Rives Surname

45,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cuba

Rives Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from Ó Rímheàdh, an ancient Irish surname.

Rives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5341:79,9429,106
France3,8491:17,2571,900
Spain1,2691:36,8423,655
Cuba8031:14,3501,047
Chile1911:92,2333,529
Argentina1831:233,57119,066
Mexico1831:678,28510,640
Paraguay851:85,1382,089
Italy671:912,78667,190
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
Venezuela531:569,88810,391
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Israel221:388,98331,283
England211:2,653,24194,788
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Austria121:709,62061,025
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5811:31,7643,822

Rives (335) may also be a first name.

Rives Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from Ó Rímheàdh, an ancient Irish surname.

- donall.o.rimhea

Rives Last Name Facts

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

Rives (Hindi: रीवेस, Marathi: रीवेस, Russian: Ривес) is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rives.

How Common Is The Last Name Rives? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,078th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 632,764 people. The surname Rives is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Rives live; 41 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 478,225th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 335 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 4,534 people, or 1 in 79,942. In The United States Rives is most numerous in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Rives is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in France, where 33 percent are found and Spain, where 11 percent are found.

Rives Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rives has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 287 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rives Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rives last name are 17.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rives earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 37.63% more than the national average, earning $31,246,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.68% less than the national average, earning $42,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rivest916,266/
Rieves91840/
Reives91360/
Rhives9133/
Rivets9129/
Raives9128/
Ruives9113/
Riveas915/
Rivies914/
Rivese912/
Riveis911/
Riveus911/
Rivess910/
Rive892,082/
Rivetts8359/
Reiveis8315/
Rivehts830/
Ribes8013,044/
Rivet8012,687/
River804,180/
Reves802,406/
Rivis80594/
Rieve80500/
Ryves80478/
Rived80370/
Reive80337/
Rivez80202/
Rivey8077/
Rivie8067/
Rivea8061/
Risve8022/
Riwes8017/
Roive8017/
Rijve8012/
Réves8012/
Rivec8010/
Ruves808/
Ritve807/
Rivei806/
Ruive805/
Rivex804/
Raive803/
Rêves802/
Rivjs801/
Riove801/
Rivee801/
Rivys801/
Rhive800/
Rissveds7730/
Richveis777/
Ritveisz774/
Rivesová771/
Reeves73157,284/
Reaves7320,363/
Rivett735,504/
Revesh731,293/
Revest73931/
Rivais73259/
Reiver73207/
Revees73126/
Revets7376/
Revese7370/
Ribese7365/
Revies7362/
Reveus7350/
Raivet7349/
Rhiver7341/
Rijvee7332/
Reivys7331/
Ribets7326/
Rivetz7323/
Ruivet7323/
Raivis7320/
Rivish7318/
Révesz7316/
Revess7314/
Riebes7312/
Ryvets7312/
Reveas7310/
Ruvesh736/
Raiver736/
Reibes736/
Reyves735/
Reveis735/
Riveer735/
Rivios735/
Riviea734/
Rivhed734/
Rievie734/
Rijver733/
Reuves732/
Raibes732/
Risvet732/
Rivåge732/
Rissve732/
Ribeas732/
Rheves731/
Rievea731/
Rievez731/
Riovis731/
Riveet731/
Riveiz731/
Riverh731/
Rivist731/
Ruiver731/
Raivee731/
Reivie731/
Risvey731/
Rivher731/
Riviez731/
Rivise731/
Ruvies731/
Roiues731/
Reiwes731/
Roiver730/
Rievis730/
Reivis730/
Reivetshe712/
Richveisz711/
Riva6774,285/
Rivi672,792/
Ribe672,481/
Reve671,991/
Riwe67150/
Ribesse6766/
Revesse6732/
Rheaves6731/
Rivé6723/
Raivetz6713/
Ryve6713/
Reevess6710/
Rêve6710/
Reeveas679/
Reevees677/
Reavies675/
Rivaihs675/
Rivy675/
Hrevets675/
Revetts673/
Reevesd672/
Reavesd672/
Hraiver672/
Rajvesh671/
Raibies671/
Reavees671/
Reavese671/
Reevese671/
Rivaise671/
Riveche671/
Rayvees671/
Richver670/

Rives Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rives in the Marathi language
रीवेसrivesa-
Rives in the Hindi language
रीवेसrivesa50
रिवेसrivesa50
Rives in the Russian language
Ривесrives-

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Rives Reference & Research

Rivas DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Reeves FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Reeves FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Rivas FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rives
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