Bover Surname

182,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Bover Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Bödvarr (?); from the Flemish, Bouffard, Bouvier; from the Dutch, Bouwer, Boeve; from the French, Beaufour; a personal name.

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Bover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,2781:36,5823,624
Argentina2761:154,86713,073
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
India1331:5,767,409137,347
Mexico1041:1,193,52114,459
England841:663,31038,317
France811:820,03498,127
Cuba411:281,0425,171
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Australia341:793,99150,673
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales41:773,63329,106
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Bover (78) may also be a first name.

Bover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Bödvarr (?); from the Flemish, Bouffard, Bouvier; from the Dutch, Bouwer, Boeve; from the French, Beaufour; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

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

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Bover Last Name Facts

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

Bover (Russian: Бовер) has its highest incidence in Spain. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bover? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 182,474th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,129,045 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Bover reside; 55 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,091,646th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 78 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 1,278 people, or 1 in 36,582. In Spain Bover is most frequent in: Balearic Islands, where 51 percent live, Catalonia, where 39 percent live and Valencian Community, where 8 percent live. Apart from Spain this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Bover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bover has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bover surname grew 156 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bover Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bover last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Bover earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $41,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.12% less than the national average, earning $44,657 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovier911,276/
Boever91657/
Bhover91180/
Boover9175/
Bouver9145/
Bovert9139/
Bovear917/
Boyver917/
Bosver915/
Bovere915/
Boiver913/
Boverz911/
Boverd910/
Bove8922,806/
Boivert83547/
Bouveur83309/
Bosvert8396/
Bouvere8355/
Boverth8346/
Boveire8343/
Bouvert833/
Boisver832/
Bouvher832/
Bohvert831/
Boverht831/
Bhoiver831/
Bouveer830/
Bohvier830/
Boovier830/
Bower8046,274/
Bober8018,642/
Bovee804,214/
Bever804,130/
Bovet802,757/
Bovey802,644/
Bovea802,336/
Baver802,139/
Bouve80580/
Boves80541/
Bovie80464/
Botve80200/
Bovée80105/
Bhove8050/
Vover8046/
Boive8028/
Boveh8020/
Boved8018/
Bovir8017/
Bäver8015/
Bovei8012/
Bovez807/
Wover806/
Boove804/
Béver803/
Bovge802/
Boyve801/
Bovèe801/
Bovyr801/
Boisvert7725,150/
Boisvere7758/
Bouverre7719/
Bousvert772/
Boisverd772/
Bousvere771/
Boysvert771/
Bouvierr771/
Bouvet7316,383/
Bouwer7313,657/
Bobier735,191/
Beever732,737/
Bevier731,199/
Bavier73798/
Bobert73506/
Bowier73432/
Bovair73261/
Boivie73218/
Boober73178/
Bovett73126/
Boewer73116/
Bouber7391/
Bhaver7366/
Bavere7351/
Bobere7340/
Bovoir7340/
Bosvet7338/
Bauver7337/
Bevear7332/
Boywer7331/
Bobear7329/
Boyuer7329/
Vovere7326/
Baever7322/
Bhower7320/
Botved7319/
Bouvez7318/
Basver7318/
Bovetz7316/
Bovest7313/
Boyvey7313/
Baouer7311/
Bosved739/
Bhovir738/
Bhouve736/
Boswer736/
Bovetd736/
Boovey735/
Bovhie735/
Bobeir735/
Bouvea734/
Bouvey734/
Bowwer734/
Bowerr733/
Bowerz732/
Woover732/
Bowere732/
Bavert732/
Bouvee732/
Bomper732/
Bouvir732/
Bovedt732/
Bowger731/
Bowesr731/
Botvey731/
Bovees731/
Bowetr731/
Boyber731/
Boyvir731/
Boower731/
Bhoves731/
Bobger731/
Beuver731/
Boberd731/
Baaver731/
Voverd731/
Bonper731/
Boberz731/
Buiver731/
Bovärd731/
D'Bove731/
Bowuer731/
Boveee731/
Bovhyr731/
Bobher731/
Bowher730/
Boweir730/
Boweer730/
Wovert730/
Beveir730/
Boeuer730/
Bovior730/
Bovesh730/
Whover730/
Bohwer730/
Bovhee730/
Boyvea730/
Beveer730/
Boviey730/
Bohber730/
Bosber730/
Baverd730/
Bohuer730/
Boisveirt711/
Boisverre711/
Bowe6717,435/
Bobe6716,949/
Bovi676,969/
Bovy672,951/
Boubert671,833/
Bovaird67966/
Bave67424/
Bové67390/
Boobier67203/
Beuvier67139/
Bouberd67117/
Basveer67107/
Vove6795/
Bouvett6730/
Bothber6720/
Bosweir6713/
Bauvert6711/
Bhoweer678/
Boubere678/
Boubier678/
Bouweir678/
Bouwert677/
Bowerdt676/
Bovè674/
Boobear673/
Boisvet673/
Bauverd673/
Bhavere672/
Boubher672/
Bouvire672/
Bouvoir672/
Bootvet672/
Bouvair671/
Bouveis671/
Boveeii671/
Boyvets671/
Beevier671/
Basvert671/
Bhobere671/
Bhoewer671/
Bhavear671/
Vouvert671/
Bothuer671/
Bóve671/
Bouvest671/
Voovere671/
Bohvior671/
Bobeere671/
Bovherrova671/
Boví671/
Bouvért671/
D'Bower671/
Baouere671/
Boosvet671/
Bousber671/
Baavere671/
Bochuer670/
Baevier670/
Whoover670/
Bovaire670/
Bohuert670/
Boobert670/
Bossvet670/
Boweher670/
Bosbeer670/

Bover Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bover in the Russian language
Боверbover-

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