Rive Surname
Approximately 2,082 people bear this surname
Rive Surname User-submission:
The Rive surname originates in St. Ouen of Jersey in the mid 1600s after English immigrants moved to the island. It means 'bank' or 'riverbank' in French.
Rive Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 596 | 1:111,448 | 16,665 |
| Russia | 184 | 1:783,277 | 64,691 |
| New Zealand | 155 | 1:29,215 | 5,112 |
| Paraguay | 129 | 1:56,099 | 1,568 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| Argentina | 109 | 1:392,141 | 30,168 |
| Jersey | 102 | 1:973 | 122 |
| Taiwan | 101 | 1:232,126 | 1,962 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Belarus | 21 | 1:452,431 | 44,053 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 110 | 1:472 | 64 |
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Rivé (23) are calculated separately.
Rive (1,414) may also be a first name.
Rive Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Rive surname originates in St. Ouen of Jersey in the mid 1600s after English immigrants moved to the island. It means 'bank' or 'riverbank' in French.
- triveRive Demographics
Average Male Rive Height
171.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rive Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rive Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rive (Hindi: रीवे, Russian: Риве) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Rivé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rive? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rive is the 200,455th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,500,262 people. The surname Rive is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Rive reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Rive is also the 207,699th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 1,414 people.
Rive is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 111,448. In France Rive is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 27 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent are found. Outside of France it exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 9 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.
Rive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rive has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rive last name grew 344 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 594 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rive Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Rive surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States Rive are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rive earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning 312,316 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.66% more than the national average, earning R 315,240 per year; in Colombia they earn 413.33% more than the national average, earning $116,539,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $51,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $54,867 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rive Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rive in the Hindi language | ||
| रीवे | rive | - |
| Rive in the Russian language | ||
| Риве | rive | - |
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