Cognome

Bova

The strongest concentration of Bova in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 72 of 178 arrivals (40 percent) originating there.

178

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 178

Top regione

Sicilia

72 of 178
40 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 2

2 to 7

7 to 22

22+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

12 regioni represented

Sicilia7240%
Calabria7240%
Campania2212%
Basilicata42%
Molise11%
Puglia11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Liguria11%
Toscana11%
Lazio11%
Piemonte11%
Marche11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Bova was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Termini Imerese
31
Provincia PA
Reggio di Calabria
11
Provincia RC
Palermo
11
Provincia PA
Bivongi
10
Provincia RC
Polia
8
Provincia VV
Ardore
8
Provincia RC
Bovalino
7
Provincia RC
Cervino
6
Provincia CE
Caccamo
5
Provincia PA
Mistretta
4
Provincia ME
Manocalzati
4
Provincia AV
Alia
4
Provincia PA
Messina
3
Provincia ME
San Piero Patti
3
Provincia ME
Benestare
3
Provincia RC

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Termini Imerese	PA	31
Reggio di Calabria	RC	11
Palermo	PA	11
Bivongi	RC	10
Polia	VV	8
Ardore	RC	8
Bovalino	RC	7
Cervino	CE	6
Caccamo	PA	5
Mistretta	ME	4
Manocalzati	AV	4
Alia	PA	4
Messina	ME	3
San Piero Patti	ME	3
Benestare	RC	3

Persone notevoli

Notable Bova on Wikipedia

Marino Bovi
EN
1757 · Scilla
Eugenio Bova
1875 · Roccella Ionica
Francesco Bova
IT
1920 · Catanzaro
Giovanni Bova
1925 · Molini di Triora
Damiano Bova
1931 · Bivongi
Giuseppe Bova
1943 · Reggio Calabria
Domenico Bova
EN IT
1946 · Roccella Ionica
Vincenzo Bova
1958 · Reggio Calabria
Raoul Bova
EN IT
1971 · Roma
Dario Bova
EN
1984 · Caserta

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Marino Bovi	1757	Scilla	EN
Eugenio Bova	1875	Roccella Ionica
Francesco Bova	1920	Catanzaro	IT
Giovanni Bova	1925	Molini di Triora
Damiano Bova	1931	Bivongi
Giuseppe Bova	1943	Reggio Calabria
Domenico Bova	1946	Roccella Ionica	EN IT
Vincenzo Bova	1958	Reggio Calabria
Raoul Bova	1971	Roma	EN IT
Dario Bova	1984	Caserta	EN

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

Read guide

Di bova

12 US arrivals

La bova

6 US arrivals

De bova

1 US arrivals

Bovaro

7 US arrivals

Bovano

1 US arrivals

Bovara

1 US arrivals

Massa bova

1 US arrivals

Bovacci

1 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Bova.

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