de Rivas Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

de Rivas Surname User-submission:

De Rivas is a Spanish surname. It means 'from the river'.

de Rivas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2261:206,86714,070
France601:1,107,045119,335
Guatemala501:321,6534,595
Argentina431:994,03362,207
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
El Salvador141:453,1352,829
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

de Rivas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De Rivas is a Spanish surname. It means 'from the river'.

- haffman97

de Rivas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Rivas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name de Rivas is found most frequently in Spain. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Rivas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 627,290th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 14,933,496 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of de Rivas reside; 46 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

It is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 206,867. In Spain de Rivas is mostly found in: Madrid, where 42 percent reside, Andalusia, where 20 percent reside and Catalonia, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Spain this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent reside and Guatemala, where 10 percent reside.

de Rivas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Rivas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Rivas last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Rivas Last Name Statistics demography

de Rivas earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Riva93207/
de Rivaz88115/
de Ribas8858/
de Rivea881/
da Rivas881/
de Raiva881/
da Riva80797/
de Rivo8082/
de Riba8065/
de Rivó809/
De-Ribas751/
Da-Riva6725/
da Riba675/
de Ribou636/
De-Rybas635/
de Rebay631/

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