Riiv Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Estonia

Riiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Riiv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riiv is found most in Norway. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riiv? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Riiv live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The last name Riiv is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,571,143. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Beside Norway this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rijiv8912/
Raaiiv801/
Riyv7580/
Riip7513/
Riif756/
Riev755/
Ryiv751/
Riib751/
Rziev67660/
Riiff6762/
Rioev6759/
Rijib6750/
Hriib6720/
Riips6712/
Rihip674/
Rhiib672/
Riyov672/
Riyvs671/
Rieev671/
Rgiev671/
Rjeiv671/
Rievs671/
Rievf671/

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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
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  • 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 Riiv
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