Ove Surname

84,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,688 people bear this surname

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

Ove Surname User-submission:

Ove is a Danish surname. Usually a first name in Denmark. It means 'egg' or 'door'.

Ove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3,7851:42,1022,436
Papua New Guinea7191:11,3401,007
India5161:1,486,56156,096
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Norway491:104,94514,093
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
France191:3,495,933219,029
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Ové (2) are calculated separately.

Ove (28,711) may also be a first name.

Ove Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ove is a Danish surname. Usually a first name in Denmark. It means 'egg' or 'door'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Ove Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ove (Hindi: ओवे, Marathi: ओवे) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ové. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ove? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ove is the 84,881st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,281,214 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Ove live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ove is also the 28,862nd most common first name in the world It is held by 28,711 people.

The surname is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 3,785 people, or 1 in 42,102. Excluding Bangladesh Ove exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Ove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ove has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ove surname rose 1,320 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ove Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ove surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ove earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 15.46% more than the national average, earning 399,594 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.6% more than the national average, earning $50,311 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ové892/
Hove8635,310/
Gove8632,163/
Ovie8613,547/
Over864,030/
Ovey861,717/
Ovee861,359/
Oveh86882/
Oves86450/
Oved86448/
Ovea8676/
Oove8648/
Oive8632/
Ovez8625/
Ovet8620/
Ovei8616/
Ouve8610/
Ovge865/
Ovhe862/
Ovej861/
Oyve861/
Ohve861/
Uove861/
Govea7526,511/
Hovey758,816/
Hover754,936/
Hoeve751,921/
Hovet75625/
Govey75434/
Hoveh75354/
Overå75312/
Hoves75235/
Otves75169/
Ovesh75126/
Hovie75105/
Ovett7597/
Gouve7578/
Hovea7565/
Ouver7561/
Hovee7550/
Ovest7547/
Oveis7530/
Oiver7530/
Șovei7530/
Șovea7529/
Hoive7528/
Goive7522/
Osver7521/
Ovets7515/
Govhe7513/
Hovej7513/
Hoove7512/
Oveid7512/
Oveys7511/
Overø759/
Osvet759/
Houve758/
Ovieh758/
Ovhed758/
Oivea757/
Oviea757/
Oveyt756/
Hovge755/
Oveas755/
Hovez755/
Ovetz754/
Govei754/
Ovejh753/
Overr752/
Ovess752/
Govee752/
Goveh752/
Oveat752/
Osvea751/
Osved751/
Osvey751/
Ovech751/
Oveed751/
Oveit751/
Ovher751/
Oives751/
Oover751/
Oovez751/
Hoved751/
Goove751/
Ovedh751/
Hovhe751/
Otveš751/
Ouves751/
Ojvez751/
Oovie751/
Ovije751/
Ovesz751/
Oveer751/
Gojve751/
Hoover6775,369/
Obe6724,149/
Ovi6723,865/
Gouvea6720,419/
Eve6710,756/
Ave674,064/
Owe672,145/
Ovy671,318/
Houvet67567/
Houver67409/
Hoşver67266/
Hovest67245/
Hotvet6757/
Hoovey6725/
Huovie6719/
Hoisve6716/
Gouvei6711/
Hoveid679/
Hoveiz678/
Hoivea678/
Hoovet676/
Ohyver676/
Ovj675/
Hosver674/
Hovett673/
Oovesh673/
Houves673/
Hosvet672/
Éve672/
Ovejhe672/
Hooves671/
Goovey671/
Ovohie671/
Ouverh671/
O'Veit671/
Goovea671/
Hovesh671/
Hoovea671/
Houvie671/
Oveatt670/
Gouvey670/
Hohvet670/
Hhovey670/

Ove Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ove in the Hindi language
ओवेove-
Ove in the Marathi language
ओवेove98.51
ऑवेove1.24
ऒवेove0.25

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