Tove Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tove Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2151:37,9244,566
Solomon Islands681:8,5301,411
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Norway91:571,36544,190
Togo91:805,3086,372
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Töve (3) are calculated separately.

Tove (41,936) may also be a first name.

Tove Last Name Facts

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

Tove (Marathi: तोवे) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Töve. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tove? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 744,013th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Tove live; 73 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 21,380th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 41,936 people.

Tove is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 215 people, or 1 in 37,924. In Papua New Guinea Tove is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 63 percent reside, West Sepik, where 8 percent reside and Bougainville, where 7 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Tove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tove has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tove last name grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tove Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tove surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Tove earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $43,204 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Töve923/
Tovey896,354/
Toves891,430/
Tover89318/
Touve89161/
Tovee89140/
Thove8993/
Tovez8958/
Toove8932/
Tovet8927/
Tovie8924/
Toive8918/
Tovei896/
Tovea895/
Toeve894/
Toveh891/
Toyve891/
Toovey801,481/
Tohver80458/
Thotve80351/
Touvet80226/
Toover8035/
Toveas8015/
Touver805/
Thoeve805/
Touves803/
Tovhed803/
Thovet802/
Toovie801/
Toiveu801/
Touveh801/
Toveha801/
Toveij801/
Tovett800/
Tovhey800/
Tobe7511,653/
Towe756,389/
Tave751,349/
Tovi751,184/
Teve75349/
Tovy75249/
Thovhei7312/
Thoover730/
Tobey676,770/
Tober675,819/
Tonpe675,524/
Tompe674,743/
Theve673,301/
Towey672,841/
Toweh672,339/
Tobes671,699/
Tobie671,668/
Thobe671,375/
Tovio671,324/
Taves671,122/
Taver67884/
Toube67751/
Taave67498/
Tavie67449/
Towie67330/
Touwe67321/
Tavet67303/
Tevie67288/
Thave67200/
Toiva67173/
Tavee67162/
Towei67148/
Tavey67143/
Toewe67135/
Teeve67118/
Tobet67117/
Thowe67114/
Tobeh67113/
Tovai67106/
Tuobe67105/
Tavea67101/
Toovi6794/
Toobe6788/
Towee6784/
Tobee6782/
Taoue6770/
Tobei6768/
Tobea6761/
Tobez6754/
Tovoa6754/
Tojue6752/
Tuovi6745/
Tovis6744/
Tobed6741/
Tuova6740/
Thovi6736/
Taved6735/
Tohva6734/
Touva6728/
Tavej6727/
Tobeš6726/
Teuve6725/
Touvi6723/
Tavei6723/
Taveh6723/
Toivi6720/
Toovy6718/
Towhe6718/
Tosue6716/
Tähve6716/
Toova6715/
Towea6714/
Tovay6714/
Tauve6714/
Toowe6713/
Toibe6711/
Toweu6711/
Tehve6710/
Towue6710/
Tavez6710/
Tovoi6710/
Tohwe679/
Tobej679/
Tobge679/
Toevi677/
Tobhe677/
Tovhi676/
Tovii676/
Thève676/
Touvy676/
Toová675/
Tevey675/
Toviš675/
Taïve675/
Tovaj674/
Tohbe673/
Tobeu672/
Tatve672/
Toivy672/
Tobée672/
Tosbe672/
Thovy672/
Tobep671/
Toybe671/
Toviy671/
Tovoy671/
Towed671/
Tavhe671/
Teveh671/
Touue671/
Teveu671/
Tevea671/
Tooue671/
Tobeş671/
Tohvi671/
Touvè671/
Tosvi671/
Tavep671/
Tuive671/
Tovip671/
Tovit671/
Tovhy670/
Thoveath670/

Tove Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tove in the Marathi language
तोवेtove-

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