Family name Шове (Chauvet 
, Шове 
) , throughout the world, is a common surname. The last name Шове is characteristic of France, where it is quite a common surname, Malta, where it is quite a rare surname, and Switzerland. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in France, the United States, and Haiti. Much less frequently, Шове is the forename as well as the last name.