Fove Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fove Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Fové (3) are calculated separately.

Fove (64) may also be a first name.

Fove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fove (Hindi: फोवे, Russian: Фовье) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Fové. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fove? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Fove occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Fove live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Fove is also the 1,223,525th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 64 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 119,908. In Papua New Guinea Fove is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 84 percent reside and National Capital District, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fové923/
Fovet89825/
Fovie89226/
Fovez89124/
Foved8930/
Foive8921/
Fover898/
Fouve892/
Fosve891/
Fovea891/
Fovey890/
Fouvet80180/
Fouvez8089/
Fgovea804/
Fouvie801/
Fouved801/
Fovesh800/
Fohver800/
Fave752,285/
Feve75805/
Fowe75802/
Fobe75649/
Vove7595/
Fovi7564/
Fève759/
Faver671,359/
Fobes671,125/
Fober67780/
Favez67646/
Fauve67535/
Fowey67519/
Favey67458/
Favet67441/
Fobie67360/
Faave67171/
Favie67144/
Foibe67138/
Fouvy67123/
Foube6784/
Fowee6780/
Foovi6743/
Faveu6735/
Fowie6724/
Fovis6721/
Faves6719/
Foowe6715/
Fobeu6711/
Vouve6711/
Favea6710/
Fobeh679/
Pfeve679/
Fevie679/
Fovér678/
Foiva678/
Faved677/
Vovea677/
Fouwe674/
Fobey674/
Faoue674/
Foobe674/
Favee673/
Fobet673/
Fovio673/
Fouva673/
Foweh673/
Fowes673/
Vovee673/
Foevi673/
Fotbe672/
Fobee672/
Favei672/
Phove672/
Fosue672/
Feuve671/
Fevhe671/
Favej671/
Fasve671/
Fatve671/
Faeve671/
Fobed671/
Fobei671/
Fovaj671/
Fowue671/
Voveh671/
Voive671/
Fowed671/
Feeve670/
Fevey670/

Fove Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fove in the Hindi language
फोवेphove-
Fove in the Russian language
Фовьеfove-

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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
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  • 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 Fove
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