Rivé Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Rivé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rivé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Rive (2,082) are calculated separately.

Rivé Last Name Facts

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

Rivé is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Rive. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rivé? popularity and diffusion

Rivé is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Rivé are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most common in France, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 67 percent live, Brittany, where 8 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent live. Other than France this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Puerto Rico, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rive922,082/
Rivér891/
Riva7574,285/
Rivi752,792/
Revé751,028/
Ribé7591/
Ravé7521/
Rivy755/
Rijvi6713,113/
Rivet6712,687/
Rives6711,517/
Rivai6710,409/
River674,180/
Rivay671,578/
Risvi671,072/
Rivis67594/
Rieve67500/
Raiva67426/
Rived67370/
Reive67337/
Revés67217/
Rivez67202/
Reiva67117/
Rivha67107/
Ruiva67102/
Rivey6777/
Rivie6767/
Rivea6761/
Roiva6745/
Rijva6737/
Rivoy6733/
Riviş6731/
Hriva6730/
Rivaj6727/
Risve6722/
Rouvé6719/
Ribés6718/
Risvy6718/
Riobé6717/
Roive6717/
Reivi6715/
Rivid6714/
Rijve6712/
Reivy6711/
Rzivi678/
Rivit677/
Ritve677/
Rievi676/
Rivei676/
Raivi676/
Révés675/
Ruive675/
Rivoa674/
Rihva674/
Rivio673/
Raive673/
Raavé673/
Rivoi672/
Riviz672/
Ribét671/
Riove671/
Rivee671/
Ravée671/
Rijvy671/
Rivoj671/
Rivys671/
Rivjs671/
Riviy671/
Rhiva671/
Riovi671/
Rivaa671/
Rievy670/
Rhive670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rivé
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