How common is the surname Bova?

3,465 people in the United States had the surname Bova in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,104 Americans. It ranked 9,384th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bova?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bova identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bova?

Ben Bova, American writer (1932–2020).

Where is the surname Bova most common?

Wikidata records people named Bova in the United States.

Is the surname Bova getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,528 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,465 in 2010, down 1.8%.

The surname Bova

A surname, carried by 3,465 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bova is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,465 people named Bova in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,104 Americans. That is down 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,528.

#9,384

rank among US surnames

3,465

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

-1.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,586)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,378	Foxworth	3,469	89,001
#9,381	Frechette	3,468	89,027
#9,382	Hennings	3,467	89,053
#9,384	Geraghty	3,465	89,104
#9,389	Averett	3,464	89,130
#9,393	Byington	3,463	89,156

Who is named Bova

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Bova identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bovas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Bova
American writer (1932–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bova

Bova has the Soundex code B100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B100.

Questions

How common is the surname Bova?: 3,465 people in the United States had the surname Bova in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,104 Americans. It ranked 9,384th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bova?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bova identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bova?: Ben Bova, American writer (1932–2020).
Where is the surname Bova most common?: Wikidata records people named Bova in the United States.
Is the surname Bova getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,528 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,465 in 2010, down 1.8%.