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

The last name Envy is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Envy.

How Common Is The Last Name Envy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Envy is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Envy reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 619,385th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 213 people.

Envy is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Envy is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 47 percent live, Cornwall, where 21 percent live and Devon, where 21 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Envy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Envy has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Envy surname expanded 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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