Douvé Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Douvé Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Douve (121) are calculated separately.
Douvé Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douvé Come From? nationality or country of origin
Douvé is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Douve. Click here to see other possible spellings of Douvé.
How Common Is The Last Name Douvé? popularity and diffusion
The last name Douvé is the 4,307,654th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Douvé live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Douvé is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 410,646. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 50 percent reside, Canton of Bern, where 20 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douve | 93 | 121 | / |
| Dové | 89 | 100 | / |
| Duvé | 89 | 3 | / |
| Douvi | 80 | 1,065 | / |
| Douva | 80 | 469 | / |
| Dauvé | 80 | 11 | / |
| Duvér | 80 | 5 | / |
| Doubé | 80 | 2 | / |
| Douvy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Douvis | 73 | 235 | / |
| Douves | 73 | 26 | / |
| Douvio | 73 | 21 | / |
| Douver | 73 | 19 | / |
| Douvez | 73 | 16 | / |
| Douvei | 73 | 13 | / |
| Douvey | 73 | 8 | / |
| Douvaa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Douvea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Douevi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Douvgi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Douvai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Douvet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Douvhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhouvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhouva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Douvid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dove | 67 | 41,188 | / |
| Duve | 67 | 28,714 | / |
| Dovi | 67 | 12,394 | / |
| Duva | 67 | 5,666 | / |
| Dubé | 67 | 1,697 | / |
| Duvi | 67 | 679 | / |
| Douvgai | 67 | 343 | / |
| Davé | 67 | 110 | / |
| Douveas | 67 | 31 | / |
| Duwé | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dovy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dobé | 67 | 10 | / |
| Duvy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dowé | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dohueva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Douvgay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Douvé
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