Envis Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Envis Surname User-submission:

Envis is a rare Anglo-Norman surname that continues to be found mostly in England. It is derived from the Anglo-Norman word 'enfes,' meaning 'child.' It is similar in meaning to the traditionally English surname 'Child,' referring to someone who found distinction as a young person, often in a notable position such as a knight, servant, etc.

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Envis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Envis (55) may also be a first name.

Envis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Envis is a rare Anglo-Norman surname that continues to be found mostly in England. It is derived from the Anglo-Norman word 'enfes,' meaning 'child.' It is similar in meaning to the traditionally English surname 'Child,' referring to someone who found distinction as a young person, often in a notable position such as a knight, servant, etc.

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Envis Last Name Facts

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

Envis is found most frequently in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Envis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. Envis is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Envis live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in British Isles. Envis is also the 1,336,256th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 55 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England it is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 63 percent live, Surrey, where 9 percent live and West Sussex, where 8 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Envis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Envis has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Envis last name grew 278 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henvis912/
Envi89508/
Jenvois833/
Genvois831/
Genvais831/
Henviss830/
Henvi8093/
Enves8060/
Anvis8059/
Envid8022/
Envie8014/
Invis8014/
Envai8010/
Enbis806/
Enviy805/
Envio805/
Envhi804/
Enwis802/
Ennvi801/
Envyi801/
Envei801/
Enviz801/
Enuis800/
Jienvies771/
Genuis73111/
Hanvis7331/
Henvit7312/
Envieh7311/
Einuis738/
Jenuis735/
Gennvi734/
Emvies733/
Henuis732/
Enbish731/
Emviss731/
Envess731/
Envich731/
Enbais731/
Gehnvi731/
Genbis731/
Envith730/
Hinvis730/
Henves730/
Inviss730/
Enuist730/
Emvi67673/
Eenhuis67194/
Enbi67142/
Henvest6732/
Inveiss6731/
Envy6728/
Enui6717/
Enwi676/
Enva675/
Enve674/
Eehnuis672/
Heinevi672/
Genuisz671/
Invi671/
Eenbish671/
Ynvi671/

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