Riva Surname

7,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Riva Surname User-submission:

An Italian surname with the root, riva, an Italian word that means 'shore'. So those who have that name probably came from a shore near a river. The first Rivanis lived near the Po river, between Ferrara and Mantova, in the north of Italy.

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Riva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy43,4951:1,40660
India5,3481:143,4309,126
Argentina3,9561:10,8051,015
Philippines3,3981:29,7934,265
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
Brazil2,9771:71,9092,682
United States2,0781:174,42717,539
Peru1,9561:16,2502,028
France1,4171:46,8766,035
Switzerland1,1161:7,3591,171
Spain6111:76,5176,671
Bolivia4471:23,7501,809
Uruguay4291:7,999898
Indonesia4131:320,21628,115
Dominican Republic3621:28,8201,731
Zimbabwe3431:45,0096,922
Canada3291:111,99311,960
Mexico2311:537,3439,357
Paraguay1911:37,8891,205
England1741:320,21923,859
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Cuba1301:88,6362,831
Venezuela1301:232,3395,944
Germany991:813,18659,527
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Colombia961:497,6477,028
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Belgium731:157,48821,805
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Chile681:259,0667,750
Australia611:442,55234,724
Guatemala591:272,5884,297
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Nicaragua361:167,2522,337
Greece301:369,32650,921
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Austria281:304,12334,120
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Portugal281:372,08012,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Finland211:261,74820,300
Israel191:450,40234,739
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
China181:75,962,3094,162
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Wales171:182,03112,022
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Honduras151:587,7633,647
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Monaco121:3,089236
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Panama51:782,45211,059
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guam11:160,1214,893
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales131:120,6475,000
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Ríva (1) are calculated separately.

Riva (44,210) may also be a first name.

Riva Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Italian surname with the root, riva, an Italian word that means 'shore'. So those who have that name probably came from a shore near a river. The first Rivanis lived near the Po river, between Ferrara and Mantova, in the north of Italy.

- rrivani

Riva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riva (Georgian: რივა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻌﻪ, Hindi: रीवा, Marathi: रीवा, Oriya: ରିଭା, Russian: Рива) is found most frequently in Italy. It can also occur in the variant forms: Ríva. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,634th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 98,103 people. Riva is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Riva live; 60 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent live in Italic Europe. Riva is also the 20,457th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 44,210 people.

