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All over the world, Phinehas (פנחס , Phinehas ) is a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently female forename. The first name Phinehas is habitual in Ghana, where it is a rare masculine name, Israel, and Tanzania. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Ghana, and Tanzania. Also, Phinehas is the last name as well as the forename.
Phinehas is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Phinehas , the biblical character, Exodus; Phinehas , the son of Eli, 1 Samuel; Phineas Nigellus Black , the wizard in the Harry Potter universe, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Phineas Flynn , the title character of "Phineas and Ferb" and Chester P. Runk , the fictional character from the television series The Flash, and in many other works.