Riveras Surname

148,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Riveras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riveras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic7631:13,6741,031
Chile7371:23,9031,433
Colombia3071:155,6164,421
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Venezuela2311:130,7544,271
Argentina1821:234,85419,159
Spain1541:303,58518,224
Cuba1121:102,8813,056
Nicaragua1011:59,6151,528
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Panama371:105,7373,952
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Riveras Last Name Facts

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

Riveras is borne by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riveras? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 148,340th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,444,665 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Riveras reside; 49 percent reside in South America and 31 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Riveras is most frequently occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 13,674. Excluding The Dominican Republic this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 25 percent are found and Colombia, where 10 percent are found.

Riveras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riveras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riveras surname rose 1,653 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riveras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riveras surname are 39.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riveras earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $22,260,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.79% less than the national average, earning $35,473 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riverais931/
Rioveras931/
Rivieras931/
Rivera922,222,026/
Riveros86105,122/
Riviera863,141/
Riveira862,333/
Riberas86173/
Riverra86100/
Riveera8627/
Riverea8627/
Riveraa8624/
Rrivera8623/
Rievera8614/
Reivera8611/
Riveyra866/
Riverah865/
Riveraz865/
Riverac864/
Reveras863/
Riveara863/
Riverós863/
Riverat862/
Roivera861/
Riverai861/
Raivera861/
Riovera861/
Riverad861/
Riverau861/
Riveròs861/
Rivgera861/
Ruveras861/
Ruivera860/
Rioveros802,092/
Rivereau80570/
Riveiros80194/
Ribieras8053/
Ribeiras8042/
Rivoiras808/
D'rivera805/
Rieveros802/
Riveraud802/
Ribeyras802/
Riverous801/
Raiverai801/
Rioweras801/
Roiveros801/
Rivero77424,586/
Ribera7735,495/
Revera771,269/
Rivira77138/
Riwera77105/
Ryvera7715/
Riveró772/
Riverà771/
Riverá771/
Rivéra771/
Rívera771/
Rivereaud7516/
Riveirros751/
Riveiro717,659/
Rivoira712,886/
Ribeira711,520/
Riberos71229/
Riveyro71169/
Reveira7190/
Riveroy7180/
Riovero7153/
Ribeyra7145/
Riveroz7133/
Reviera7131/
Riviero7129/
Reveray7115/
Reveros7111/
Reverra7110/
Rivoyra7110/
Riverhouse718/
Reverau717/
Riveroo716/
Reviras715/
Reivero714/
Rivirai714/
Reevera713/
Rievira713/
Riverou712/
Riverro712/
Riberra712/
Riverot712/
Riverzo712/
Rivergo711/
Ribeera711/
Riberai711/
Reuvera711/
Reveara711/
Reveera711/
Reverai711/
Revetra711/
Reverad711/
Reverea711/
Resvera711/
Riberau711/
Rivaira711/
Riveroi711/
Riverop711/
Rivirra711/
Rivaros711/
Ruibera711/
Ruweras711/
Ryviera711/
Reboiras67502/
Ribeiros67483/
Remperas67455/
Ribereau67309/
Revereau67155/
Reboyras67144/
Roivirat678/
Rivierzo675/
Rioviros674/
Ryoveros674/
Rempiras673/
Rioveroz672/
Riovirai672/
Revoyras672/
Rojveera672/
Rajveera671/
Rebyoras671/
Rivierro671/
Revoiras671/
Reveraud671/
Rivoirat671/
Rioueros671/
Revereus670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Riveras
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