Family name Cheve (Cheve 
, Шеве 
) , all over the world, is a rare surname. The family name Cheve is habitual in France, where it is quite a rare surname, Tanzania, where it is a rare surname, and Nicaragua, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in France, Tanzania, and Brazil. Much less frequently, Cheve is the forename as well as the last name.