Rivest Surname
Approximately 6,266 people bear this surname
Rivest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5,511 | 1:6,686 | 981 |
| United States | 698 | 1:519,282 | 43,383 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Rivest (13) may also be a first name.
Rivest Demographics
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Rivest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rivest Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rivest is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rivest? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 78,016th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,163,030 people. The last name Rivest occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Rivest are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Rivest is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 13 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 5,511 people, or 1 in 6,686. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 85 percent reside, Ontario, where 11 percent reside and Alberta, where 2 percent reside. Barring Canada this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common 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 share of the population with the surname expanded 69,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Rivest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Rivest last name are 7.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.83% registered to vote for the political 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.
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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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