Rivas is used as a family name or surname in Mexico. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rivas
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Mexico
Meaning: A Catalan and Occitan toponym often used as a surname. Means the person whose house is located on the bank of a river (Latin ripa). Rivas The form is Castilian.

How popular is Rivas?

Rivas is common in Mexico.

Rivas is ranked 664 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Rivases grew by 39.60028 per cent to 76205 since 2000 and ranked 426 after elevating 127 spots. The last name was found in around 258 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 93.67 92.43
White 4.88 5.82
Black 0.59 0.61
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.41 0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.28 0.33
Others 0.17 0.4
Rivas is quite popular family name mostly used in Venezuela while El Salvador is ahead in terms of density. Around 785693 people have been found who wears Rivas as their family name. Rivas is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,868 Japan10
6,296 Guyana9
1,953 Afghanistan8
83,411 Czech Republic8
5,318 China8
1,005 Cayman Islands7
1,346 Bermuda6
13,336 Qatar6
92 Equatorial Guinea5
2,062 Taiwan4
144,439 Kazakhstan4
2,935 Angola3
18,686 Thailand3
661,536 Indonesia3
6,103 Cyprus2
41,879 Turkey2
10,858 Tunisia2
21,929 Algeria2
10,284 Kuwait2
4,164 Vietnam2
23,858 Iran2
14,004 Hungary2
4,104 South Korea2
9,185 Hong Kong2
415 Saint Kitts and Nevis2
12,161 Wales2
44,018 Poland2
473 Anguilla2
31,767 Greece2
573 Vanuatu1
38,063 Mauritania1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
7,198 Maldives1
90,903 Moldova1
1,970 Grenada1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
4,435 Togo1
2,057 Isle of Man1
8,859 Iraq1
9,498 Iceland1
5,467 Haiti1
6,149 Ethiopia1
11,486 Estonia1
746 Dominica1
19,810 Croatia1
340 Comoros1
801 Cape Verde1
16,228 Bulgaria1
2,190 Barbados1
10,190 Bahrain1
7,847 Albania1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
14,373 Jordan1
11,831 Tajikistan1
3,243 Suriname1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
36,814 Romania1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
3,214 Niger1
3,275 Nepal1
2,057 Myanmar1
2,024 Mongolia1
2,040 Mali1
40,340 Malaysia1
16,283 Lithuania1
4,942 Libya1
16,073 Latvia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
89,845 Germany49
12,953 Finland48
95,301 Ukraine44
251 Andorra36
12,692 Scotland33
20,233 Denmark25
52,666 United Arab Emirates22
49,545 Belarus20
24,534 New Zealand17
5,619 Armenia15
24,296 Saudi Arabia12
23,990 Serbia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,308 Ireland82
4,526 Singapore71
801 Luxembourg66
51,036 Tanzania61
12,538 Norway59
Countries with hundreds of Rivas:
15,235 Italy694
9,933 England645
15,361 South Africa402
2,928 Switzerland387
8,008 Australia357
14,898 Morocco336
242 Belize280
951 Trinidad and Tobago218
13,228 Netherlands213
45,547 Philippines212
65,860 Russia201
5,438 Sweden174
10,721 Belgium171
116,826 India169
9,948 Austria131
4,542 Portugal111
Countries with thousands of Rivas:
149 Cuba9,785
218 Bolivia9,001
2,828 Brazil5,151
120 Panama4,519
210 Costa Rica4,255
156 Puerto Rico3,194
108 Uruguay2,579
3,886 France2,057
3,803 Canada1,217
Countries with ten thousands of Rivas:
7 El Salvador69,857
656 United States55,123
104 Spain42,325
74 Guatemala37,515
121 Peru36,636
300 Colombia34,973
29 Nicaragua34,676
119 Argentina31,610
114 Chile30,210
96 Dominican Republic18,999
114 Honduras17,544
75 Paraguay17,293
220 Ecuador15,125
Countries with hundred thousands of Rivas:
20 Venezuela152,677
139 Mexico143,848
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Comments

C
Corrinne Leonardo
rivas is an original name of locality situated in the Loire, with the direction of shore and designate the native of this place.

Rivas Namesakes

    Betsi Rivas, Venezuelan sportsman of the weightlifting
  • Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Political figure
  • Aída Marina Arvizu Rivas, Mexican Politician
  • Adonis Rivas, Professional Boxer
  • Aída Marina Arvizu Rivas, Mexican Politician
  • Martiño Rivas, Actor
  • Amaury Rivas, Baseball player
  • Antero Rivasplata, Author
  • Antonieta Rivas Mercado, Writer
  • Antonio Rivas Mercado, Architect
  • Eva Rivas, Singer
  • Benjamín Rivas played leading character of José in 2018 drama film Pruebas de Fuego.
  • In 0 horror film, No Mans Land 2: Rise of the Crimson Butcher, Eliana Rivas characterized Sofia Profit.
  • Marisa Rivas, from 2014 0 film La memoria de los olivos, who portrayed the N.
  • In 2013 drama, horror film, El árbol sin sombra, Rafaela Rivas portrayed Marion.
  • In 0, Anton Rivas portrayed the role of Actor in sci-fi movie Exfil [us].
  • Esther Rivas, from 2013 comedy, drama movie Casting, who characterized the Esther.

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