Rivera Surname
Approximately 2,222,026 people bear this surname
Rivera Surname Definition:
Dweller near a brook or stream.
From the latin "rivus" meaning a small river. Hence a dweller by a stream.
Found in Galicia, Leon, Soria, Valencia, Vizcaya, and Catalonia. Name of several villages near Tuy, Orense, Santander, Coria, and Palencia.
Read More About This SurnameRivera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 601,524 | 1:206 | 30 |
| United States | 340,452 | 1:1,065 | 68 |
| Colombia | 199,651 | 1:239 | 30 |
| Philippines | 184,543 | 1:549 | 18 |
| Puerto Rico | 114,777 | 1:31 | 2 |
| Peru | 112,994 | 1:281 | 34 |
| Honduras | 107,595 | 1:82 | 12 |
| El Salvador | 86,265 | 1:74 | 11 |
| Chile | 73,581 | 1:239 | 40 |
| Guatemala | 52,254 | 1:308 | 52 |
| Nicaragua | 51,470 | 1:117 | 19 |
| Ecuador | 43,803 | 1:363 | 48 |
| Spain | 43,421 | 1:1,077 | 106 |
| Venezuela | 40,392 | 1:748 | 146 |
| Dominican Republic | 31,491 | 1:331 | 64 |
| Bolivia | 30,383 | 1:349 | 63 |
| Cuba | 25,003 | 1:461 | 77 |
| Costa Rica | 23,252 | 1:206 | 58 |
| Panama | 22,944 | 1:171 | 27 |
| Argentina | 18,473 | 1:2,314 | 303 |
| Canada | 2,722 | 1:13,536 | 1,996 |
| Brazil | 2,657 | 1:80,570 | 3,022 |
| France | 1,762 | 1:37,697 | 4,659 |
| Italy | 1,593 | 1:38,391 | 6,903 |
| Uruguay | 1,260 | 1:2,724 | 317 |
| Australia | 806 | 1:33,493 | 4,415 |
| Belize | 588 | 1:605 | 122 |
| England | 492 | 1:113,248 | 11,628 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Paraguay | 434 | 1:16,675 | 738 |
| Thailand | 402 | 1:175,717 | 28,482 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 396 | 1:279 | 19 |
| Guam | 387 | 1:414 | 52 |
| Germany | 371 | 1:216,996 | 24,454 |
| Portugal | 330 | 1:31,570 | 1,981 |
| Bahrain | 309 | 1:4,364 | 792 |
| Taiwan | 248 | 1:94,535 | 939 |
| Belgium | 236 | 1:48,715 | 7,924 |
| Switzerland | 235 | 1:34,949 | 5,098 |
| Russia | 189 | 1:762,556 | 63,410 |
| Netherlands | 136 | 1:124,170 | 19,427 |
| New Zealand | 105 | 1:43,127 | 7,159 |
| Sweden | 88 | 1:111,895 | 8,035 |
| Japan | 86 | 1:1,486,562 | 24,308 |
| United Arab Emirates | 85 | 1:107,791 | 9,280 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Malaysia | 73 | 1:404,030 | 21,053 |
| Norway | 67 | 1:76,751 | 10,726 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 58 | 1:941 | 152 |
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Greece | 50 | 1:221,596 | 34,567 |
| Austria | 48 | 1:177,405 | 22,887 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| China | 36 | 1:37,981,155 | 2,028 |
| Hong Kong | 36 | 1:203,763 | 2,992 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| South Korea | 30 | 1:1,708,009 | 419 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Andorra | 23 | 1:3,645 | 702 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Iceland | 18 | 1:21,116 | 1,735 |
| Jamaica | 15 | 1:191,330 | 5,833 |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | 1:4,564 | 572 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 1:2,641 | 268 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Palau | 9 | 1:2,405 | 59 |
| Cape Verde | 8 | 1:66,205 | 2,334 |
| Egypt | 8 | 1:11,491,969 | 62,263 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Cyprus | 7 | 1:126,411 | 8,331 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| Angola | 5 | 1:5,397,843 | 6,980 |
| Dominica | 5 | 1:15,178 | 463 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Sudan | 5 | 1:7,502,039 | 8,188 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Comoros | 2 | 1:374,762 | 673 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1:48,773,131 | 29,601 |
| Laos | 2 | 1:3,294,162 | 1,900 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Libya | 2 | 1:3,121,987 | 6,135 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vatican City | 1 | 1:117 | 4 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 629 | 1:79,839 | 8,418 |
The alternate forms: Riverà (1), Riverá (1), Rivéra (1), Rívera (1) & Rívérá (1) are calculated separately.
Rivera (3,853) may also be a first name.
Rivera Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller near a brook or stream.
From the latin "rivus" meaning a small river. Hence a dweller by a stream.
Found in Galicia, Leon, Soria, Valencia, Vizcaya, and Catalonia. Name of several villages near Tuy, Orense, Santander, Coria, and Palencia. Equivalent to Ribera and means river, stream, brook.
Variation of "ribera" which refers to a place of water.
Ribera is Galician name. One branch in Seville.
(Spanish) Dweller near a brook or stream.
User-submitted Reference
Rivera is a surname of Spanish and Italian origin which was the old spelling of ribera, the Spanish word of 'riverbank'. The name Rivera is a Northern Italian variation of the Southern (Sicily) Ribera name. Other forms of spellings: Riva, Rivero, Riviere, Riba, just to name a few. Rivera is also a French surname.
- srivera97Rivera Demographics
Average Rivera Salary in
United States
$36,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rivera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rivera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rivera (Arabic: ريفيرا, Georgian: რივერა, Russian: Ривера) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Riverà, Riverá, Rivéra, Rívera or Rívérá. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rivera.
How Common Is The Last Name Rivera? popularity and diffusion
Rivera is the 243rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,280 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Rivera live; 41 percent live in North America and 27 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 113,136th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 3,853 people.
The surname Rivera is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 601,524 people, or 1 in 206. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 13 percent live, Veracruz, where 8 percent live and Mexico City, where 8 percent live. Besides Mexico it is found in 167 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Colombia, where 9 percent live.
Rivera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rivera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rivera surname rose 54,126 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,514 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rivera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Rivera last name are 42.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.72% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rivera earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 24.24% less than the national average, earning €22,752 per year; in Norway they earn 23.17% less than the national average, earning 265,883 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,138 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning R 255,816 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $22,363,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.1% less than the national average, earning $36,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.34% less than the national average, earning $45,537 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rivera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rivera in the Georgian language | ||
| რივერა | rivera | - |
| Rivera in the Russian language | ||
| Ривера | rivera | - |
| Rivera in the Arabic language | ||
| ريفيرا | ryfyra | - |
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