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Where Does The Last Name Riviere Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Riviere (Arabic: ريفيير) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Rivière, Riviére or Riviëre. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riviere? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 15,089^th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 197,446 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Riviere are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 494,051^st most numerous given name on earth It is held by 316 people.

Riviere is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 28,119 people, or 1 in 2,362. In France it is mostly found in: Réunion, where 22 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Occitanie, where 14 percent live. Other than France it occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Riviere Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Riviere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riviere last name grew 1,266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 515 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riviere Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Riviere last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Riviere earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.34% less than the national average, earning 248,015 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 174.76% more than the national average, earning R 652,932 per year; in United States they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning $49,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning $45,436 CAD per year.