Family name Rivera (Rivera 
, Ribera , ريفيرا 
, along with others...) , in the world, is a prevalent last name. The surname Rivera is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Puerto Rico, where it is a prevalent surname, El Salvador, and Honduras (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Mexico, the United States, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Rivera is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Ribera, Rivera | Philippines, Colombia, Mexico, United States, Peru |
| ريفيرا | Iraq |
| Ривера | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| ריברה | Israel |
Riverà, Riverá, Riverâ, Riverã, Riverā, Riverą, Rivèra, Rivéra, Rivêra, Rivêrâ, Rivëra, Rivërâ, Rìvera, Rìvèrà, Rívera, Rívérá, Rîvera, Rîvêrâ, Rîvërâ, Rïvera, Rïverâ, Rïvèra, Rïvérá, Rïvêra, Rïvêrâ, Rïvëra, Rïvërã, Rĭvera, Rıvera, Řivera, Řîvêřâ, Řîvěřă, Рибера, Ривеьра, and Рівера
| juan de silva y rivera (b. 1461) |
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| gerónimo de alcalá yáñez y rivera (b. 1563) |
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| francisco de rivera Spanish navy officer, ES (b. 1582) |
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| pedro de tapia y rivera (b. 1600) |
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| marcos rivera painter (1630-1704) (b. 1630) |
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jacob rodriguez rivera colonial Newport RI commercial magnate (b. 1717) |
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| pedro de rivera (b. 1664) |
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| domingo pérez rivera Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1692) |
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| francesco rivera Roman Catholic archbishop, IT (b. 1697) |
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| cayetano de arriaga y rivera (b. 1696) |
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| giovan battista antonio balbo simeone conte di rivera IT (b. 1703) |
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| maria francesca afan de rivera ES (b. 1711) |
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carlo afan de rivera Italian engineer and soldier, IT (b. 1779) |
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josé fructuoso rivera y toscana President of Uruguay (1784-1854), UY (b. 1784) |
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antonio rivera cabezas Guatemalan statesman (1785-1851), GT (b. 1785) |
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