Rivest Surname

78,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Rivest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rivest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,5111:6,686981
United States6981:519,28243,383
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rivest (13) may also be a first name.

Rivest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rivest is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rivest.

How Common Is The Last Name Rivest? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rivest is the 78,016th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,163,030 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rivest reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Rivest is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 5,511 people, or 1 in 6,686. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 85 percent reside, Ontario, where 11 percent reside and Alberta, where 2 percent reside. Besides Canada this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Rivest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rivest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rivest surname grew 69,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rivest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rivest surname are 7.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rivest earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.5% less than the national average, earning $43,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rivet9112,687/
Rives9111,517/
Rivett835,504/
Revest83931/
Rieves83840/
Reives83360/
Rivete83253/
Raivet8349/
Rhives8333/
Rivets8329/
Raives8328/
Rivetz8323/
Ruivet8323/
Ruives8313/
Riveas835/
Rivies834/
Risvet832/
Rivese832/
Ruvest831/
Rievet831/
Riveet831/
Riveis831/
Riveus831/
Rivist831/
Rivess830/
Rive802,082/
Rivette771,474/
Rivetts7759/
Reiveis7715/
Raivetz7713/
Reveste772/
Rivehts770/
Ribes7313,044/
Ribet734,261/
River734,180/
Reves732,406/
Revet731,306/
Rivis73594/
Rieve73500/
Ryves73478/
Rived73370/
Reive73337/
Rivez73202/
Rivey7377/
Rivie7367/
Rivea7361/
Risve7322/
Riwes7317/
Roive7317/
Riwet7316/
Rijve7312/
Réves7312/
Rivit737/
Ritve737/
Rivei736/
Ruive735/
Rivex734/
Raive733/
Rêves732/
Rivjs731/
Riove731/
Rivee731/
Rivys731/
Rhive730/
Rissveds7130/
Richveis717/
Ritveisz714/
Rivesová711/
Reeves67157,284/
Reaves6720,363/
Revete671,511/
Revesh671,293/
Rivait67527/
Revett67322/
Rivais67259/
Reiver67207/
Roibet67166/
Raiwet67145/
Ribett67137/
Revees67126/
Revets6776/
Revese6770/
Revies6762/
Reveus6750/
Rhiver6741/
Rijvee6732/
Reivys6731/
Rivitt6727/
Raivis6720/
Rivish6718/
Révesz6716/
Revost6714/
Revess6714/
Ryvets6712/
Ruibet6711/
Rihuet6711/
Reveas6710/
Reveth679/
Raiver676/
Reibes676/
Reyves675/
Reveis675/
Riveer675/
Rivios675/
Riviea674/
Rivhed674/
Rievie674/
Rijver673/
Raivit673/
Reuves672/
Rewest672/
Riewet672/
Raibes672/
Riouet672/
Rivite672/
Reivetshe672/
Rivåge672/
Rissve672/
Ribeas672/
Rheves671/
Rievea671/
Rievez671/
Riovis671/
Riveiz671/
Riverh671/
Riwete671/
Rebest671/
Ruiver671/
Raivee671/
Reibet671/
Reivie671/
Reevet671/
Rewiet671/
Revetz671/
Reveet671/
Risvey671/
Richveisz671/
Rivher671/
Riviez671/
Rivise671/
Rivasd671/
Royvet671/
Roiues671/
Reiwes671/
Roiver670/
Rievis670/
Reivis670/

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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 Rivest
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