Throughout the world, Joves (Joves 
, Jovis 
) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but seldom female forename. The forename Joves is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Singapore, where it is a rare epicene name, and Tanzania, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines, and Tanzania. More prevalently, Joves is the last name as well as the forename.