony is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 90 percent live and Singida Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Phony has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phoniy9127/
Phonoy9121/
Phonyo9114/
Phonay918/
Phonuy916/
Phonny912/
Phouny911/
Phoney910/
Pony891,043/
Phomnoy836/
Phoeniy833/
Phonnoy831/
Phognoy831/
Phonney830/
Ponyo807,695/
Poniy80522/
Ponay80447/
Phona80265/
Ponyi80237/
Ponny80231/
Poney80204/
Phone80196/
Poiny80160/
Phany8097/
Pouny8091/
Ponoy8087/
Posny8075/
Phoni8059/
Phonh8021/
Poony8016/
Ponuy8010/
Phonj806/
Pohny801/
Phuny801/
Ponyz801/
Ponyč801/
Phoonaya773/
Phongi733,144/
Phonna731,378/
Ponych73744/
Phonha73365/
Pongay73302/
Phanyi73225/
Ponney73183/
Posnyi73181/
Posney73102/
Phonoi7369/
Ponaya7360/
Phonet7357/
Phaniy7352/
Phonge7349/
Phonui7347/
Photni7345/
Poneys7342/
Pouney7338/
Pahany7335/
Posnyy7327/
Phoona7327/
Ponnay7314/
Poonyo7312/
Phones7312/
Phanny7310/
Phonaa7310/
Phanyo7310/
Phonee7310/
Pooney738/
Ponnuy738/
Poiney737/
Phosni737/
Phunyo737/
Potney736/
Phoune736/
Phonai736/
Phoone735/
Poinay735/
Ponnoy735/
Phuonh734/
Phanay734/
Pognay734/
Ponyoy734/
Ponytz734/
Poonoy734/
Pomnoy734/
Phonoa733/
Panhoy733/
Phanoy733/
Phoeni732/
Phaney732/
Phanhy732/
Potnoy732/
Phomni732/
Phoner732/
Phoina732/
Phonni732/
Ponayt732/
Poonyd731/
Phoene731/
Phonie731/
Phonis731/
Phuone731/
Pongoy731/
Phunay731/
Poonay731/
Pognoy731/
Phoned731/
Poonuy731/
Pomnuy731/
Pootny730/
Pogney730/
Phuney730/
Phunny730/
Puoney730/
Pounay730/
Poni6720,191/
Pona675,858/
Pone675,616/
Pany671,857/
Photnoi671,404/
Phonnoi67629/
Poonyth67311/
Phomnoi67294/
Pahanay67224/
Phonnai67222/
Poutney67197/
Fony67132/
Phonnet67110/
Phunaya67100/
Phonnui6799/
Poonaya6771/
Ponj6758/
Phongai6737/
Ponh6731/
Puny6729/
Ponnaya6722/
Phonhai6721/
Phoonoi679/
Phonnit678/
Phumnoy677/
Phomnit677/
Poonnoy676/
Phonnie675/
Phonhet675/
Poomnoy675/
Phatnoy675/
Ponytts675/
Phounna674/
Phoneth674/
Photnui674/
Poné674/
Phomnui674/
Pongnoy674/
Phanaya672/
Phannoy672/
Phoonee672/
Phoonet672/
Pooneys671/
Phaneyt671/
Phoneph671/
Phoonie671/
Poná671/
Phognee671/
Phonnaa671/
Poignay671/
Poigney671/
Posnysz671/
Poosney671/
Pongaya671/
Phonned671/
Phunnoy671/
Phuinoy671/
Phutnoy671/
Phoneat671/
Phomned671/
Phomnee671/
Phomnet671/
Phanhuy671/
Pomnooy671/
Pouneey670/
Phanney670/
Poinney670/
Phunney670/
Phonner670/

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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
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  • 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 Phony
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