Enys Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Enys Surname Definition:

A contraction of the Irish Mac Gennis.

Enys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Enys (431) may also be a first name.

Enys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A contraction of the Irish Mac Gennis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An estate in Cornwall, still possessed by the family, to whom it belonged temp. Edward HI.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Celtic or Gaelic.) Local. An island or peninsula, made so either by a fresh water river or the sea. Ynys in the Welsh.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Enys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Enys is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Enys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Enys reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 413,409th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 431 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,138,427. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Donetsk Oblast, where 45 percent reside, Odessa Oblast, where 36 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genys89685/
Henys8968/
Enysh8923/
Etnys8914/
Ennys895/
Jenys893/
Yenys891/
Enyos891/
Einys891/
Esnys891/
Enoys890/
Henysh8068/
Jennys8065/
Eneysh8050/
Geneys8049/
Genuys8026/
Hennys8010/
Yennys809/
Heneys806/
Gennys804/
Genysh801/
Jemnys801/
Jenysh800/
Enes755,753/
Enis752,846/
Ynys754/
Enjs751/
Jnys751/
Inys750/
Heinysh7372/
Jenneys7320/
Heynysh7315/
Heinysz736/
Geynysh735/
Enysova733/
Enaysse731/
Hejnysz731/
Eneyshe731/
Ennis6735,459/
Genes6713,423/
Genis678,333/
Eanes673,861/
Ennes672,106/
Ehnes671,531/
Henes671,526/
Enest67792/
Eneas67777/
Jenes67761/
Jenis67712/
Yenes67474/
Ehnis67473/
Yenis67392/
Henis67271/
Enych67231/
Eines67220/
Eneus67179/
Enges67146/
Eunis67119/
Enisz6782/
Eness6778/
Henyš6774/
Ejnes6770/
Enesh6770/
Einis6765/
Enese6765/
Esnes6759/
Egnes6752/
Engis6741/
Genís6741/
Jenyš6733/
Eynis6731/
Esnis6725/
Enish6724/
Emnes6723/
Enios6722/
Enets6721/
Enise6720/
Eynes6718/
Inyos6717/
Genès6712/
Egnis6712/
Eniss6710/
Ienes679/
Hynys679/
Enees677/
Eanis676/
Eunes676/
Yonys676/
Jenhs674/
Genés674/
Emnis673/
Enihs673/
Ejnès673/
Enois672/
Enist672/
Jenysova672/
Isnys671/
Enhes671/
Eenis671/
Eneis671/
Enais671/
Enoís671/
Enayz671/
Ennès671/
Ainys671/
Ðenis671/
Etnis671/
Eanhs671/
Enayx671/
Genyz671/
Jinys671/
Enuis670/
Henhs670/

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