View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name River Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name River (Arabic: ريفار) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Rivér. Click here to see other possible spellings of River.

How Common Is The Last Name River? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 111,146^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,743,432 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of River are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 51,525^th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12,918 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,383 people, or 1 in 262,082. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States River occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Egypt, where 12 percent reside.

River Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of River has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the River surname expanded 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

River Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the River last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the River last name are 5.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.4% registered with the party.

The amount River earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.16% less than the national average, earning R 149,340 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.81% more than the national average, earning $29,923,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.27% less than the national average, earning $33,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.54% less than the national average, earning $39,478 CAD per year.