Guve Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Guve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
India81:95,883,173728,828
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Güve (271) are calculated separately.

Guve (121) may also be a first name.

Guve Last Name Facts

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

Guve (Hindi: गुवे, Marathi: गुवे, Russian: Гуве) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Güve. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guve is the 1,518,885th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Guve occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Guve live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Guve is also the 848,089th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 121 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria Guve is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 98 percent reside and Taraba, where 2 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Guve exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Güve92271/
Nguve89285/
Gouve8978/
Guver8964/
Ghuve8926/
Gauve8921/
Guvea8915/
Guvhe894/
Guvei893/
Guvet892/
Guvey892/
Guvez891/
Guves890/
Uve86558/
Gouvea8020,419/
Gauvey80189/
Gouvet80107/
Gouves8018/
Gouvei8011/
Gouvie807/
Ghuver806/
Gouver805/
Gauver803/
Gauvea803/
Gauvet802/
Gushve801/
Guverr801/
Ngouve801/
Gusves800/
Gouvey800/
Gube752,359/
Give75977/
Auve75968/
Huve75775/
Uver75726/
Guvi75525/
Uves75316/
Uved75170/
Guwe75130/
Uvie7582/
Euve7543/
Uvej7521/
Uvee7514/
Uvei7512/
Ouve7510/
Uveu7510/
Uvez758/
Uvet756/
Uuve754/
Uvey753/
Ujve752/
Guvy751/
Uvhe751/
Uyve751/
Uveh751/
Uvea751/
Uive751/
Usve751/
Uvep751/
Uvje751/
Utve751/
Gouviea7334/
Ngouvei7321/
Gutveis7311/
Gouveas7311/
Gouvest737/
Gouveis736/
Guvoeyi733/
Gouvher731/
Gusveth731/
Goube672,928/
Guber672,404/
Gaube672,303/
Ghube671,943/
Gouwe671,203/
Huver671,122/
Huvet67767/
Güver67709/
Uvesh67689/
Ngube67660/
Güvez67380/
Huvey67317/
Gouvi67304/
Gubes67248/
Güveç67240/
Gumpe67237/
Giveh67220/
Güvey67202/
Nguvi67127/
Güveş6794/
Gubey6790/
Gubeh6785/
Guweh6767/
Auvet6763/
Givhe6761/
Ouver6761/
Gouvy6759/
Huvez6750/
Auves6745/
Gauwe6735/
Guhwe6734/
Givey6732/
Ahuve6732/
Șuvei6731/
Givee6726/
Auvea6725/
Auver6724/
Auvie6723/
Gubie6722/
Hauve6722/
Gubez6722/
Uiver6721/
Guwei6720/
Huves6717/
Gubej6715/
Gusvi6713/
Gubhe6711/
Gubet6711/
Gubge6710/
Gautvedt6710/
Heuve679/
Houve678/
Auved677/
Gauvy677/
Guwie676/
Guvaa674/
Guvai674/
Auvee674/
Güvee674/
Guwhe673/
Uveis673/
Uvejh673/
Guuva673/
Euver673/
Huvie673/
Gauvi673/
Utvei673/
Uveys672/
Uvees672/
Gubed672/
Gubea672/
Givei672/
Guvio672/
Guweu672/
Husve671/
Ghuwe671/
Guuvi671/
Guviy671/
Goove671/
Uchve671/
Usvet671/
Usvey671/
Uvedh671/
Gubee671/
Guwee671/
Guvêa671/
Huveh671/
Ouves671/
Șuveț671/
Gouvoeyi671/
Givea671/
Givie671/
Gubei671/
Usver671/
Gubeu671/
Uvest671/
Auvez671/
Uives670/
Guwey670/
Goeve670/
Euves670/

Guve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Guve in the Hindi language
गुवेguve-
Guve in the Marathi language
गुवेguve-
Guve in the Russian language
Гувеguve-

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