Riviere Surname
Approximately 36,909 people bear this surname
Riviere Surname Definition:
(French) River [see under Rivers in Dict.]
Riviere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 28,119 | 1:2,362 | 153 |
| Haiti | 2,987 | 1:3,577 | 476 |
| United States | 1,773 | 1:204,433 | 20,061 |
| Canada | 665 | 1:55,407 | 6,565 |
| Belgium | 489 | 1:23,511 | 3,702 |
| Argentina | 475 | 1:89,986 | 7,568 |
| Dominica | 362 | 1:210 | 51 |
| Mauritius | 277 | 1:4,669 | 944 |
| New Caledonia | 255 | 1:1,083 | 33 |
| England | 247 | 1:225,579 | 18,901 |
| Spain | 185 | 1:252,714 | 16,124 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| Thailand | 111 | 1:636,381 | 107,695 |
| Brazil | 72 | 1:2,973,255 | 87,092 |
| French Polynesia | 61 | 1:4,603 | 1,039 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 1:736,685 | 12,312 |
| Saint Lucia | 35 | 1:5,108 | 704 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 34 | 1:3,246 | 545 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Panama | 32 | 1:122,258 | 4,322 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 22 | 1:61,999 | 4,975 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 140 | 1:358,705 | 27,299 |
The alternate forms: Rivière (1,336), Riviére (29) & Riviëre (1) are calculated separately.
Riviere (316) may also be a first name.
Riviere Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) River [see under Rivers in Dict.]
Riviere Demographics
Average Male Riviere Height
173.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Riviere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Riviere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Riviere (Arabic: ريفيير) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Rivière, Riviére or Riviëre. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Riviere? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,089th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 197,446 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Riviere reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Riviere is also the 494,051st most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 316 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 28,119 people, or 1 in 2,362. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Réunion, where 22 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside and Occitanie, where 14 percent reside. Barring France this last name exists in 88 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Riviere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Riviere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Riviere surname rose 1,266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 515 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Riviere Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Riviere last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Riviere are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Riviere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Riviere in the Arabic language | ||
| ريفيير | ryfyyr | - |
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