Hove Surname
Approximately 35,310 people bear this surname
Hove Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) belonging to Hove (Sussex), the Domesday Hov=the Enclosure, Manor; (Heathen) Temple [Old English and Old Norse hof = Ger. hof]
Hove Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 28,657 | 1:539 | 23 |
| United States | 2,057 | 1:176,208 | 17,675 |
| Denmark | 1,294 | 1:4,362 | 389 |
| Norway | 1,052 | 1:4,888 | 460 |
| Papua New Guinea | 379 | 1:21,514 | 2,300 |
| South Africa | 307 | 1:176,475 | 19,463 |
| England | 268 | 1:207,903 | 17,929 |
| Iran | 195 | 1:393,757 | 25,391 |
| Netherlands | 182 | 1:92,787 | 15,250 |
| Cameroon | 174 | 1:119,362 | 13,671 |
| Botswana | 132 | 1:16,568 | 3,236 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Germany | 107 | 1:752,387 | 56,374 |
| Belgium | 95 | 1:121,017 | 17,762 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 1:288,613 | 23,092 |
The alternate forms: Hové (5) & Höve (1) are calculated separately.
Hove (272) may also be a first name.
Hove Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) belonging to Hove (Sussex), the Domesday Hov=the Enclosure, Manor; (Heathen) Temple [Old English and Old Norse hof = Ger. hof]
Hove Demographics
Average Male Hove Height
173.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hove Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hove Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hove is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Hové or Höve. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hove? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,787th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 206,388 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Hove are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Hove is also the 538,995th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 272 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 28,657 people, or 1 in 539. In Zimbabwe Hove is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 61 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 9 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 8 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.
Hove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hove has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 547 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hove Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hove last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
The amount Hove earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning 371,601 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 124.1% more than the national average, earning R 532,548 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.31% less than the national average, earning $41,085 CAD per year.
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