The last name Riva is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 43,495 people, or 1 in 1,406. In Italy Riva is most prevalent in: Lombardy, where 80 percent live, Piedmont, where 7 percent live and Emilia-Romagna, where 4 percent live. Beside Italy it is found in 112 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Riva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riva has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 5,937 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,582 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 986 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Riva last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Riva earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.12% more than the national average, earning €37,575 per year; in Peru they earn 59.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,920 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.99% more than the national average, earning R 403,956 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.89% less than the national average, earning $17,733,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $45,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $53,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ríva921/
Rivas89852,781/
Rivai8910,409/
Rieva896,114/
Rivaz891,782/
Rivay891,578/
Rivat891,255/
Raiva89426/
Rivad89372/
Reiva89117/
Rivha89107/
Ruiva89102/
Risva8991/
Rivea8961/
Rivau8950/
Roiva8945/
Rijva8937/
Hriva8930/
Rivah8929/
Ritva8927/
Rivaj8927/
Riova8914/
Rivoa894/
Rihva894/
Rivaa891/
Rhiva891/
Rivaud801,372/
Roivas80693/
Rivait80527/
Rivaux80496/
Rivais80259/
Rievaj80221/
Risvas80162/
Rivaya80127/
Raivha8098/
Ruivah8096/
Raivas8079/
Rivaiy8059/
Risvad8055/
Rivasz8038/
Rzieva8033/
Rivass8024/
Roivah8024/
Rivaah8017/
Ritvay8014/
Rivaut8012/
Rrivas8011/
Reivaz8010/
Ruivad808/
Ritvas808/
Raivat807/
Reivas806/
Rivaaz806/
Riveas805/
Rijvaj804/
Riviea804/
Rivaas803/
Raivai803/
Raivay803/
Raaiva803/
Reivai803/
Ruivas802/
Risvay802/
Roivad802/
Rivaja802/
Rivash802/
Rievai802/
Raisva801/
Raivad801/
Rzaiva801/
Rhivas801/
Rievea801/
Rivahe801/
Rivaid801/
Rivaus801/
Reivat801/
Rivasd801/
Ruivoa801/
Riba7525,026/
Reva7522,244/
Rivo7511,966/
Riwa754,285/
Rivi752,792/
Rive752,082/
Ruva75800/
Ryva75101/
Rýva7555/
Rivé7523/
Rivó7521/
Rivy755/
Rivò752/
Réva751/
Rêva751/
Rivault73936/
Riveaud7347/
Reivach7320/
Rahieva735/
Rivaihs735/
D'Rivas732/
Raivaya731/
Raivaha731/
Ruhieva731/
Ribas6765,167/
Rijvi6713,113/
Rivet6712,687/
Rives6711,517/
Rioba6710,821/
Ruivo678,518/
River674,180/
Rimpa672,141/
Hryva671,267/
Ribau671,188/
Risvi671,072/
Ribay67830/
Revaz67762/
Revai67706/
Révai67655/
Revay67614/
Rivis67594/
Révay67535/
Revah67505/
Rieve67500/
Revad67499/
Raiwa67474/
Ribah67443/
Ribai67437/
Revaj67372/
Rived67370/
Ribać67356/
Reive67337/
Raivo67305/
Rueva67278/
Rivot67258/
Revas67253/
Ritvo67245/
Ribat67226/
Riwah67211/
Rivez67202/
Ruiba67169/
Ribaj67167/
Ribad67167/
Hriba67162/
Rivos67134/
Reeva67133/
Roiba67127/
Hreva67118/
Ribha6782/
Riovo6780/
Ruvai6779/
Rivey6777/
Ribaš6776/
Raiba6772/
Rajva6768/
Rivie6767/
Riwai6762/
Revat6749/
Riveault6746/
Reivo6745/
Reiba6743/
Retva6741/
Révaj6738/
Reava6737/
Rivoy6733/
Riviş6731/
Rieba6729/
Rhiba6723/
Risve6722/
Riboa6719/
Risvy6718/
Roive6717/
Revaa6716/
Ribaz6715/
Reivi6715/
Rivid6714/
Riwaj6713/
Ribaa6713/
Rijve6712/
Reivy6711/
Rayva6710/
Resva6710/
Reyva679/
Hrivó679/
Ritba679/
Rzivi678/
Riwwa678/
Rijvo677/
Rivit677/
Reiwa677/
Ritve677/
Ryvai677/
Rihua676/
Risba676/
Rivei676/
Raivi676/
Rievi676/
Ribač676/
Răvaș676/
Rijwa675/
Ryvas675/
Ruvea675/
Ruive675/
Rriba674/
Hřiva674/
Révah674/
Rejva673/
Raive673/
Rivio673/
Risua673/
Rívas673/
Ryova672/
Revap672/
Revha672/
Ruvah672/
Riviz672/
Rivoo672/
Rivoi672/
Ruuva671/
Reivhead671/
Riviy671/
Rivjs671/
Revau671/
Rhiwa671/
Riovi671/
Roivo671/
Hrivo671/
Hriwa671/
Revoa671/
Riove671/
Rijba671/
Riewa671/
Ribea671/
Rivoh671/
Rivee671/
Rivoz671/
Rivér671/
Roiua671/
Roiwa671/
Rèvai671/
Ryvau671/
Rívea671/
Rijvy671/
Rivoj671/
Riwaa671/
Ruvay671/
Ruiwa671/
Rriwa671/
Rhyva671/
Rivys671/
Riwau671/
Rivaiova671/
Revea670/
Rhive670/

Riva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riva in the Georgian language
რივაriva-
Riva in the Oriya language
ରିଭାribha-
Riva in the Marathi language
रीवाriva93.75
रिवriva6.25
Riva in the Hindi language
रीवाriva85.75
रिवाriva14.01
Riva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻌﻪalrfh66.67
ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻌﺔalrft33.33
Riva in the Russian language
Риваriva-

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