Rival Surname

76,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Rival Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rival Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,2991:20,1342,336
Indonesia7571:174,70216,921
Philippines5361:188,87730,158
Haiti4181:25,5601,964
Chile2831:62,2492,631
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Yemen1711:154,5347,612
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Brazil1171:1,829,69559,051
Canada471:783,94961,790
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Australia271:999,84158,390
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
India211:36,526,923420,161
Belgium191:605,08754,956
England101:5,571,806158,774
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Rival (6,641) may also be a first name.

Rival Last Name Facts

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

Rival (Arabic: ريفال, Hindi: रीवल, Marathi: िरवाल) is found most frequently in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Rival click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rival? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,158th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,131,782 people. The surname Rival occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Rival reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Rival is also the 80,278th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 6,641 people.

It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 3,299 people, or 1 in 20,134. In France Rival is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 39 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent are found and Brittany, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account France it occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Rival Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rival has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rival surname expanded 197 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rival Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rival last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Rival earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $51,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.93% more than the national average, earning $66,542 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieval91332/
Ruival91265/
Rivail91141/
Rivale9139/
Rivall9137/
Ritval9135/
Rioval9126/
Raival9114/
Rivald9112/
Roival914/
Risval913/
Rijval913/
Rivalt913/
Rihval911/
Rivasl911/
Reival911/
Rivaul910/
Ruivale8360/
Rivagli8348/
Risvall8347/
Richval8329/
Raivale8320/
Reivall8315/
Raisval8313/
Rivalle8310/
Ritvall837/
Rivauld832/
Rivayle832/
Rivaulp831/
Ribal801,045/
Reval801,017/
Rivol8081/
Ruval8069/
Riwal8014/
Ryval807/
Rivaille7764/
Riveault7746/
Raivatel774/
Rittvall774/
Richhval771/
Rivalova771/
Revale739,225/
Ruibal733,385/
Rioual731,150/
Reveal73547/
Roibal73421/
Hribal73351/
Royval73309/
Resval73241/
Ribail73241/
Rajval73114/
Revall73100/
Rivolt7376/
Revald7360/
Revahl7339/
Rimpal7337/
Ribaul7332/
Reyval7330/
Risbal7326/
Ribalt7324/
Riowal7322/
Raibal7321/
Ribald7318/
Riobal7317/
Reuval7317/
Raiwal7316/
Ruuval7315/
Rivold7310/
Rojval738/
Revaul737/
Revail736/
Riwale734/
Ruyval733/
Ruvayl733/
Rayval732/
Riwald732/
Riwail732/
Ryvall732/
Riball732/
Rivole732/
Ruvail731/
Reibal731/
Rijwal731/
Roiual731/
Rivool731/
Ribale731/
Rivoil731/
Riveil731/
Hreval731/
Riwall730/
Reichvald711/
Risvold67353/
Revalle67147/
Riveill67131/
Riouall6784/
Risvoll6771/
Ruiwale6741/
Riwaldt6719/
Revaale6716/
Årevall6711/
Richwal678/
Rejvall678/
Raiwale676/
Reshval676/
Rivolle676/
Revayle674/
Rajvall674/
Rijbail673/
Reiwale672/
Revalhe672/
Rajsval671/
Rajvaal671/
Royvall671/
Reavall671/
Rhoiwal671/
Resvall671/
Revauld671/
Revhale671/
Rojvall671/
Raiwald671/
Rehvald671/
Revasil671/
Ribauld671/
Ribayle671/
Ruiball671/
Rayvayl671/
Raibail671/
Reveale670/
Reibald670/
Ruibale670/
Risball670/
Rivoldt670/

Rival Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rival in the Hindi language
रीवलrivala41.67
रिवालrivala33.33
रिवलrivala25
Rival in the Marathi language
िरवालiravala40
िरवलiravala40
रीवलrivala20
Rival in the Arabic language
ريفالryfal-

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