Rivard Surname

27,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Rivard Surname User-submission:

Rivard: A person from the bank of a river; or a river dweller.

Rivard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11,4391:3,221407
United States7,5061:48,2895,854
France5761:115,31717,362
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3361:149,46013,879

Rivard (139) may also be a first name.

Rivard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rivard: A person from the bank of a river; or a river dweller.

- macnickel

Rivard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rivard is most common in Canada. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rivard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,323rd most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 370,490 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Rivard are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rivard is also the 784,558th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 139 people.

It is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 11,439 people, or 1 in 3,221. In Canada Rivard is most frequent in: Quebec, where 74 percent reside, Ontario, where 16 percent reside and British Columbia, where 3 percent reside. Barring Canada this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Rivard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rivard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rivard last name expanded 2,234 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rivard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rivard last name are 9.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rivard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $46,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.68% less than the national average, earning $42,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raivard9242/
Ruivard9229/
Rivards922/
Rivaard921/
Rivar9144/
Reivardt862/
Ribard83757/
Revard83580/
Rivart83317/
Rivord83183/
Rivare8338/
Ryvard8319/
Riward8315/
Raivar8310/
Riverd838/
Rivear837/
Rivair836/
Risvar836/
Ruvard831/
Reivar831/
Ruivar831/
Rihvar831/
Rijvar831/
Reivart7718/
Resvard7718/
Rishvar774/
Ribhard772/
Rivahyr772/
Riveird771/
Raivare771/
Reitvar771/
Rievord771/
Ritvart771/
Hrivhar771/
Reiward771/
Rievaar771/
Ribeard770/
Rivourd770/
Revaurd770/
Reveard770/
Rivaire770/
Ribar732,180/
Revar732,046/
Rivor73141/
Riwar7359/
Ryvar7313/
Rjvar738/
Rävar731/
Răvar731/
Rijvordt7156/
Riebardt711/
Richuard710/
Rajvar677,705/
Hribar676,388/
Rivoir67779/
Revord67526/
Reward67479/
Rivert67213/
Reichbard6768/
Ruibar6764/
Ruward6758/
Revare6745/
Raiwar6741/
Reyvar6733/
Revear6727/
Rebard6724/
Reverd6715/
Ribart6715/
Royvar6714/
Rybard6713/
Raibar6712/
Rojvar678/
Ribarr675/
Revhar674/
Revair674/
Resvar673/
Rivore672/
Revaar671/
Riveir671/
Rébard671/
Rivour671/
Reibar671/
Risuar671/
Retvar671/
Rievor671/
Reiwhardt671/
Rehvar671/
Reavar671/
Raivor671/

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