Boves Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Boves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela1381:218,8705,724
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Honduras561:157,4362,011
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Bovés (1) are calculated separately.

Boves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boves occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Bovés. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boves? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boves is the 580,291st most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Boves live; 30 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Caribbean South America.

Boves is most commonly used in Venezuela, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 218,870. In Venezuela it is most frequent in: Barinas, where 63 percent reside, Anzoátegui, where 13 percent reside and Portuguesa, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Venezuela it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 21 percent reside and Honduras, where 10 percent reside.

Boves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boves has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boves surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Boves earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,049 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovés931/
Bovest9113/
Bovese916/
Bovees911/
Bhoves911/
Bovesh910/
Bovies910/
Boveus910/
Bove8922,806/
Bovesse8378/
Bouveis831/
Boyvets831/
Bouvest831/
Bouvies830/
Bowes8020,734/
Bovee804,214/
Bovet802,757/
Bovey802,644/
Bovea802,336/
Bover802,329/
Bovis801,782/
Bobes801,759/
Voves80702/
Bouve80580/
Bovie80464/
Botve80200/
Beves80135/
Bovée80105/
Bhove8050/
Boive8028/
Boveh8020/
Boved8018/
Baves8017/
Bovei8012/
Bovez807/
Boove804/
Bovge802/
Woves802/
Boyve801/
Bovys801/
Bovèe801/
Boisvest770/
Bouvet7316,383/
Bhaves734,694/
Bouwes73283/
Boivie73218/
Bhover73180/
Boubes73157/
Bovett73126/
Baveas73121/
Boover7375/
Bouvis7358/
Bouver7345/
Beeves7343/
Bobese7341/
Bosvet7338/
Bovais7333/
Bovice7329/
Boviez7328/
Bobies7324/
Botved7319/
Bouvez7318/
Buives7318/
Vovesz7317/
Bovetz7316/
Bowies7315/
Bobets7313/
Boyvey7313/
Bosved739/
Bavies738/
Boyver737/
Bhouve736/
Bowesh736/
Bovetd736/
Bosver735/
Boovey735/
Bovhie735/
Bovish735/
Bouvea734/
Bobesh734/
Bouvey734/
Bavesh733/
Boewes733/
Boiver733/
Bojues733/
Vovets732/
Beveis732/
Bowesd732/
Boweis732/
Bouvee732/
Bovedt732/
Wovest732/
Bevies731/
Bowess731/
Bowesr731/
Botvey731/
Botvis731/
Boweys731/
Bhobes731/
Bobest731/
Boowes731/
Bobeas731/
Boverz731/
Bovios731/
Bosbes731/
D'Bove731/
Bavets731/
Boveee731/
Bovise731/
Bovyts731/
Bobges731/
Bowese730/
Bovhee730/
Boyvea730/
Boviey730/
Beveus730/
Boevis730/
Bowe6717,435/
Bobe6716,949/
Bovi676,969/
Bovy672,951/
Bave67424/
Bové67390/
Bhavesh67327/
Bouvais67282/
Boubess67150/
Vove6795/
Bouviez6745/
Bouvett6730/
Boubees675/
Beauves675/
Bobesse675/
Bovè674/
Boisvet673/
Boisver672/
Bouvher672/
Bootvet672/
Boveeii671/
Bowesch671/
Beevies671/
Basvesh671/
Bhevesh671/
Bóve671/
Boveche671/
Boví671/
Bhoiver671/
Baouesh671/
Boosvet671/
Boonpes671/
Bouvois670/
Bouveer670/
Boobies670/
Bouvice670/
Boweise670/
Bossvet670/

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