Last name Riva (Riva 
, ريفا 
, Рива 
, among others...) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The last name Riva is habitual in Italy, where it is quite a common surname, Jersey, and Switzerland (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Italy, India, and Argentina. Also, Riva is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Riva | Italy, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Argentina |
| ريفا | Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| Рива | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| Ріва | Ukraine |
| 里瓦 | China |
| bonvesin da la riva Lombard poet, IT (b. 1240) |
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| anastasia da riva FR (b. 1250) |
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| ludovico riva Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1540) |
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| hans heinrich riva CH (b. 1590) |
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| giovanni guglielmo riva Italian physician, IT (b. 1627) |
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| antonio riva Swiss architect, CH (b. 1650) |
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| antonio riva CH (b. 1640) |
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| gabriel gutiérrez de riva governor of Puerto Rico, ES (b. 1655) |
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| giovanni battista riva (1695-1777), CH (b. 1695) |
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| gian pietro riva (1696-1785), CH (b. 1696) |
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| ludovico riva Italian mathematician, Professor of Astronomy and Meteorology at the University of Padua (b. 1698) |
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| francesco saverio riva (1702-1783), CH (b. 1702) |
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| antonio maria riva (1717-1796), CH (b. 1717) |
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torcuato torío de la riva ES (b. 1759) |
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| josé pablo de agüero riva ES (b. 1713) |
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