Vivers Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Vivers Surname Definition:

Weekley says this is from a “general term for food and drink”; but does it not stand for the familiar De Vivariis, “of the fishponds”?

Vivers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Scotland921:58,1944,808
United States741:4,898,094251,818
England641:870,59545,570
Wales151:206,30213,003
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland281:133,6865,889
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Vivers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Weekley says this is from a “general term for food and drink”; but does it not stand for the familiar De Vivariis, “of the fishponds”?

Surnames (1917) by Walter Parry Haskett-Smith

Vivers Last Name Facts

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

Vivers (Russian: Виверс) is most common in Australia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vivers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 702,422nd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. Vivers occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Vivers reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 170,859. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 88 percent live, Queensland, where 6 percent live and Western Australia, where 6 percent live. Other than Australia it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Vivers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vivers has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Vivers surname increased 329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 305 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vivers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vivers are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Vivers earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,351 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viviers928,064/
Veivers92596/
Vievers9238/
Vijvers9210/
Vevers83822/
Vyvers8379/
Vivars8335/
Wivers8311/
Bivers836/
Vēvers831/
Veevers77805/
Beivers7782/
Vaivars7782/
Witvers7737/
Wievers7717/
Weivers779/
Faivers772/
Veavers772/
Boivers772/
Viviërs771/
Viewers771/
Bievers771/
Vibiers771/
Boiverst714/
Bevers674,541/
Wevers674,141/
Vywers67363/
Bibers67233/
Uivars67112/
Vebers6758/
Fevers6729/
Fyvers6718/
Fivars6710/
Wibers673/
Bevirs671/
Fiwers671/
Vewers671/
Uevers670/
Biwers670/

Vivers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vivers in the Russian language
Виверсvivers-

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