Toves

Toves Meaning & Origin

About Toves
The surname Toves is of Spanish origin and is derived from the personal name "Tobias," which itself comes from the Hebrew name "Tobiyah" meaning "God is good." The surname Toves signifies a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Tobias.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Toves is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Toves: 529
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 41,164
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Toves based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Toves is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TFS
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T OW1 V Z
🌐 IPA
/toves*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T120

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Toves in Braille

Here's how to represent Toves in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Toves in braille

How to sign the name Toves using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Toves using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Toves in sign language

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