Rivero Surname

1,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Cuba

Rivero Surname User-submission:

This surname has Spanish origin, exactly from Asturias, it was extended to all Spain, mostly used by traders and soldiers.

Rivero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela120,4421:25139
Argentina77,5641:55166
Cuba58,7011:19629
Mexico32,9361:3,769510
Spain32,5811:1,435152
Bolivia31,1741:34160
Colombia15,3741:3,107542
Uruguay12,8821:26627
United States12,0681:30,0353,732
Philippines11,9041:8,505778
Peru4,4841:7,0881,077
Paraguay3,5721:2,026301
Chile3,3771:5,217646
Brazil1,6771:127,6534,860
Ecuador1,5001:10,6041,700
Dominican Republic1,1251:9,274794
France6001:110,70516,539
Belize5201:684142
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Canada2641:139,56714,363
Puerto Rico1941:18,300688
Italy1331:459,82548,434
Australia1311:206,07420,044
England1311:425,32928,711
Guatemala1181:136,2943,293
Belgium1041:110,54516,500
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
Costa Rica791:60,5071,285
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Andorra521:1,612293
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Panama441:88,9153,543
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Norway181:285,68329,080
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Curaçao141:11,232389
Austria131:655,03358,041
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Honduras121:734,7044,016
China111:124,301,9616,553
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Riveró (2) are calculated separately.

Rivero (258) may also be a first name.

Rivero Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has Spanish origin, exactly from Asturias, it was extended to all Spain, mostly used by traders and soldiers.

- juanri

Rivero Last Name Facts

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

Rivero (Arabic: ريفيرو, Marathi: िरवेरो, Russian: Риверо) has its highest incidence in Venezuela. It can also be rendered as: Riveró. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rivero? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,254th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,164 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Rivero are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Rivero is also the 554,411th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 258 people.

The surname is most frequent in Venezuela, where it is carried by 120,442 people, or 1 in 251. In Venezuela it is most common in: Lara, where 14 percent are found, Miranda, where 9 percent are found and Carabobo, where 9 percent are found. Besides Venezuela this last name occurs in 99 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and Cuba, where 14 percent are found.

Rivero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rivero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rivero last name expanded 24,136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rivero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rivero last name are 38.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rivero earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.92% less than the national average, earning 221,782 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,842 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.85% less than the national average, earning $18,196,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $38,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.03% less than the national average, earning $43,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riveró942/
Riveros92105,122/
Riveiro927,659/
Riveyro92169/
Riveroy9280/
Riovero9253/
Riveroz9233/
Riviero9229/
Riveroo926/
Reivero924/
Riverou922/
Riverro922/
Riverot922/
Riverzo922/
Rivergo921/
Rivaero921/
Riveroi921/
Riverop921/
Riveiros86194/
Rivierzo865/
Riverous861/
Rivierro861/
Roiveros861/
Rivera832,222,026/
Ribero837,880/
Revero83187/
Rivaro8389/
Ruvero8327/
Riviro837/
Ryvero832/
Rivoro831/
Riverà831/
Riverá831/
Riveirros801/
Ribeiro772,280,638/
Riviera773,141/
Riveras772,981/
Riveira772,333/
Rivoiro77482/
Ribeyro77313/
Ribiero77293/
Riberos77229/
Riverra77100/
Ruviero7790/
Reviero7772/
Ruvhero7765/
Reveiro7754/
Riberot7753/
Rebiero7751/
Riveera7727/
Riberou7725/
Riveraa7724/
Rrivera7723/
Raibero7720/
Reibero7717/
Rievera7714/
Riebiro7712/
Reivera7711/
Reveros7711/
Riberro7710/
Riveyra776/
Riverah775/
Riveraz775/
Ribeuro775/
Riberoy774/
Riveara773/
Riverós773/
Reveroi773/
Reveroy773/
Reverro772/
Ribetro772/
Riverat772/
Roivera771/
Rivarro771/
Raivera771/
Reverod771/
Riovera771/
Riebero771/
Riverad771/
Riverau771/
Riveròs771/
Rivgera771/
Ribeero771/
Ruveiro771/
Ribhero771/
Ruivera770/
Reavero770/
Rivereau71570/
Ribeiros71483/
Reibeiro7138/
Ribeiroo7125/
Ribeirro7120/
Riebeiro7117/
Ribeyrot7111/
Rribeiro719/
Ribeiroi716/
Ribeiroa715/
Raibeiro715/
D'rivera715/
Ribeirop714/
Riobeiro714/
Ribeirod714/
Ribeireo713/
Ribheiro712/
Riveraud712/
Ribeiroz712/
Ribeirou711/
Rittbero711/
Ribeihro711/
Rimpeiro711/
Riberoux711/
Ribherro711/
Ribera6735,495/
Rebero673,277/
Rivara672,622/
Revera671,269/
Ribiro67211/
Ruvera67211/
Rivira67138/
Riwera67105/
Reviro6755/
Ruvaro6731/
Ruviro6727/
Rivereaud6716/
Ruwiro6715/
Ryvera6715/
Rebiro6714/
Revaro672/
Ruvoro671/
Rivora671/
Rewero671/
Rivéra671/
Rívera671/
Ruwero671/
Rewaro671/

Rivero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rivero in the Marathi language
िरवेरोiravero-
Rivero in the Russian language
Ривероrivero-
Rivero in the Arabic language
ريفيروryfyrw-

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