Bovie Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Bovie Surname Definition:

(French.) Local. A corruption of Beauvais, a town in France, whence the surname originated, and which signifies the sightly or beautiful place. The family settled in Holland from France.

Bovie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
France111:6,038,429280,838
Turks and Caicos Islands101:3,433348
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Bovie (143) may also be a first name.

Bovie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French.) Local. A corruption of Beauvais, a town in France, whence the surname originated, and which signifies the sightly or beautiful place. The family settled in Holland from France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bovie Last Name Facts

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

Bovie is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bovie is the 651,048th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name Bovie occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Bovie live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 772,378th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 143 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 1,173,006. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Louisiana, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Bovie exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Bovie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bovie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bovie last name expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bovie surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Bovie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovier911,276/
Bouvie91266/
Boivie91218/
Boviez9128/
Boevie9111/
Bovhie915/
Boviee913/
Boveie911/
Boviey910/
Bovies910/
Bove8922,806/
Bovi896,969/
Bouvier8336,590/
Bouviez8345/
Bouviet837/
Bouvoie833/
Bohvier830/
Bouvies830/
Boovier830/
Bowie8025,587/
Bhovi809,977/
Bovio804,604/
Bovee804,214/
Bobie803,091/
Boeve803,016/
Bovet802,757/
Bovey802,644/
Bovea802,336/
Bover802,329/
Bovis801,782/
Bouve80580/
Boves80541/
Boevi80537/
Botve80200/
Bevie80136/
Bovée80105/
Boibe80104/
Bovit8083/
Bhove8050/
Bovid8039/
Boive8028/
Bavie8020/
Boveh8020/
Boved8018/
Boviz8015/
Boiue8015/
Bovei8012/
Boiwe8010/
Bouvi8010/
Bovij809/
Bovez807/
Boivi806/
Boove804/
Bovai804/
Boovi803/
Bovii803/
Bovge802/
Bovae801/
Boviy801/
Boyve801/
Boveé801/
Bovoi801/
Bovye801/
Bovèe801/
Boyvi801/
Botvi801/
Bouvierr771/
Bouvet7316,383/
Bobier735,191/
Bavier73798/
Baboie73262/
Bovich73187/
Bowieh73181/
Bhover73180/
Bovett73126/
Bobiet7394/
Bovaio7384/
Boover7375/
Bobaie7362/
Bovđiš7361/
Bouvis7358/
Bovyer7353/
Bouver7345/
Boveja7343/
Bovitt7342/
Bosvet7338/
Boveia7335/
Bovais7333/
Boevee7328/
Bouwie7328/
Bovaji7326/
Bobies7324/
Botved7319/
Huovie7319/
Boobie7318/
Bouvez7318/
Boubie7317/
Bovetz7316/
Bosbie7314/
Bovest7313/
Boyvey7313/
Botvid7310/
Beevie739/
Boevey739/
Bosved739/
Bavies738/
Boevoi738/
Boyver737/
Bouvié737/
Bhouve736/
Boowie736/
Bovetd736/
Bhoivi736/
Bosver735/
Boovey735/
Bovish735/
Bouvea734/
Bouvey734/
Bowiea734/
Bobiye734/
Bhhovi733/
Boiver733/
Bovaia733/
Bowiee732/
Bhovai732/
Bouvee732/
Bavieh732/
Voviet732/
Boevée732/
Bovedt732/
Bauvie732/
Boboie732/
Botvey731/
Botvis731/
Bouvit731/
Bovaid731/
Bovaih731/
Bovees731/
Boviya731/
Bovoji731/
Bowiie731/
Bowyie731/
Bhoovi731/
Bhoves731/
Boisue731/
Bobiez731/
Bouvai731/
Bawoie731/
Boiwei731/
Bojuie731/
Vaboie731/
Vovoie731/
Bompie731/
Boibeh731/
Bouvhi731/
D'Bove731/
Baviye731/
Bavoie731/
Bowwie731/
Boveee731/
Boibey731/
Bovoid730/
Bovesh730/
Bovhee730/
Bowhie730/
Boyvea730/
Bowiey730/
Boveus730/
Boveay730/
Bowe6717,435/
Bobe6716,949/
Bobi677,985/
Bavi674,336/
Bovy672,951/
Bevi671,298/
Botvich67557/
Baboieh67446/
Bave67424/
Bové67390/
Beve67362/
Bowi67350/
Bouvais67282/
Boobier67203/
Bobijes67177/
Vovi67175/
Bousbie67135/
Babooie67100/
Vove6795/
Bouvyer6732/
Bouvett6730/
Bozsvai6722/
Böve6717/
Béve6716/
Boishue6716/
Bhovaji6714/
Bovojee6712/
Bovaiah6710/
Boubier678/
Bobietz677/
Bobejie676/
Boubiye674/
Boiboye674/
Bovè674/
Boisvet673/
Boisver672/
Bouvher672/
Bouviér672/
Bobiech672/
Bauvies672/
Bootvet672/
Mpouvie672/
Boyvich671/
Boubiet671/
Bouveis671/
Bouvich671/
Bovayye671/
Boveeii671/
Bowieya671/
Boyvets671/
Beeviej671/
Beevije671/
Bavajie671/
Bhoevai671/
Bhovaiy671/
Bhovaje671/
Voviets671/
Boiwoue671/
Bóve671/
Bouvest671/
Beeviee671/
Boiweye671/
Bohuier671/
Boví671/
Bouwaie671/
Bhaboie671/
Bhoiver671/
Boosvet671/
Boompie671/
Bouveay670/
Bouvois670/
Bouveer670/
Bauvier670/
Boobies670/
Baviett670/
Bouvjer670/
Vouvier670/
Bosbier670/
Bossvet670/

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