Bovet Surname

158,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bovet Surname User-submission:

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

Bovet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,3621:6,030940
France8011:82,92511,775
Chile1241:142,0684,964
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Italy911:672,05258,782
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
Canada691:533,99444,923
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bovet (91) may also be a first name.

Bovet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- curiousme

Bovet Last Name Facts

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

Bovet (Marathi: बोवेत, Russian: Бовет) is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bovet.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,439th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,643,288 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bovet are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Bovet is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 91 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,362 people, or 1 in 6,030. In Switzerland Bovet is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Vaud, where 43 percent live, Canton of Fribourg, where 24 percent live and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 12 percent live. Barring Switzerland this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent live and Chile, where 4 percent live.

Bovet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bovet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bovet surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bovet surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bovet earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.53% more than the national average, earning $70,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouvet9116,383/
Bovett91126/
Bosvet9138/
Bovete9120/
Bovetz9116/
Bovest9113/
Bovetd916/
Bovedt912/
Bove8922,806/
Bouvett8330/
Bouviet837/
Boisvet833/
Bhovete832/
Bootvet832/
Boyvets831/
Bouvest831/
Boosvet831/
Bovette830/
Bossvet830/
Bovee804,214/
Bovey802,644/
Bovea802,336/
Bover802,329/
Bobet802,128/
Bouve80580/
Boves80541/
Bovie80464/
Botve80200/
Bovée80105/
Bovit8083/
Bhove8050/
Boive8028/
Bavet8025/
Boveh8020/
Boved8018/
Bowet8015/
Bovei8012/
Bovez807/
Bevet804/
Boove804/
Bovge802/
Boyve801/
Bovèe801/
Bouvette77640/
Bosvette77161/
Boisveit771/
Boisvest770/
Boubet731,022/
Boivie73218/
Bhover73180/
Bowett73167/
Bobete73167/
Bobeth73134/
Bobiet7394/
Boover7375/
Bompet7368/
Bauvet7347/
Bouver7345/
Bavetz7343/
Bovitt7342/
Bavett7329/
Bevett7323/
Bouwet7320/
Botved7319/
Bobett7318/
Bouvez7318/
Bobets7313/
Boyvey7313/
Vouvet7310/
Bosved739/
Boyver737/
Bhouve736/
Boviot736/
Bosver735/
Boovey735/
Bovhie735/
Bonpet735/
Bouvea734/
Bouvey734/
Bhavet733/
Boiver733/
Beuvet733/
Vovets732/
Bobeit732/
Bouvee732/
Voviet732/
Wovest732/
Botvey731/
Bouvit731/
Bovees731/
Bhoves731/
Bobest731/
Bosuet731/
Bovite731/
D'Bove731/
Bavets731/
Boveee731/
Bovyts731/
Bovesh730/
Bovhee730/
Bowetz730/
Boyvea730/
Boviey730/
Vovett730/
Bohbet730/
Bouthveth711/
Bowe6717,435/
Bobe6716,949/
Bovi676,969/
Bovy672,951/
Bossuet671,301/
Bave67424/
Bové67390/
Boonpet67183/
Boubeit67132/
Vove6795/
Bowgett6781/
Bassvet6711/
Bobette677/
Boubett675/
Bahouet675/
Bhavete674/
Bovè674/
Beauvet673/
Boisver672/
Bosouet672/
Bouvher672/
Bousuet671/
Boubeyt671/
Boubiet671/
Bouveis671/
Boveeii671/
Boobett671/
Bobeite671/
Bobeitt671/
Bhaveth671/
Bóve671/
Bonphet671/
Boouete671/
Boubete671/
Bousbet671/
Boví671/
Bhoiver671/
Bosswet671/
Bouvite671/
Bouveer670/
Baviett670/
Bosweth670/

Bovet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bovet in the Marathi language
बोवेतboveta-
Bovet in the Russian language
Боветbovet-

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