Last Name RIVERA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • RIVERA is ranked as the 87th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 255,274.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 80.06 people named RIVERA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named RIVERA is 353,653, the rank is 59 and the proportion per 100k Americans named RIVERA is 111.01.

Last Names RIVERA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 255,274 +/-0.7%
  • National Rank 87
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 80.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 353,653
  • National Rank 59
  • Proportion/100k 111.01

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RIVERA is 5.9% White, 90.2% Hispanic origin, 1.1% Black, 2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.6% Two or More Races, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name RIVERA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name RIVERA is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name RIVERA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 5.9% 63.9% -58.0%
Hispanic origin 90.2% 16.3% 73.9%
Black 1.1% 12.3% -11.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.1% 4.9% -2.8%
Two or more races 0.6% 1.8% -1.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.2% 0.7% -0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named RIVERA is California where 49,589 people have this name.
  • Connecticut is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named RIVERA, as 342.58 in every 100,000 Connecticuters have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New Jersey.
  • Connecticut is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names RIVERA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 9,502 73.77 100.0% Indiana 1,764 26.74 99.6% Iowa 446 14.34 98.9% Kansas 717 24.7 99.1% Michigan 1,470 14.84 99.6% Minnesota 626 11.47 99.2% Missouri 173 5.77 93.1% Nebraska 591 31.43 99.3% North Dakota 40 5.44 81.7% Ohio 2,288 19.73 99.6% South Dakota 27 3.11 71.5% Wisconsin 1,332 23.14 99.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name RIVERA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 9,502 73.77 100.0%
Indiana 1,764 26.74 99.6%
Iowa 446 14.34 98.9%
Kansas 717 24.7 99.1%
Michigan 1,470 14.84 99.6%
Minnesota 626 11.47 99.2%
Missouri 173 5.77 93.1%
Nebraska 591 31.43 99.3%
North Dakota 40 5.44 81.7%
Ohio 2,288 19.73 99.6%
South Dakota 27 3.11 71.5%
Wisconsin 1,332 23.14 99.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names RIVERA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 191 25.94 97.6% Arizona 7,056 104.82 100.0% California 49,589 127.8 100.0% Colorado 3,890 72.63 99.9% Hawaii 1,921 135.29 99.9% Idaho 414 25.32 98.7% Montana 133 13.03 96.9% Nevada 3,274 115.32 99.9% New Mexico 4,029 193.16 99.9% Oregon 862 21.71 99.4% Utah 1,118 37.99 99.1% Washington 1,970 27.89 99.7% Wyoming 103 17.56 95.9%

West States
State stats for the first name RIVERA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 191 25.94 97.6%
Arizona 7,056 104.82 100.0%
California 49,589 127.8 100.0%
Colorado 3,890 72.63 99.9%
Hawaii 1,921 135.29 99.9%
Idaho 414 25.32 98.7%
Montana 133 13.03 96.9%
Nevada 3,274 115.32 99.9%
New Mexico 4,029 193.16 99.9%
Oregon 862 21.71 99.4%
Utah 1,118 37.99 99.1%
Washington 1,970 27.89 99.7%
Wyoming 103 17.56 95.9%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names RIVERA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 12,321 342.58 100.0% Maine 387 29.1 97.8% Massachusetts 17,624 261.28 100.0% New Hampshire 785 59.15 99.5% New Jersey 23,621 264.28 100.0% New York 18,225 92.3 100.0% Pennsylvania 9,213 72.05 100.0% Rhode Island 1,622 153.75 99.9% Vermont 47 7.51 92.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name RIVERA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 12,321 342.58 100.0%
Maine 387 29.1 97.8%
Massachusetts 17,624 261.28 100.0%
New Hampshire 785 59.15 99.5%
New Jersey 23,621 264.28 100.0%
New York 18,225 92.3 100.0%
Pennsylvania 9,213 72.05 100.0%
Rhode Island 1,622 153.75 99.9%
Vermont 47 7.51 92.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names RIVERA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 419 8.65 96.7% Arkansas 532 17.93 98.2% Delaware 967 103.4 99.8% Dist. of Columbia 335 50.85 99.0% Florida 30,816 154.9 100.0% Georgia 3,743 37.07 99.7% Kentucky 376 8.52 96.5% Louisiana 656 14.12 98.0% Maryland 2,979 49.84 99.8% Mississippi 173 5.77 93.1% North Carolina 2,647 26.62 99.6% Oklahoma 997 25.72 99.0% South Carolina 1,308 27.06 99.2% Tennessee 1,130 17.26 99.0% Texas 36,596 135.76 100.0% Virginia 4,085 49.06 99.8% West Virginia 127 6.88 91.5%

South States
State stats for the first name RIVERA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 419 8.65 96.7%
Arkansas 532 17.93 98.2%
Delaware 967 103.4 99.8%
Dist. of Columbia 335 50.85 99.0%
Florida 30,816 154.9 100.0%
Georgia 3,743 37.07 99.7%
Kentucky 376 8.52 96.5%
Louisiana 656 14.12 98.0%
Maryland 2,979 49.84 99.8%
Mississippi 173 5.77 93.1%
North Carolina 2,647 26.62 99.6%
Oklahoma 997 25.72 99.0%
South Carolina 1,308 27.06 99.2%
Tennessee 1,130 17.26 99.0%
Texas 36,596 135.76 100.0%
Virginia 4,085 49.06 99.8%
West Virginia 127 6.88 91.5%
 

Full Names with RIVERA as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have RIVERA as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named RIVERA.

The most popular full name is Maria RIVERA. 3.28% of all the people named RIVERA have this given name.

There are 5713 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RIVERA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Maria RIVERA 3.28%
2 Jose RIVERA 3.23%
3 Juan RIVERA 1.52%
4 Luis RIVERA 1.23%
5 Carlos RIVERA 1.14%
6 Carmen RIVERA 1.06%
7 David RIVERA 0.88%
8 Hector RIVERA 0.68%
9 Francisco RIVERA 0.67%
10 Miguel RIVERA 0.66%
11 Angel RIVERA 0.66%
12 Rosa RIVERA 0.63%
13 Daniel RIVERA 0.62%
14 Jorge RIVERA 0.61%
15 Manuel RIVERA 0.57%
16 Ana RIVERA 0.57%
17 Jesus RIVERA 0.55%
18 Pedro RIVERA 0.53%
19 Michael RIVERA 0.49%
20 Victor RIVERA 0.49%

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