Rive Surname

200,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5961:111,44816,665
Russia1841:783,27764,691
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Paraguay1291:56,0991,568
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
Jersey1021:973122
Taiwan1011:232,1261,962
England951:586,50635,379
Canada791:466,40040,200
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Australia441:613,53943,545
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Norway201:257,11427,149
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Finland141:392,62226,475
Puerto Rico111:322,7402,767
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
China41:341,830,39216,990
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey1101:47264
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

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.

- trive

Rive Last Name Facts

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

Rive (Hindi: रीवे, Russian: Риве) is found most in France. It can appear in the variant forms: Rivé. Click here for further possible spellings of Rive.

How Common Is The Last Name Rive? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 200,455th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,500,262 people. The surname Rive occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Rive live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 29 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 207,699th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,414 people.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is held 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. Not including France it is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Rive Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rive has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Rive last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rivé9223/
Rivet8912,687/
Rives8911,517/
River894,180/
Rieve89500/
Rived89370/
Reive89337/
Rivez89202/
Rivey8977/
Rivie8967/
Rivea8961/
Risve8922/
Roive8917/
Rijve8912/
Ritve897/
Rivei896/
Ruive895/
Raive893/
Riove891/
Rivee891/
Rhive890/
Rivest806,266/
Rivett805,504/
Reives80360/
Reiver80207/
Raivet8049/
Rhiver8041/
Rajive8040/
Rhives8033/
Rijvee8032/
Rivets8029/
Raives8028/
Rivetz8023/
Ruivet8023/
Ruives8013/
Raiver806/
Riveas805/
Riveer805/
Riviea804/
Rivhed804/
Rievie804/
Rijver803/
Risvet802/
Rivåge802/
Rissve802/
Rejive801/
Rievea801/
Rijave801/
Rijive801/
Riveet801/
Riveis801/
Riveiz801/
Riverh801/
Ruiver801/
Raivee801/
Reivie801/
Risvey801/
Rivher801/
Roiver800/
Rivess800/
Reieve800/
Riva7574,285/
Rave7511,450/
Rivi752,792/
Ribe752,481/
Reve751,991/
Riwe75150/
Rüve7524/
Ruve7522/
Ryve7513/
Rêve7510/
Rivy755/
Rivetts7359/
Reiveis7315/
Raivetz7313/
Rijavee736/
Hraiver732/
Rajivee731/
Rajivet731/
Rujivee731/
Reieves730/
Richver730/
Rivehts730/
Reeve6729,512/
Rijvi6713,113/
Ribes6713,044/
Rivai6710,409/
Riebe675,048/
Ribet674,261/
Reves672,406/
Riewe672,002/
Riber671,930/
Rivay671,578/
Revet671,306/
Reved671,183/
Risvi671,072/
Ravey671,035/
Revez67968/
Revie67945/
Rever67788/
Rouve67616/
Rivis67594/
Ryves67478/
Raiva67426/
Rebie67380/
Reibe67377/
Riobe67309/
Ribey67252/
Ravee67206/
Ravea67202/
Raibe67202/
Rueve67195/
Revey67154/
Reiva67117/
Rivha67107/
Ryver67102/
Ruiva67102/
Resve67102/
Raave6794/
Raiwe6786/
Roiva6745/
Rijva6737/
Revei6737/
Ravei6735/
Rayve6733/
Rivoy6733/
Riviş6731/
Hriva6730/
Rissveds6730/
Rieba6729/
Roeve6728/
Rivaj6727/
Reave6724/
Ribeh6724/
Rimpe6721/
Rybie6720/
Ribed6718/
Risvy6718/
Ribie6717/
Reivi6715/
Rivid6714/
Revge6713/
Reiwe6713/
Ribei6713/
Revee6712/
Réves6712/
Ribee6711/
Rajve6711/
Reivy6711/
Ribez6710/
Hrave679/
Hreve679/
Ruvie678/
Roiwe678/
Rzivi678/
Richveis677/
Rauve677/
Rivit677/
Riwei677/
Räver677/
Raivi676/
Rievi676/
Raeve675/
Ruvea675/
Ribeš674/
Rivoa674/
Ritveisz674/
Rihva674/
Ribhe673/
Ruibe673/
Rivio673/
Risbe673/
Reuve673/
Reiovecz673/
Ribep673/
Riwey672/
Riebi672/
Rieby672/
Rejve672/
Riwhe672/
Ribeu672/
Rieue672/
Riviz672/
Rêves672/
Rivoi672/
Rijwe671/
Ruvee671/
Reivhead671/
Reveh671/
Revhe671/
Rivaa671/
Riviy671/
Rivjs671/
Rhiva671/
Riovi671/
Ravée671/
Rewie671/
Riewa671/
Rhave671/
Ribea671/
Reyve671/
Ribej671/
Rivér671/
Riweh671/
Rívea671/
Rreve671/
Ruvey671/
Rijvy671/
Rivoj671/
Ruiwe671/
Rivys671/
Revea670/
Rievy670/
Rheve670/
Rehve670/

Rive Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rive in the Hindi language
रीवेrive-
Rive in the Russian language
Ривеrive-

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