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Cognomen Gove (Gove
, 戈夫
, غوف) , all around the world, is quite a common last name. The family name Gove is characteristic of Malta, where it is quite a common surname, Mozambique, where it is quite a rare surname, and Israel. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, the United States, and Mozambique. Much less frequently, Gove is the forename as well as the last name.