Hové Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hové Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hové Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Hove (35,310) & Höve (1) are calculated separately.

Hové Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hové is found most frequently in France. It may occur in the variant forms: Hove or Höve. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hové? popularity and diffusion

Hové is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Hové are found; 40 percent are found in Southern Africa and 40 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent reside and Occitanie, where 50 percent reside. Besides France Hové is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and China, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hove9235,310/
Chové8916/
Ové862/
Höve831/
Hovi752,988/
Hovy7576/
Hobé7564/
Havé7525/
Gové752/
Hovey678,816/
Hover674,936/
Hovis674,755/
Hoeve671,921/
Chove671,059/
Hovet67625/
Hoveh67354/
Houvi67265/
Hoves67235/
Hovie67105/
Khovi6788/
Chovi6767/
Hovea6765/
Hovoi6765/
Hovee6750/
Hovai6745/
Khove6731/
Huovi6730/
Hoive6728/
Houbé6726/
Hoovi6724/
Havér6720/
Houvy6719/
Hotvi6717/
Hoová6714/
Hobér6713/
Hovej6713/
Hoove6712/
Huova6711/
Hovit6710/
Hovid679/
Hověz679/
Houve678/
Houva676/
Hoova676/
Chavé675/
Hovez675/
Hovge675/
Hoivi674/
Hoľva673/
Huová673/
Hoevy673/
Khovy673/
Chobé672/
Chovy672/
Hovoa671/
Hoiva671/
Jouvé671/
Choví671/
Hovij671/
Hovii671/
Hovhe671/
Hoved671/
Hoviz671/
Hovay671/
Hoovy670/
Hovyt670/

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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 Hové
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