Rijvers Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Rijvers Surname User-submission:

The Rijvers surname comes from a family, that lived next to a river. The surname was first written and pronounced as Rivers, but it changes overtime.

Rijvers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3991:42,3247,174
Belgium251:459,86646,150
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Rijvers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rijvers surname comes from a family, that lived next to a river. The surname was first written and pronounced as Rivers, but it changes overtime.

- emmarijvers

Rijvers Last Name Facts

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

Rijvers is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rijvers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rijvers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rijvers is the 675,256th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Rijvers are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 42,324. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 49 percent are found, Limburg, where 38 percent are found and South Holland, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Rijvers Last Name Statistics demography

Rijvers earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reijvers932/
Rivers9259,288/
Rievers86251/
Reivers86112/
Riviers86103/
Rhivers867/
Riverse862/
Rrivers861/
Rivears861/
Riverss861/
Riverst861/
Rivetrs861/
Riveers860/
Rivrs833/
Rijversová821/
Revers771,370/
Ribers7770/
Ryvers7759/
Rievrs7751/
Rivars7715/
Riwers773/
Rivirs770/
Reuvers712,628/
Reverse71227/
Reevers71222/
Reviers7173/
Reavers7117/
Rauvers717/
Raivars717/
Reyvers712/
Ruevers712/
Ruiwers711/
Reveirs711/
Raiwers711/
Ryviers711/
Roevers710/
Reversse672/
Richbers671/
Revrs671/

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