Last name Rove (Rova 
, Rove 
, רוב 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Rove is characteristic of Fiji, where it is quite a common surname, Solomon Islands, and Sweden, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Madagascar, Egypt, and Sweden. More prevalently, Rove is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rova | Madagascar, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Egypt, Indonesia |
| Rove | Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy |
| רוב | Israel |
| Рове | Russia, Ukraine |
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karl rove American political consultant and policy advisor, US (b. 1950) |
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| olavi rove Olympic gymnast (1915-1966), FI (b. 1915) |
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| kyle o rove researcher |
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| kristiina rove Finnish alpine skier, FI (b. 1990) |
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