Riv Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Riv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1551:4,948,809124,489
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Taiwan631:372,1392,924
Cambodia481:322,6493,598
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
France81:8,302,840321,660
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England31:18,572,686338,250
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Riv (54,186) may also be a first name.

Riv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riv (Hindi: रिव, Marathi: रीव) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Riv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 641,055th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,374,569 people. The surname Riv is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Riv are found; 33 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 17,252nd most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 54,186 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 4,948,809. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Haryana, where 83 percent reside, Chandigarh, where 7 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Other than India this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Taiwan, where 13 percent reside.

Riv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riv surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Riv earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.78% less than the national average, earning $29,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rivz86161/
Ruiv8641/
Raiv8619/
Rivø8614/
Rivs8610/
Rivå869/
Reiv867/
Riov866/
Riev865/
Rijv864/
Roiv863/
Risv861/
Rihv861/
Rivt861/
Rziev75660/
Rishv759/
Raivs752/
Riohv751/
Reivh751/
Ruitv751/
Rzaiv751/
Reivs751/
Rievf751/
Rivjs751/
Rivzs751/
Rivfe750/
Rif672,782/
Rip671,198/
Rib671,089/
Rev67310/
Rév6793/
Ribova6744/
Ripova6730/
Rzhiev6714/
Riw6713/
Rifova6711/
Ripová679/
Ryv678/
Rjv677/
Ribová676/
Ruhiev675/
Rahiev674/
Rivova673/
Räv671/

Riv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riv in the Marathi language
रीवriva-
Riv in the Hindi language
रिवriva64.8
रीवriva34.64

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riv
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