Riera Surname
Approximately 66,785 people bear this surname
Riera Surname User-submission:
From a Catalan word, riera, meaning 'torrent' or 'stream'. It was probably adopted by someone who lived next to a stream.
Riera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 25,993 | 1:1,162 | 212 |
| Spain | 18,503 | 1:2,527 | 291 |
| Ecuador | 6,945 | 1:2,290 | 405 |
| Argentina | 4,999 | 1:8,550 | 845 |
| France | 2,556 | 1:25,987 | 3,103 |
| United States | 1,838 | 1:197,203 | 19,429 |
| Cuba | 1,340 | 1:8,599 | 799 |
| Uruguay | 537 | 1:6,391 | 705 |
| Peru | 462 | 1:68,797 | 5,144 |
| Honduras | 430 | 1:20,503 | 848 |
| Brazil | 367 | 1:583,309 | 21,779 |
| Italy | 338 | 1:180,937 | 26,935 |
| Paraguay | 328 | 1:22,063 | 860 |
| Mexico | 277 | 1:448,109 | 8,460 |
| Dominican Republic | 270 | 1:38,640 | 2,109 |
| Chile | 230 | 1:76,593 | 3,076 |
| Puerto Rico | 213 | 1:16,667 | 651 |
| Bolivia | 210 | 1:50,554 | 2,694 |
| Panama | 156 | 1:25,079 | 1,556 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Guatemala | 72 | 1:223,370 | 3,981 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Andorra | 33 | 1:2,541 | 482 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| El Salvador | 21 | 1:302,090 | 2,422 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Riêra (7) & Riéra (3) are calculated separately.
Riera (38) may also be a first name.
Riera Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From a Catalan word, riera, meaning 'torrent' or 'stream'. It was probably adopted by someone who lived next to a stream.
- kevyn_rieraRiera is a Catalan word for an intermittent river, that occasionally could go dry.
- pieroRiera Demographics
Average Riera Salary in
United States
$44,728 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Riera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Riera (Arabic: ريرا, Russian: Риера) occurs most in Venezuela. It can be found in the variant forms: Riêra or Riéra. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Riera? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,529th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 109,120 people. Riera is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Riera reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 39 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 38 people.
The last name Riera is most commonly used in Venezuela, where it is borne by 25,993 people, or 1 in 1,162. In Venezuela Riera is mostly concentrated in: Lara, where 28 percent are found, Carabobo, where 15 percent are found and Falcón, where 14 percent are found. Barring Venezuela Riera occurs in 77 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 28 percent are found and Ecuador, where 10 percent are found.
Riera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Riera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riera surname grew 12,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Riera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Riera are 40.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.72% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Riera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 29.75% less than the national average, earning €21,097 per year; in Norway they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning 347,482 kr per year; in Peru they earn 24.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,084 per year; in Colombia they earn 64.51% more than the national average, earning $37,348,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.66% more than the national average, earning $44,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.82% less than the national average, earning $45,299 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Riera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riera in the Russian language | ||
| Риера | riera | - |
| Riera in the Arabic language | ||
| ريرا | ryra | - |
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