Riivas Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Riivas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riivas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Riivas Last Name Facts

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

Riivas is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riivas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Riivas is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Riivas is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Riivas reside; 43 percent reside in South America and 21 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

Riivas is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 41,375,402. In Mexico Riivas is mostly concentrated in: Guanajuato, where 33 percent live, México, where 33 percent live and Nayarit, where 33 percent live. Other than Mexico this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rievas8329/
Riibas832/
Rijiva832/
Rieva736,114/
Riiba7312/
Rijiwa67325/
Rievaj67221/
Riyova67154/
Rzieva6733/
Rievat673/
Rievai672/
Rijeva672/
Rieeva671/
Rievaz671/
Rievea671/
Rhiiba671/
Rioeva670/

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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
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  • 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 Riivas
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