Reivers Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Reivers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Reivers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Australia371:729,61448,196
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Reivers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Reivers occurs most in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Reivers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Reivers are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 318,626. In The Netherlands Reivers is most numerous in: Limburg, where 94 percent are found, Gelderland, where 2 percent are found and North Brabant, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Reivers occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent are found and Jamaica, where 10 percent are found.

Reivers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reivers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reivers surname increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reijvers932/
Rivers9259,288/
Revers921,370/
Reuvers862,628/
Rijvers86442/
Rievers86251/
Reverse86227/
Reevers86222/
Riviers86103/
Reviers8673/
Reavers8617/
Rhivers867/
Ruevers862/
Riverse862/
Reyvers862/
Reveirs861/
Rivetrs861/
Riverst861/
Riverss861/
Rrivers861/
Rivears861/
Roevers860/
Riveers860/
Rivrs833/
Revrs831/
Reversse802/
Rewers772,254/
Rebers77420/
Ravers7780/
Ribers7770/
Ryvers7759/
Rievrs7751/
Rivars7715/
Riwers773/
Reewrs771/
Reevrs771/
Revirs770/
Revors770/
Rivirs770/
Reversova752/
Roebers71274/
Reverce7153/
Rabiers7118/
Roewers719/
Rauvers717/
Raivars717/
Rewerst713/
Raiwers711/
Ruiwers711/
Rijversová711/
Reuuers711/
Rehbers711/
Ryviers711/
Reebers710/
Richbers671/
Rempfers671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Reivers
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