Couve Surname

356,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Couve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Couve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8491:78,23611,010
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Chile311:568,27313,994
Portugal281:372,08012,265
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Mauritius91:143,7138,076
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Couvé (26) are calculated separately.

Couve Last Name Facts

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

Couve is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Couvé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Couve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 356,968th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 7,165,729 people. The last name Couve occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Couve reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Couve is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 849 people, or 1 in 78,236. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 30 percent live, Occitanie, where 22 percent live and Île-de-France, where 13 percent live. Barring France this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Couve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Couve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Couve Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Couve earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.63% more than the national average, earning R 400,728 per year and in United States they earn 27.62% less than the national average, earning $31,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couvé9326/
Couvez91745/
Couvet91402/
Couves91263/
Couvee91146/
Chouve9178/
Couvée9175/
Couvey9142/
Couver9121/
Couvea916/
Cove893,183/
Cuve8939/
Chouvey8313/
Tchouve831/
Covey8014,211/
Cover807,773/
Chuve804,106/
Coves801,983/
Chove801,059/
Cauve80996/
Kouve80757/
Covet80349/
Covez80256/
Coube80255/
Covei80186/
Cosue80104/
Couvy8070/
Cuvet8057/
Covea8026/
Cuver8018/
Covie8016/
Cuves8011/
Couvi8011/
Coeve806/
Cuvey805/
Zouve805/
Cuvei804/
Cuvhe803/
Caoue803/
Couva803/
Cuvea802/
Coveh802/
Cueve801/
Cuvez801/
Covee801/
Coyve801/
Ceuve801/
Cuvée801/
Coove801/
Coiue801/
Coyue801/
Tchouved771/
Tchouvet771/
Chauve739,529/
Choube732,708/
Coover731,922/
Cauvet73860/
Chouvy73276/
Coubes73255/
Chuvey73183/
Cohuet73149/
Couwet73125/
Cauvez73108/
Couwez7378/
Ciovee7365/
Cauver7346/
Coubet7342/
Covões7330/
Ciovei7327/
Coveas7325/
Covetz7325/
Covher7323/
Zouveh7323/
Covett7321/
Ciuves7321/
Cuveas7315/
Cooves7314/
Cauves7310/
Tchove7310/
Coubez739/
Kouves739/
Cuyver738/
Couber737/
Coubey735/
Chuvhe734/
Chovey734/
Coiver734/
Cuyves733/
Coovey732/
Cauvey732/
Choveh732/
Coveða732/
Caiove732/
Chuvej732/
Covest731/
Caouet731/
Cajoue731/
Chouwe731/
Choeve731/
Cuevea731/
Cuiver731/
Cothve731/
Cuouet731/
Coouer731/
Couwes731/
Coveer731/
Coyive731/
Cohver731/
Chuove731/
Chuuve731/
Koueve731/
Tzouve731/
Cahoue731/
Chouvi731/
Ciover731/
Coyoue731/
Covets731/
Cohoue731/
Coivet731/
Cheuve731/
Chohue731/
Chovej731/
Coveis731/
Coueva731/
Covhey730/
Cosuer730/
Covesh730/
Coveds730/
Cave6727,843/
Choubey6725,466/
Kove6714,334/
Covi672,300/
Cuvi672,220/
Cube672,065/
Cobe671,916/
Cowe671,808/
Cuva671,348/
Kuve67352/
Chauvey67301/
Covahey67164/
Cahouet67137/
Couvois6778/
Zove6758/
Tchoube6756/
Covy6752/
Tchouwe6745/
Cujives6745/
Couybes6741/
Tchouvi6739/
Choubhe6725/
Cové6721/
Covetts6719/
Cuvy6717/
Qove679/
Choovej678/
Cousvis676/
Coshuet676/
Cuwe675/
Tchaoue675/
Cossuet675/
Kouevey674/
Caouett673/
Chaueve673/
Choubea672/
Chouebe672/
Choyave672/
Kouvesh671/
Choubei671/
Choueby671/
Chauvei671/
Coiiver671/
Gcoover671/
Kouvieh671/
Kuchoue671/
Zuve671/
Tchoveh671/
Tchuvet671/
Choubeh671/
Chouweh671/
Chauvea671/
Cayovet671/
Cousbey671/
Couhoue671/
Cuví671/
Kachoue671/
Choehue671/
Coveitz670/
Coubeer670/
Cooveer670/

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