Rouvé Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Rouvé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rouvé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
France21:33,211,361423,184

The alternate forms: Rouve (616) are calculated separately.

Rouvé (21) may also be a first name.

Rouvé Last Name Facts

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

Rouvé is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Rouve. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rouvé? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rouvé are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Rouvé is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

Rouvé is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 483,113. In Switzerland Rouvé is most numerous in: Canton of Vaud, where 94 percent are found and Canton of Fribourg, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland it exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rouve93616/
Rové892/
Rouva80184/
Rouvi8017/
Rouwé8012/
Rovér808/
Rovés804/
Rouvy802/
Rouvet73760/
Rouver73145/
Rouves73138/
Rouvez7322/
Rouvis7318/
Rouvio739/
Rouvoy734/
Rouvea733/
Rouvès731/
Rouhvi731/
Rouvee731/
Rouvey731/
Rovi671,640/
Ruvi67952/
Rove67805/
Ruva67800/
Rovy67350/
Rivé6723/
Ruve6722/
Ravé6721/
Ruvy674/
Rohueva674/
Rouvait671/

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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 Rouvé
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