Riverson Surname

470,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Riverson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riverson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Riverson (624) may also be a first name.

Riverson Last Name Facts

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

Riverson is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riverson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 470,273rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Riverson are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Riverson is also the 333,643rd most frequent forename at a global level, held by 624 people.

The last name Riverson is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Not including Ghana Riverson occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Riverson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riverson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riverson surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riverson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riverson surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Riverson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,549 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riversong9419/
Riversson943/
Reiversson891/
Reverson8814/
Riberson881/
Ryverson881/
Rivirson881/
Riwerson881/
Riversen880/
Reiberson822/
Rgiberson821/
Ryvearson820/
Reberson752/
Reverchon71918/
Reuberson7123/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Riverson
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