Bove Surname

23,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Bove Surname User-submission:

Boher, Bover and Bové, as Catalan surnames, come from the Catalan, bover, meaning 'cowman'.

Bove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy11,7991:5,183605
United States5,2991:68,4017,953
France1,4331:46,3525,954
Spain9171:50,9844,762
Brazil6591:324,84712,512
Argentina5221:81,8846,936
Uruguay3271:10,4951,181
England1761:316,58023,688
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
Denmark1541:36,6543,820
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Venezuela1321:228,8195,879
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Switzerland1011:81,3169,293
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Nicaragua311:194,2292,495
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Honduras291:304,0152,705
Chile221:800,74917,445
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Norway121:428,52437,411
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
India61:127,844,230863,365
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Andorra31:27,9461,499
China21:683,660,78330,601
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

The alternate forms: Bové (390), Böve (17), Bovè (4) & Bóve (1) are calculated separately.

Bove (230) may also be a first name.

Bove Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Boher, Bover and Bové, as Catalan surnames, come from the Catalan, bover, meaning 'cowman'.

- a1956

This is an Italian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bovo'.

- curiousme

Bove Last Name Facts

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

Bove (Marathi: बोवे, Russian: Бове) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bové, Böve, Bovè or Bóve. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bove? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 23,750th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 319,545 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Bove reside; 56 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent reside in Italic Europe. Bove is also the 591,855th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 230 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 11,799 people, or 1 in 5,183. In Italy it is most common in: Campania, where 46 percent live, Lazio, where 17 percent live and Apulia, where 17 percent live. Aside from Italy it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Bove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bove has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bove surname increased 2,944 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 17,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bove Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bove surname are 2.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.27% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bove earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning €31,098 per year; in Norway they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning 309,044 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 199.7% more than the national average, earning R 712,200 per year; in United States they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning $49,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.77% more than the national average, earning $55,033 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bové92390/
Böve9217/
Bovè924/
Bóve921/
Bovee894,214/
Boeve893,016/
Bovet892,757/
Bovey892,644/
Bovea892,336/
Bover892,329/
Bouve89580/
Boves89541/
Bovie89464/
Botve89200/
Bovée89105/
Bhove8950/
Boive8928/
Boveh8920/
Boved8918/
Bovei8912/
Bovez897/
Boove894/
Bovge892/
Boyve891/
Bovèe891/
Bouvet8016,383/
Boivie80218/
Bhover80180/
Bovett80126/
Boover8075/
Bouver8045/
Bosvet8038/
Boevee8028/
Botved8019/
Bouvez8018/
Bovetz8016/
Bovest8013/
Boyvey8013/
Boevie8011/
Boevey809/
Bosved809/
Boyver807/
Bhouve806/
Bovetd806/
Bosver805/
Boovey805/
Bovhie805/
Bouvea804/
Bouvey804/
Boiver803/
Bouvee802/
Bovedt802/
Botvey801/
Bovees801/
Bhoves801/
D'Bove801/
Boveee801/
Bovesh800/
Bovhee800/
Boyvea800/
Boviey800/
Bowe7517,435/
Bobe7516,949/
Bovi756,969/
Bovy752,951/
Bave75424/
Beve75362/
Vove7595/
Béve7516/
Wove752/
Boví751/
Uove751/
Bouvett7330/
Boisvet733/
Boisver732/
Bouvher732/
Bootvet732/
Bouveis731/
Boveeii731/
Boyvets731/
Bouvest731/
Bhoiver731/
Boosvet731/
Bouveer730/
Bossvet730/
Boube6749,425/
Bowie6725,587/
Bober6718,642/
Bhave6714,498/
Bhovi679,977/
Bovio674,604/
Bobie673,091/
Baver672,139/
Bobet672,128/
Bouvy672,053/
Bovis671,782/
Bobes671,759/
Bobea671,606/
Bowey671,528/
Bouwe671,341/
Bovay671,169/
Beuve67996/
Beeve67906/
Bhobe67832/
Voves67702/
Bowei67648/
Bobei67545/
Boevi67537/
Bobee67481/
Boweh67400/
Bobey67364/
Bauve67250/
Baoue67235/
Baveh67220/
Bovha67208/
Boewe67202/
Bosvy67182/
Bobeh67163/
Batve67159/
Bevie67136/
Bouva67130/
Boibe67104/
Bobeş67104/
Boevé67103/
Bavea6799/
Bovoa6790/
Bovit6783/
Basve6766/
Boova6766/
Bavge6765/
Bowea6760/
Bompe6754/
Boobe6753/
Boïbe6752/
Bowee6751/
Bavej6751/
Boyue6750/
Bavey6746/
Vover6746/
Bobeș6746/
Bosue6740/
Bovoy6740/
Bovid6739/
Bouvé6735/
Bobed6734/
Bevee6727/
Bavet6725/
Bavie6720/
Bowej6719/
Baves6717/
Boovy6717/
Boiva6717/
Boviz6715/
Boiue6715/
Buowe6715/
Bosbe6715/
Bobée6714/
Bohbe6714/
Boybe6713/
Bobez6713/
Baeve6712/
Bahve6711/
Vouve6711/
Boiwe6710/
Bouvi6710/
Buova6710/
Bobhe679/
Bovij679/
Bowge679/
Boyva677/
Baave677/
Vovea677/
Boivi676/
Bowhe676/
Bevey674/
Bavhe674/
Bavee674/
Boowe674/
Bovai674/
Boovi673/
Bovaj673/
Bavez673/
Vovee673/
Boeue673/
Bovii673/
Boywe672/
Bobje672/
Bonpe672/
Woves672/
Boevy671/
Baved671/
Boviy671/
Boweu671/
Bavje671/
Bheve671/
Boisveit671/
Bojva671/
Boeui671/
Bovys671/
Bowue671/
Bavei671/
Buive671/
Voive671/
Voveh671/
Wouve671/
Wovea671/
Bobeu671/
Buobe671/
Bovaa671/
Bovoi671/
Bovés671/
Bovíz671/
Bouue671/
Bowep671/
Bowez671/
Bowje671/
Boîbe671/
Boyvi671/
Beveu671/
Bgave671/
Baveu671/
Bhovy671/
Botvi671/
Bojwe671/
Bevei671/
Boweï671/
Beveh670/
Booue670/
Boisvest670/

Bove Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bove in the Marathi language
बोवेbove-
Bove in the Russian language
Бовеbove-

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