Lariviere Surname

35,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lariviere Surname User-submission:

A French word meaning 'the river'.

Lariviere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8,9691:4,108545
United States3,2261:112,35612,181
France2,2201:29,9203,653
Belgium1761:65,32210,474
Haiti931:114,8815,373
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
England301:1,857,26974,552
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Larivière (546) & Lariviére (1) are calculated separately.

Lariviere (12) may also be a first name.

Lariviere Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A French word meaning 'the river'.

- joanbrennan

Lariviere Last Name Facts

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

Lariviere is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Larivière or Lariviére. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lariviere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 35,480th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 489,426 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Lariviere are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Lariviere is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name on earth, held by 12 people.

The last name is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 8,969 people, or 1 in 4,108. In Canada Lariviere is mostly found in: Quebec, where 71 percent live, Ontario, where 17 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 4 percent live. Aside from Canada it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Lariviere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lariviere has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,887 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lariviere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lariviere surname are 15.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lariviere earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.94% more than the national average, earning R 292,164 per year; in United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.56% less than the national average, earning $41,950 CAD per year.

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