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 is found most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Envy.

How Common Is The Last Name Envy? popularity and diffusion

Envy is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Envy live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 619,385th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 213 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 47 percent are found, Cornwall, where 21 percent are found and Devon, where 21 percent are found. Aside from England this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Envy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Envy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Envy last name 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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