Riviera Surname

141,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Riviera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riviera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3801:262,65124,777
Italy6361:96,15816,500
Brazil3241:660,72324,406
France2771:239,79337,155
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Colombia471:1,016,4709,286
Canada461:800,99162,809
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
England191:2,932,529101,561
Malta181:23,9041,289
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
British Virgin Islands131:2,430298
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Riviéra (1) are calculated separately.

Riviera (173) may also be a first name.

Riviera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riviera (Arabic: ريفييرا) is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Riviéra. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riviera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 141,820th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,320,136 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Riviera live; 46 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 694,534th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 173 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,380 people, or 1 in 262,651. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 23 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Riviera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Riviera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riviera last name expanded 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riviera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Riviera last name are 12.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Riviera earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning R 287,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.94% more than the national average, earning $28,365,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.31% less than the national average, earning $37,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.08% less than the national average, earning $43,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riviéra951/
Rivieira9323/
Rivieras931/
Rivuiera931/
Rivera922,222,026/
Rivira92138/
Riviere8636,909/
Riveras862,981/
Rivoira862,886/
Riveira862,333/
Rivieri86760/
Ruviera86145/
Riverra86100/
Reviera8631/
Riviero8629/
Riveera8627/
Riverea8627/
Riveraa8624/
Rrivera8623/
Rievera8614/
Reivera8611/
Ribiera8610/
Riveyra866/
Riverah865/
Riveraz865/
Rivirai864/
Rievira863/
Riveara863/
Riviery862/
Riverat862/
Roivera861/
Riverai861/
Raivera861/
Riovera861/
Rivaira861/
Riverad861/
Riverau861/
Rivgera861/
Rivirra861/
Ryviera861/
Ruivera860/
Rivierre80789/
Rivereau80570/
Rivieres80241/
Rivierez80193/
Ribieras8053/
Rivoiras808/
Roivirat808/
Rivierzo805/
Rivieiro805/
D'rivera805/
Rieviere802/
Riveraud802/
Riovirai802/
Rivierro801/
Riverais801/
Raiverai801/
Riviergi801/
Rivoirat801/
Rriviere801/
Rhiviere801/
Rivero77424,586/
Ribera7735,495/
Revera771,269/
Ruvira77992/
Revira77526/
Ruvera77211/
Riwera77105/
Ryvera7715/
Riviro777/
Ribira775/
Riveró772/
Riverà771/
Riverá771/
Rivéra771/
Rívera771/
Rivereaud7516/
Rivieress751/
Riveros71105,122/
Riveiro717,659/
Ribiere711,633/
Ribeira711,520/
Rivière711,336/
Reviere71523/
Rivoiro71482/
Ribiero71293/
Riveyro71169/
Ruvhera7195/
Ruviero7190/
Riveroy7180/
Reviero7172/
Riovero7153/
Ribaira7150/
Ribeyra7145/
Riboira7142/
Riveroz7133/
Riviére7129/
Ruvirai7119/
Revieri7119/
Revirai7115/
Reveray7115/
Reverra7110/
Rivoyra7110/
Reverau717/
Riveroo716/
Reviras715/
Reivero714/
Reviraj713/
Reevera713/
Reveras713/
Riverós713/
Riverou712/
Riverro712/
Riberra712/
Riverot712/
Riverzo712/
Rivergo711/
Ribeera711/
Riberai711/
Ribiraj711/
Reuvera711/
Reveara711/
Reveera711/
Reverai711/
Rivaero711/
Riviire711/
Rebiera711/
Riviéri711/
Revetra711/
Reverad711/
Reverea711/
Revirra711/
Resvera711/
Riberau711/
Ribieri711/
Riveroi711/
Riverop711/
Riveròs711/
Ruibera711/
Ribereau67309/
Riveiros67194/
Ribierre67182/
Revereau67155/
Roiwirat67109/
Ribieiro6727/
Ruvieiro6719/
Rivières6711/
Revierre678/
Ribeiero677/
Rojvirat674/
Rojveera672/
Rajveera671/
Riverous671/
Reveraud671/
Revojera671/
Ribehara671/
Roibiere671/
Roiveros671/
Royvirat671/
Riwirach671/
Riveeiro671/

Riviera Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riviera in the Arabic language
ريفييراryfyyra-

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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 Riviera
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