Bové Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bové Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bové Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1841:62,48210,046
Denmark791:71,4527,101
Spain541:865,77834,484
France211:3,162,987209,042
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Bove (22,806), Bovè (4) & Bóve (1) are calculated separately.

Bové Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bové is found most in Belgium. It may occur in the variant forms: Bove, Bovè or Bóve. Click here for other potential spellings of Bové.

How Common Is The Last Name Bové? popularity and diffusion

Bové is the 739,868th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,686,015 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Bové are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 62,482. In Belgium Bové is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 20 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bove9222,806/
Bovè924/
Bovée89105/
Bouvé8935/
Bovés891/
Bóve831/
Bovi756,969/
Bovy752,951/
Bobé7516/
Bowé756/
Boví751/
Bavé751/
Bhovi679,977/
Bovio674,604/
Bovee674,214/
Bovet672,757/
Bovey672,644/
Bovea672,336/
Bover672,329/
Bouvy672,053/
Bovis671,782/
Bovay671,169/
Bouve67580/
Boves67541/
Bovie67464/
Bovha67208/
Botve67200/
Bosvy67182/
Bouva67130/
Bovoa6790/
Bovit6783/
Boova6766/
Bhove6750/
Bovoy6740/
Bovid6739/
Boive6728/
Boveh6720/
Boved6718/
Boiva6717/
Boovy6717/
Boviz6715/
Bovei6712/
Buova6710/
Bouvi6710/
Bovij679/
Bovez677/
Boyva677/
Boivi676/
Bavér675/
Boove674/
Bovai674/
Boovi673/
Bovaj673/
Bovii673/
Bouwé673/
Bovge672/
Bhovy671/
Botvi671/
Vouvé671/
Boyvi671/
Bovíz671/
Bovèe671/
Bovys671/
Bojva671/
Boyve671/
Boviy671/
Bovoi671/
Bovaa671/
Boobé671/

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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 Bové
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