Bovey Surname

164,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bovey Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bovey (Devon) = prob. Bófa’s Island or Low Riparian Land [Old English íg] For the pers. name v. under Boffey.

Bovey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7121:11,5351,902
United States6521:555,91945,866
England5511:101,12210,652
Australia2041:132,33214,365
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
France81:8,302,840321,660
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Malta41:107,5681,849
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Wales41:773,63329,106
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3441:70,8597,907
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:230,36119,417

Bovey (41) may also be a first name.

Bovey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bovey (Devon) = prob. Bófa’s Island or Low Riparian Land [Old English íg] For the pers. name v. under Boffey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two parishes in co. Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bovey: when not from Bovey in Devon, is from Bouffay in Eure.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

The Boveys originally took their name from parishes in the county. Nicholas Bovey was mayor of Barnstaple in 1451 (G.). The mayors of Plymouth in 1466 and 1523 bore this name (W. P.). Edward Bovey, of London, merchant, left a bequest in 1709 for the poor of Staverton (W. A.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bovey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bovey (Russian: Бовей, Tibetan: བོ་བི་) is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bovey is the 164,117th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,756,258 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Bovey reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 41 people.

The surname Bovey is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 11,535. In Switzerland Bovey is mostly found in: Canton of Vaud, where 70 percent live, Canton of Fribourg, where 9 percent live and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.

Bovey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bovey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 299 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bovey surname are 27.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bovey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning R 224,580 per year; in United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boyvey9113/
Boevey919/
Boovey915/
Bouvey914/
Botvey911/
Boviey910/
Bove8922,806/
Bovy892,951/
Bovee804,214/
Boeve803,016/
Bovet802,757/
Bovea802,336/
Bover802,329/
Bouvy802,053/
Bowey801,528/
Bovay801,169/
Bouve80580/
Boves80541/
Bovie80464/
Bobey80364/
Botve80200/
Bosvy80182/
Bovée80105/
Bhove8050/
Bavey8046/
Bovoy8040/
Boive8028/
Boveh8020/
Boved8018/
Boovy8017/
Bovei8012/
Bovez807/
Bevey804/
Boove804/
Bovge802/
Boevy801/
Bovae801/
Boviy801/
Boyve801/
Bovys801/
Bovye801/
Bovèe801/
Bhovy801/
Bhojveya772/
Bouvet7316,383/
Bouwey73528/
Boweya73479/
Boubey73296/
Bouvie73266/
Boivie73218/
Boybey73190/
Bhover73180/
Bovych73161/
Bovett73126/
Baveye73114/
Boevoy73107/
Boover7375/
Bobeyi7371/
Bouvay7357/
Bowhey7351/
Bouver7345/
Boveja7343/
Bosvet7338/
Boweye7338/
Boveia7335/
Boevee7328/
Bobeya7322/
Botved7319/
Bouvez7318/
Bosvay7317/
Bovetz7316/
Bhovay7316/
Bovest7313/
Boevie7311/
Bosved739/
Bauvey737/
Boyver737/
Bompey736/
Bhouve736/
Boweyi736/
Bovetd736/
Bosver735/
Bovhie735/
Bouvea734/
Bobeye734/
Boobey733/
Boiver733/
Bouvee732/
Bowehy732/
Bovedt732/
Bosbey731/
Bovees731/
Boveie731/
Boviya731/
Boweys731/
Beevey731/
Bhoves731/
Whovey731/
Boeway731/
Botvay731/
Bovoyo731/
Beveye731/
Bhavey731/
D'Bove731/
Boveee731/
Bovyts731/
Boibey731/
Boevay730/
Bovesh730/
Bovhee730/
Boyvea730/
Bowiey730/
Buivey730/
Boveus730/
Boby6717,890/
Bowe6717,435/
Bobe6716,949/
Bova6714,906/
Bovi676,969/
Bouweye67832/
Boybeyi67748/
Bave67424/
Bové67390/
Beve67362/
Vove6795/
Boevaya6783/
Boubeye6758/
Botvych6733/
Bouvett6730/
Bavy6722/
Bowy6721/
Böve6717/
Béve6716/
Bovojee6712/
Boubeya678/
Bowweye676/
Boivych676/
Bovè674/
Bewy673/
Boisvet673/
Bouvoie673/
Boisver672/
Bouvher672/
Wove672/
Bootvet672/
Boubeyi671/
Boubeyt671/
Bouveis671/
Boveeii671/
Bowieya671/
Boyvets671/
Bhovaiy671/
Bhovaje671/
Bóve671/
Bouvest671/
Bompeyi671/
Boiweye671/
Bévy671/
Boubeyé671/
Bosweye671/
Bová671/
Boví671/
Bouweya671/
Bhoubey671/
Bhoiver671/
Boosvet671/
Uove671/
Uovy671/
Wovy671/
Bouveer670/
Bossvet670/

Bovey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bovey in the Tibetan language
བོ་བི་bobi-
Bovey in the Russian language
Бовейbovej-

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