Doves Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Doves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1541:109,65717,576
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England71:7,959,723202,100
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Doves (24) may also be a first name.

Doves Last Name Facts

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

Doves (Marathi: डोवेस) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Doves? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,035,555th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Doves reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Doves is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 24 people.

Doves is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 109,657. In The Netherlands Doves is most frequent in: North Holland, where 68 percent reside, Gelderland, where 10 percent reside and South Holland, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Doves occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Doves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Doves surname contracted 55 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doves Last Name Statistics demography

Doves earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39% less than the national average, earning $26,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doeves9136/
Douves9126/
Dooves9118/
Dovies9110/
Doveas915/
Dovets912/
Ddoves911/
Doveis911/
Dove8941,188/
Douveas8331/
Dovetts836/
Douvies832/
Doyveas831/
Dover8017,630/
Daves805,070/
Dovey803,672/
Deves802,139/
Doove801,453/
Dovis801,274/
Dobes80696/
Dovie80545/
Dovec80130/
Douve80121/
Dowes80110/
Dovez8090/
Dovet8045/
Dovee8030/
Dhove8026/
Dohve8020/
Däves806/
Dovex804/
Dovea802/
Doveh802/
Dosve801/
Dovei801/
Doved801/
Doveu801/
Hdove801/
Davies73500,664/
Dobies732,494/
Douwes731,591/
Dobesh73581/
Devies73561/
Daveus73439/
Dobeis73367/
Devesh73316/
Deeves73298/
Douvis73235/
Daveis73185/
Dovhei73173/
Dowies73121/
Deveas7397/
Duives7373/
Dobese7363/
Doovey7362/
Daoues7349/
Davesh7347/
Davess7333/
Dovher7325/
Douver7319/
Dovecz7318/
Devees7317/
Dobesz7317/
Douvez7316/
Dobeas7315/
Daveys7313/
Douvei7313/
Doewes7311/
Dovhey7310/
Doveha7310/
Dhaves739/
Davees739/
Dowese739/
Douvey738/
Dooveh737/
Dhovie736/
Dovish735/
Doiver734/
Devess734/
Deveus734/
Doover734/
Douvea734/
Dhovee733/
Dauves733/
Dovais733/
Dévies733/
Dobets732/
Doveet732/
Douvet732/
Deuves732/
Deveis732/
Dovett731/
Dovgey731/
Daveas731/
Davets731/
Dooveu731/
Doveer731/
Dovois731/
Daeves731/
Davese731/
Davest731/
Davıes731/
Dovice731/
Dobesj731/
Dohveh731/
Doived731/
Devesz731/
Doweis731/
Dovajs731/
Doveyd731/
Dovgej731/
Dovhed731/
Dovise731/
Dovhej731/
Dowest730/
Dowess730/
Doviss730/
Doubes730/
Daveds730/
Dave67155,427/
Dovi6712,394/
Dowe677,646/
Dobe675,926/
Dobiesz67833/
Dobesch67172/
Daviess67125/
Dové67100/
Dovgish6760/
Dovhysh6723/
Dovy6718/
Dosvais6713/
Doowese6713/
Doveatt6710/
Daavies674/
Dobiess674/
Doweesh674/
Dāve673/
Deveish672/
Dobiesh672/
Dowestt672/
Dhobies672/
Doobesh672/
Deveesh671/
Dhavesh671/
Daevesh671/
Doobies671/
Dovisch671/
Daveish671/
Davesse671/
D'avies671/
Dowesse671/
Doweish671/
Doovish671/
Daouess671/
Dahoues671/
Deevesh671/
Dowease670/
Dowiess670/
Deuvess670/
Daveese670/
Daevies670/

Doves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doves in the Marathi language
डोवेसdovesa-

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