Rivière Surname
Approximately 1,336 people bear this surname
Rivière Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 837 | 1:79,358 | 11,195 |
| Belgium | 357 | 1:32,203 | 5,218 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Riviere (36,909) & Riviére (29) are calculated separately.
Rivière Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rivière Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rivière is most common in France. It can also be rendered as: Riviere or Riviére. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rivière? popularity and diffusion
It is the 287,362nd most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,454,750 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Rivière live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
It is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 837 people, or 1 in 79,358. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 40 percent are found, Réunion, where 17 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found. Apart from France this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 27 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riviere | 95 | 36,909 | / |
| Riviére | 95 | 29 | / |
| Rivières | 93 | 11 | / |
| Ribière | 86 | 47 | / |
| Revière | 86 | 1 | / |
| Riviire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rivierre | 80 | 789 | / |
| Rivieres | 80 | 241 | / |
| Rivierez | 80 | 193 | / |
| Rieviere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rhiviere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rriviere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rivier | 77 | 3,637 | / |
| Rivjir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rivieress | 75 | 1 | / |
| Riviera | 71 | 3,141 | / |
| Ribiere | 71 | 1,633 | / |
| Rivieri | 71 | 760 | / |
| Reviere | 71 | 523 | / |
| Rebière | 71 | 37 | / |
| Riviery | 71 | 2 | / |
| Riviéra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rivioir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ribiére | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riviéri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rivierd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ribierre | 67 | 182 | / |
| Rivieira | 67 | 23 | / |
| Raitviir | 67 | 19 | / |
| Revierre | 67 | 8 | / |
| Roibiere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riviergi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rivière
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