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

The surname River (Arabic: ريفار) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Rivér. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 111,146^th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,743,432 people. The last name River occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of River live; 37 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. River is also the 51,525^th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 12,918 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,383 people, or 1 in 262,082. In The United States River is most common in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 85 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.

River Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of River has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the River last name rose 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

River Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the River surname are 5.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.4% being registered to vote for 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.