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 Rive Salary in
United States
$51,801 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
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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