Larriva Surname

198,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Larriva Surname Definition:

Name of village in Torrecilla de Cameros in Logroño indicating "the highest area or summit."

Variant of the Basque surname Larribe, from Navarre, 1307. Name of village in Encart, Vizcaya and in Orio, Guipúzcoa from "larre" fertile grass lands and the locative suffix "-be.

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Larriva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1,2001:13,2552,063
Mexico3871:320,7407,028
United States3681:984,94373,005
Peru361:882,89218,060
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Panama181:217,3486,003
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Belgium131:884,35769,774
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Larriva Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Name of village in Torrecilla de Cameros in Logroño indicating "the highest area or summit."

Variant of the Basque surname Larribe, from Navarre, 1307. Name of village in Encart, Vizcaya and in Orio, Guipúzcoa from "larre" fertile grass lands and the locative suffix "-be."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Larriva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Larriva (Russian: Ларрива) has its highest incidence in Ecuador. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Larriva.

How Common Is The Last Name Larriva? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,459th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,458,731 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Larriva are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 59 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name is most prevalent in Ecuador, where it is carried by 1,200 people, or 1 in 13,255. In Ecuador Larriva is mostly found in: Azuay Province, where 54 percent are found, Guayas Province, where 16 percent are found and Pichincha Province, where 12 percent are found. Beside Ecuador this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Larriva Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Larriva last name are 41.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Larriva earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,274 per year and in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Larriva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larriva in the Russian language
Ларриваlarriva-

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