Rivas Surname

637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 852,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Rivas Surname Definition:

One who came from Rivas, in Spain.

This could be a plural variant of "riba" - bank of the river. Hence a dweller on the river. bank. City in Nicaragua.

Surname found in all of Spain, equivalent to Riba, and derived from latin "ripa" meaning ripe, according to some researchers.

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Rivas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela176,1461:17122
Mexico124,6201:996158
El Salvador70,2731:9015
United States65,0221:5,574646
Guatemala55,7581:28846
Colombia45,5221:1,049227
Spain43,3651:1,078107
Peru37,6091:845117
Nicaragua34,4801:17529
Chile32,2621:546121
Argentina32,2251:1,326192
Honduras20,2221:436105
Paraguay19,8271:36587
Ecuador18,6391:853138
Philippines17,8101:5,684474
Dominican Republic17,4331:598112
Cuba9,7841:1,178195
Bolivia8,1081:1,309265
Panama7,6741:510105
Costa Rica4,4141:1,083209
Uruguay2,6011:1,319159
Brazil2,2721:94,2233,561
France1,7711:37,5064,632
Canada9171:40,1815,016
Puerto Rico5631:6,306392
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Belize4481:793171
Australia2991:90,28710,366
England2351:237,09819,544
Trinidad and Tobago1931:7,0671,061
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Switzerland1271:64,6697,915
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Italy1001:611,56756,177
Thailand981:720,799118,830
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Russia941:1,533,224104,207
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Andorra821:1,022167
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Greece531:209,05332,911
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Norway321:160,69619,635
Equatorial Guinea251:45,427166
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Denmark131:434,20928,556
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Armenia111:266,3806,520
Austria111:774,13064,097
Wales111:281,32115,850
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
China81:170,915,1968,932
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Curaçao41:39,312638
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Angola31:8,996,40511,732
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Anguilla21:6,718471
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2741:183,28016,270

The alternate forms: Rívas (3) are calculated separately.

Rivas (1,336) may also be a first name.

Rivas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Rivas, in Spain.

This could be a plural variant of "riba" - bank of the river. Hence a dweller on the river. bank. City in Nicaragua.

Surname found in all of Spain, equivalent to Riba, and derived from latin "ripa" meaning ripe, according to some researchers. Others feel it derives from Catalan "riva" meaning bank or embankment between two fields. Origin in form (Riva) in Trasmiera, and found principally in Santander, Burgos, and Vizcaya. Name of over 25 villages throughout Spain. Means banks of river. Often a patronymic found in combination with place names and estate names.

Ribas is a Castilian name from Trasmiera (Santander).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish family who use the name of the Rivas village as a surname.

- dave_ribas

Rivas Last Name Facts

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

Rivas (Arabic: ريفاس, Hindi: रिवश, Marathi: िरवास, Oriya: ରିଭାସ, Russian: Ривас) is more commonly found in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Rívas. For other potential spellings of Rivas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rivas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 637th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,546 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Rivas reside; 44 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Rivas is also the 214,855th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 1,336 people.

The surname Rivas is most frequent in Venezuela, where it is held by 176,146 people, or 1 in 171. In Venezuela Rivas is most numerous in: Miranda, where 11 percent live, Bolívar, where 10 percent live and Mérida, where 9 percent live. Apart from Venezuela Rivas occurs in 132 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 15 percent live and El Salvador, where 8 percent live.

Rivas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rivas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rivas last name grew 23,731 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 3,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Rivas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rivas surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Rivas are 42.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Rivas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 22.28% less than the national average, earning €23,338 per year; in Norway they earn 13.66% less than the national average, earning 298,800 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,982 per year; in South Africa they earn 184.79% more than the national average, earning R 676,764 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.9% less than the national average, earning $20,681,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.22% less than the national average, earning $37,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $44,369 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rívas933/
Roivas91693/
Rivais91259/
Risvas91162/
Raivas9179/
Rivasz9138/
Rievas9129/
Rivass9124/
Rrivas9111/
Ritvas918/
Rivase916/
Reivas916/
Riveas915/
Rivaas913/
Ruivas912/
Rivash912/
Rhivas911/
Rivaus911/
Rijvas911/
Riovas911/
Rivasd911/
Riva8974,285/
Rivaihs835/
Rivasse834/
D'Rivas832/
Rivaise831/
Ribas8065,167/
Rivai8010,409/
Rieva806,114/
Rivaz801,782/
Rivay801,578/
Rivat801,255/
Raiva80426/
Rivad80372/
Revas80253/
Rivac80221/
Rivos80134/
Reiva80117/
Rivha80107/
Ruiva80102/
Risva8091/
Rivea8061/
Rivau8050/
Roiva8045/
Rijva8037/
Hriva8030/
Rivah8029/
Ritva8027/
Rivaj8027/
Riwas8023/
Ruvas8019/
Riova8014/
Ryvas805/
Rivoa804/
Rihva804/
Rivax803/
Rivaa801/
Rhiva801/
Rivaud731,372/
Roibas73554/
Rivait73527/
Rivaux73496/
Rimpas73329/
Rievaj73221/
Hryvas73188/
Raivha7398/
Ruivah7396/
Rivaiy7359/
Risvad7355/
Ritvos7354/
Reivax7335/
Revase7335/
Rzieva7333/
Ribasz7329/
Raibas7327/
Ruvais7326/
Roivah7324/
Reibas7318/
Riwase7318/
Rivaah7317/
Rivoss7317/
Roiwas7315/
Ritvay7314/
Reevas7313/
Revasz7312/
Rivaut7312/
Rivosh7310/
Reveas7310/
Reivaz7310/
Revais739/
Ruivad738/
Raivat737/
Rivaaz736/
Rajvas735/
Rijvaj734/
Riviea734/
Ruevas734/
Raivai733/
Raivay733/
Raaiva733/
Reivai733/
Risvay732/
Roivad732/
Rievai732/
Ruivos732/
Ribeas732/
Raisva731/
Raiuas731/
Raivad731/
Rzaiva731/
Reavas731/
Rievea731/
Rivahe731/
Rivaid731/
Riveis731/
Riveus731/
Ribaas731/
Revaus731/
Ribass731/
Reivat731/
Rievaz731/
Reyvas731/
Ribhas731/
Rribas731/
Ruivoa731/
Royvas731/
Riobas731/
Ribads731/
Riba6725,026/
Reva6722,244/
Rivo6711,966/
Riwa674,285/
Rivault67936/
Ryva67101/
Roimpas6757/
Rýva6755/
Riveaud6747/
Rivó6721/
Reivach6720/
Reiveis6715/
Reeveas679/
Rahieva675/
Revasch675/
Raibais673/
Ruivace672/
Rivò672/
Raivaha671/
Revaits671/
Revashe671/
Roibats671/
Roiveos671/
Revaise671/
Revasse671/
Réva671/
Rêva671/
Ríva671/
Ruhieva671/
Ribasze671/
Ribaish671/

Rivas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rivas in the Oriya language
ରିଭାସribhasa-
Rivas in the Hindi language
रिवशrivasa86.84
रिवासrivasa10.53
रीवासrivasa2.63
Rivas in the Marathi language
िरवासiravasa66.67
रीवासrivasa33.33
Rivas in the Russian language
Ривасrivas-
Rivas in the Arabic language
ريفاسryfas-

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