Bouve Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bouve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3781:175,72127,351
Belgium1051:109,49216,366
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Bouvé (35) are calculated separately.

Bouve (116) may also be a first name.

Bouve Last Name Facts

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

Bouve (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻑ) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bouvé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 550,571st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Bouve are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 868,627th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 116 people.

The surname Bouve is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 175,721. In France Bouve is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 79 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Occitanie, where 3 percent live. Outside of France this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Bouve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bouve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bouve surname increased 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bouve Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bouve last name are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bouve earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.79% more than the national average, earning $58,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouvé9335/
Bouvet9116,383/
Bouver9145/
Bouvez9118/
Bhouve916/
Bouvea914/
Bouvey914/
Bouvee912/
Bove8922,806/
Buve89255/
Bouvett8330/
Bouvher832/
Bouveis831/
Bouvest831/
Bouveer830/
Boube8049,425/
Bovee804,214/
Boeve803,016/
Bovet802,757/
Bovey802,644/
Bovea802,336/
Bover802,329/
Bouvy802,053/
Bouwe801,341/
Beuve80996/
Boves80541/
Bovie80464/
Bauve80250/
Baoue80235/
Botve80200/
Bouva80130/
Bovée80105/
Bhove8050/
Boyue8050/
Buvet8041/
Bosue8040/
Boive8028/
Buves8023/
Boveh8020/
Bhuve8019/
Boved8018/
Boiue8015/
Bovei8012/
Vouve8011/
Buuve8011/
Bouvi8010/
Buver808/
Bovez807/
Boove804/
Boeue803/
Buvie803/
Bovge802/
Buvez802/
Bujve801/
Butve801/
Boyve801/
Buvey801/
Bowue801/
Buive801/
Wouve801/
Buvea801/
Buvep801/
Busve801/
Bovèe801/
Bouue801/
Bueve801/
Booue800/
Boubet731,022/
Bahoue73710/
Bouwey73528/
Boubee73402/
Boubey73296/
Bohoue73219/
Boivie73218/
Bhover73180/
Boubes73157/
Bouebe73128/
Bovett73126/
Boubeh73104/
Bouber7391/
Boover7375/
Bouvis7358/
Bouwei7358/
Bouvay7357/
Bauvet7347/
Bossue7347/
Bujave7346/
Bosvet7338/
Bauver7337/
Boyuer7329/
Boevee7328/
Bouwie7328/
Boubée7322/
Buyver7321/
Bauvez7321/
Boubez7320/
Bouwet7320/
Botved7319/
Bajoue7319/
Buives7318/
Boubie7317/
Bovetz7316/
Bovest7313/
Bhuver7313/
Boyvey7313/
Baouer7311/
Boueba7310/
Vouvet7310/
Boevey739/
Boyoue739/
Boubei739/
Bosved739/
Bouewe738/
Baouez738/
Bauvey737/
Boyver737/
Boehue736/
Bovetd736/
Bouybe736/
Bosver735/
Boovey735/
Busoue735/
Bovhie735/
Baouhe735/
Bousbe734/
Boubea734/
Boiver733/
Bojues733/
Beuvet733/
Butvet733/
Bayoue732/
Bochue732/
Bowueh732/
Bouswe732/
Bovedt732/
Boubeu732/
Boubge732/
Bauvie732/
Mpouve732/
Buveas731/
Buvgey731/
Bothue731/
Botvey731/
Boumpe731/
Bouvaa731/
Bouvit731/
Bovees731/
Boyave731/
Bhoube731/
Bhoves731/
Boisue731/
Beuver731/
Bosuet731/
Bouvai731/
Bouwee731/
Bojuie731/
Wouveu731/
Buiver731/
Buuvei731/
Boubeï731/
Boubhe731/
Bouvhi731/
Bouebi731/
Bouevi731/
Bosoue731/
Beuvee731/
Bgoube731/
Beyoue731/
Biyoue731/
D'Bove731/
Bajuve731/
Baiove731/
Boyueh731/
Bowuer731/
Boveee731/
Bovesh730/
Bovhee730/
Boyvea730/
Boviey730/
Bohuer730/
Buivey730/
Bouthveth711/
Bowe6717,435/
Bobe6716,949/
Bovi676,969/
Buva675,620/
Bube673,557/
Bovy672,951/
Bossuet671,301/
Bave67424/
Bové67390/
Bouvais67282/
Buwe67267/
Boubess67150/
Boubeit67132/
Buvi67102/
Vove6795/
Buvé6787/
Bachoue6776/
Butveit6727/
Bousbei6724/
Uave6717/
Boishue6716/
Bousbea6711/
Wuve676/
Boubett675/
Bassoue675/
Vuve675/
Boubees675/
Bahouet675/
Beauves675/
Bouyebe675/
Buyvets674/
Behjoue674/
Bhuvesh674/
Beioued674/
Bovè674/
Bajouet673/
Boisvet673/
Bousbeh673/
Beauvet673/
Bossoue673/
H'Boube672/
Boisver672/
Bhujave672/
Bosouet672/
Boubher672/
Buvy672/
Wove672/
Bouyoue672/
Butvesh672/
Bootvet672/
Bousbée671/
Bousuet671/
Boswuez671/
Boubeyt671/
Boueïbe671/
Boutbee671/
Bouvich671/
Boveeii671/
Boyvets671/
Behjove671/
Bayouhe671/
Bothuer671/
Bousoue671/
Boiwoue671/
Boubeha671/
Bóve671/
Buvê671/
Boubeiz671/
Bousbet671/
Boví671/
Bouyabe671/
Bouybez671/
Bouyebi671/
Bouebea671/
Bouhoue671/
Bhaiuve671/
Bhoyave671/
Bhoubey671/
Bhoiver671/
Bieyoue671/
Beauveu671/
Baouesh671/
Boosvet671/
Baouech671/
Bousber671/
Bouhbez671/
Uove671/
Bouvois670/
Beauvea670/
Bochuer670/
Vouevie670/
Bossvet670/
Uoue670/

Bouve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bouve in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻑbwf-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bouve
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