Envy Surname

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

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Envy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Envy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Envy (213) may also be a first name.

Envy Last Name Facts

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

Envy occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Envy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Envy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Envy are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 619,385th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 213 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Envy is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 47 percent reside, Cornwall, where 21 percent reside and Devon, where 21 percent reside. Excluding England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 21 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Envy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Envy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Envy surname grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Envoy8920/
Jenvy8916/
Henvy8914/
Envey897/
Enviy895/
Envay893/
Yenvy891/
Envyi891/
Jenvey80781/
Henvey80210/
Jenvay8016/
Genvey801/
Genvay801/
Envi75508/
Enva755/
Enve754/
Enby753/
Emvy753/
Enwy752/
Invy751/
Jeanvay731/
Enver67977/
Hemvy67207/
Henby67116/
Envis67111/
Henvi6793/
Yenvi6765/
Enves6760/
Envaa6755/
Enway6723/
Envid6722/
Genby6714/
Envie6714/
Enboy6712/
Enbey6711/
Envai6710/
Invay679/
Enbay678/
Emvay675/
Envio675/
Genve675/
Invoy674/
Envhi674/
Jenvi674/
Enwey674/
Jenby673/
Jenve673/
Jenva672/
Envea672/
Henwy672/
Einby672/
Enuoy671/
Henve671/
Envei671/
Emvyp671/
Enwoy671/
Hinvy671/
Jnvay671/
Enbyo671/
Enhwy671/
Ennvi671/
Enviz671/
Envee671/
Yenby670/
Emvoy670/
Ennby670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Envy
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