Rivoirard Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rivoirard Surname User-submission:

Rivoirard means 'one who lives near the river'.

Rivoirard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1511:439,88663,493
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rivoirard Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rivoirard means 'one who lives near the river'.

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Rivoirard Last Name Facts

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

Rivoirard is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rivoirard.

How Common Is The Last Name Rivoirard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rivoirard is the 1,409,418th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rivoirard live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Rivoirard is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 439,886. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 77 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 17 percent live and Île-de-France, where 3 percent live. Apart from France it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Revoirard8920/
Revirard8220/
Rivireare781/
Riverar758/
Revorar750/
Riverajr717/
Reverard711/
Riverasr711/
Rivarahar671/
Ribergaard63159/
Revarar6312/
Revorahare631/
Riverojr591/
Riverosr591/
Reibarar591/
Reveraert5637/
Reveror500/

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