Roves Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Roves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Roves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France431:1,544,714145,815
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Rovés (4) & Rovès (1) are calculated separately.

Roves (22) may also be a first name.

Roves Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roves is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Rovés or Rovès. For other potential spellings of Roves click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Roves is the 1,849,867th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Roves occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Roves reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Roves is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 22 people.

The last name Roves is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 1,544,714. In France Roves is most numerous in: Occitanie, where 95 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 2 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 2 percent are found. Beside France Roves exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Roves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Roves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Roves surname rose 118 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roves Last Name Statistics demography

Roves earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 76.1% less than the national average, earning $10,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rovés934/
Rovès931/
Rouves91138/
Roeves9145/
Rovets917/
Rhoves913/
Rooves913/
Rovies912/
Rovest911/
Rovesh911/
Rove89805/
Rovesse8329/
Roovesh834/
Roovess831/
Hrovets831/
Rosveas830/
Rover803,681/
Reves802,406/
Robes802,208/
Rovea80792/
Rouve80616/
Rovis80592/
Raves80419/
Rovey80197/
Rovet80163/
Rovei80113/
Rowes80104/
Rovie8083/
Roved8031/
Rovez8025/
Roive8017/
Réves8012/
Roveh8012/
Rovee8010/
Rovge807/
Rovej806/
Roove805/
Rovhe801/
Rosve801/
Rhove801/
Ruove801/
Reeves73157,284/
Revesh731,293/
Rouvet73760/
Ravest73448/
Roveed73262/
Rowies73249/
Ravese73234/
Robets73178/
Raeves73169/
Rouver73145/
Revees73126/
Ravesh73119/
Ravets73118/
Roover7385/
Robies7373/
Revies7362/
Robeys7356/
Robest7352/
Rompes7351/
Reveus7350/
Roosve7347/
Raveis7338/
Robeis7335/
Roubes7326/
Rotver7323/
Rouvez7322/
Ravees7319/
Rouvis7318/
Révesz7316/
Revess7314/
Ruives7313/
Rhobes7312/
Rovish7311/
Hrover7311/
Reveas7310/
Robežs738/
Rooved737/
Rovech736/
Reveis735/
Rovice735/
Rovais735/
Roweis734/
Rovysh734/
Roveer733/
Robeus733/
Rovett733/
Robees733/
Rouvea733/
Robezs733/
Robesh732/
Robeds732/
Reuves732/
Ravies732/
Rouvee731/
Rheves731/
Raoues731/
Rouvey731/
Roveez731/
Ravejs731/
Roovet731/
Roovis731/
Robeas731/
Royveh731/
Roverz731/
Rouvès731/
Royvet731/
Roiues731/
Rhover730/
Roiver730/
Rosver730/
Rowess730/
Raveus730/
Rowe67170,329/
Rave6711,450/
Robe677,688/
Rovi671,640/
Rovy67350/
Rouveix67138/
Raveyts6774/
Raveesh6763/
Robeets6754/
Robesch6724/
Rohtvee6715/
Robeyst6714/
Roosvee6712/
Roubies6711/
Rovetch6711/
Reevess6710/
Reeveas679/
Rothues678/
Rovisse678/
Hravets678/
Reevees677/
Robetts676/
Hrobets676/
Robesse675/
Roobesh674/
Rotvedt672/
Robeats672/
Rové672/
Rothvis671/
Roswest671/
Roovais671/
Robesth671/
Robeits671/
Raveits671/
Roohved671/
Rooveer671/
Robeest671/
Robehts671/
Robetse671/
Rovitsh671/
Ravesch671/
Rosbets670/
Robeads670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roves
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