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

The surname Riviere (Arabic: ريفيير) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Rivière, Riviére or Riviëre. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 15,089^th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 197,446 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Riviere live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Riviere is also the 494,051^st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 316 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 28,119 people, or 1 in 2,362. In France it is most prevalent in: Réunion, where 22 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Occitanie, where 14 percent are found. Aside from France this surname is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Riviere Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Riviere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Riviere surname expanded 1,266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 515 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riviere Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Riviere last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Riviere last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for 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.