Rivier Surname

125,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rivier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rivier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,9501:22,5162,619
Switzerland2521:32,5914,802
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Panama131:300,9437,078
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England131:4,286,005132,302
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Denmark81:705,58939,626
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Rivier (28) may also be a first name.

Rivier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rivier is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rivier.

How Common Is The Last Name Rivier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rivier is the 125,213th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,003,724 people. Rivier is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Rivier are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 2,950 people, or 1 in 22,516. In France Rivier is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 45 percent live, Brittany, where 10 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Barring France this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Rivier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rivier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rivier surname grew 465 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rivier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rivier last name are 1.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rivier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 357.98% more than the national average, earning R 1,088,330 per year; in United States they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $46,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.33% less than the national average, earning $43,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riviere9236,909/
Rivierd921/
Riviyer921/
River914,180/
Rivir9187/
Rivie9167/
Rivierre86789/
Rriviere861/
Rhiviere861/
Rivagier860/
Rivere83978/
Revier83915/
Ribier83844/
Rivoir83779/
Rivire83597/
Rivert83213/
Reiver83207/
Riever8356/
Rhiver8341/
Rivyer8317/
Rivior8312/
Riverd838/
Riover838/
Rivear837/
Raiver836/
Rivair836/
Riveer835/
Rivies834/
Riviea834/
Rievie834/
Rijvir833/
Rijver833/
Riverp833/
Ruvier833/
Riverh831/
Rivjir831/
Ruiver831/
Reivie831/
Rivher831/
Riviee831/
Riviez831/
Riveir831/
Roiver830/
Rivoire774,835/
Ribiere771,633/
Rivière771,336/
Reviere77523/
Raivire77358/
Riveire7743/
Riviére7729/
Rivietz7724/
Roibier7711/
Revoier779/
Reivert779/
Riewier778/
Rivajir772/
Rivertt772/
Hraiver772/
Reivere771/
Riviire771/
Raiveir771/
Rivioir771/
Riviëre771/
Riveere771/
Riveird771/
Richver770/
Reivoir770/
Rivaire770/
Roivert770/
Ruibier770/
Riber731,930/
Revie73945/
Rever73788/
Ruver73271/
Ryver73102/
Rivji7333/
Riwer7324/
Ribie7317/
Revir7311/
Ruvir737/
Räver737/
Rivié732/
Ribir732/
Riviè731/
Rivér731/
Ribierre71182/
Raitviir7119/
Régibier7117/
Revierre718/
Riverová714/
Riverova712/
Roibiere711/
Reiber675,330/
Revert674,816/
Revere671,855/
Reaver67986/
Raiber67708/
Reever67703/
Reuver67514/
Rajvir67431/
Riewer67360/
Reiwer67281/
Reavie67217/
Rebier67160/
Raibir67125/
Reviea67116/
Revire67103/
Reevie6795/
Revies6762/
Ribeir6742/
Ribjer6739/
Rybier6737/
Revear6727/
Rayver6720/
Hruver6719/
Reveur6717/
Reverd6715/
Rajver6714/
Hriber6711/
Riwhie677/
Ruyver676/
Revior676/
Reibie676/
Ruwier674/
Ruiber673/
Rivère673/
Ryover672/
Reiuer672/
Roiber672/
Reveer672/
Rivåge672/
Rêveur672/
Ruiwer671/
Rehver671/
Ribierová671/
Reverr671/
Rivjji671/
Rivyerova671/
Riwere671/
Reverp671/
Reuvie671/
Risuer671/
Rhiwer671/
Rivour671/
Roiwer671/
Rébier671/
Rivehi671/
Rhiber670/
Revird670/
Ribger670/

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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
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  • 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 Rivier
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