Riva Surname
Approximately 74,285 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameRiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 43,495 | 1:1,406 | 60 |
| India | 5,348 | 1:143,430 | 9,126 |
| Argentina | 3,956 | 1:10,805 | 1,015 |
| Philippines | 3,398 | 1:29,793 | 4,265 |
| Bangladesh | 3,064 | 1:52,009 | 2,816 |
| Brazil | 2,977 | 1:71,909 | 2,682 |
| United States | 2,078 | 1:174,427 | 17,539 |
| Peru | 1,956 | 1:16,250 | 2,028 |
| France | 1,417 | 1:46,876 | 6,035 |
| Switzerland | 1,116 | 1:7,359 | 1,171 |
| Spain | 611 | 1:76,517 | 6,671 |
| Bolivia | 447 | 1:23,750 | 1,809 |
| Uruguay | 429 | 1:7,999 | 898 |
| Indonesia | 413 | 1:320,216 | 28,115 |
| Dominican Republic | 362 | 1:28,820 | 1,731 |
| Zimbabwe | 343 | 1:45,009 | 6,922 |
| Canada | 329 | 1:111,993 | 11,960 |
| Mexico | 231 | 1:537,343 | 9,357 |
| Paraguay | 191 | 1:37,889 | 1,205 |
| England | 174 | 1:320,219 | 23,859 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Cuba | 130 | 1:88,636 | 2,831 |
| Venezuela | 130 | 1:232,339 | 5,944 |
| Germany | 99 | 1:813,186 | 59,527 |
| Russia | 97 | 1:1,485,805 | 102,006 |
| Colombia | 96 | 1:497,647 | 7,028 |
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86 | 1:94,811 | 12,690 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:77,592 | 5,787 |
| Chile | 68 | 1:259,066 | 7,750 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Guatemala | 59 | 1:272,588 | 4,297 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Nicaragua | 36 | 1:167,252 | 2,337 |
| Greece | 30 | 1:369,326 | 50,921 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Monaco | 12 | 1:3,089 | 236 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
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.
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Riva Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
Riva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riva in the Georgian language | ||
| რივა | riva | - |
| Riva in the Oriya language | ||
| ରିଭା | ribha | - |
| Riva in the Marathi language | ||
| रीवा | riva | 93.75 |
| रिव | riva | 6.25 |
| Riva in the Hindi language | ||
| रीवा | riva | 85.75 |
| रिवा | riva | 14.01 |
| Riva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻌﻪ | alrfh | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻌﺔ | alrft | 33.33 |
| Riva in the Russian language | ||
| Рива | riva | - |
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