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All over the world, Ове (Ove , Ове ) is quite a common primarily male, but very seldom female forename. The first name Ове is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Sweden, where it is quite a common male name, Denmark, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Norway. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sweden, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Ове is the last name as well as the forename.
Ове is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ove , the fictional character of the Bert Diaries; Ove , the fictional character in the novel "A Man Called Ove" and Ove Sundberg , character in Solsidan.