Larive Surname

206,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Larive Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'the river' in French, denoting 'someone who lived near a river'.

Larive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,4391:46,1595,923
United States3961:915,30068,789
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Canada381:969,62173,252
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
India161:47,941,586492,263
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Larivé (25) are calculated separately.

Larive Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the river' in French, denoting 'someone who lived near a river'.

- ldaly

Larive Last Name Facts

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

The surname Larive is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Larivé. For other potential spellings of Larive click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Larive? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 206,971st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,641,952 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Larive reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 1,439 people, or 1 in 46,159. In France Larive is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 8 percent reside. Beside France this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Larive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Larive has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Larive last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Larive Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Larive surname are 2.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Larive earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $46,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.3% less than the national average, earning $34,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larivé9425/
Larivee922,355/
Larrive92702/
Larivey92193/
Larivée92101/
Latrive9240/
Larivet9232/
Lariver9212/
La'rive9211/
Larivei9210/
Laraive926/
Larivie921/
Larives920/
Larrivee862,480/
Larrivey86291/
Larrivée86136/
Larrivet8690/
L'Arrive861/
Larriver861/
Larrivie860/
Lariva83336/
Laribe83177/
Larave8326/
Lareve831/
Lorive831/
Larivi831/
Laruve830/
L'Arrivee8093/
L'arrivée808/
Larriva772,107/
Larribe77569/
Larrave77428/
Laribee77262/
Lauribe7783/
Larebie7722/
Larrivy7720/
Laurave7715/
Laravea7714/
Laravee7713/
Larievy7710/
Larrivé779/
Laarave775/
Laribie774/
Loriver774/
Larieba771/
Llarave771/
Larreve771/
Laribet771/
Laraibe771/
Laurivi771/
Laravey770/
Larueve770/
Larribet7135/
Lyarieva715/
Larravee715/
Laribeer711/
Larivaya711/
Larribee711/
Latrever711/
Larribey711/
Larrieui711/
Lourives711/
Larribea710/
Larriber710/
Laribi6722,489/
Lariba675,667/
Lorivi67265/
Lareba6769/
Larewa6718/
Laruwe6714/
Lariwa6711/
Larebi675/
Lariby675/
Loriva673/
Larawe672/
Lereve672/
Larisvich672/
Lareby672/
Larebe671/
Lariwy671/
Larevy670/

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