Berríos Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Puerto Rico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Berríos Surname User-submission:

The surname Berríos is consider to be a locational in origin. Research indicates that it can be associated with the Spanish surname Berríos. It comes from barrio or barr, meaning: new sections of a town, or districts. For this reason the name Berríos comes from the name of four towns in the Northern Spain: the Vasca region of Vizcaya and Navarra.

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Berríos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Puerto Rico721:49,3071,129
Chile451:391,47710,650
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Berrios (84,858) & Bérrios (1) are calculated separately.

Berríos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Berríos is consider to be a locational in origin. Research indicates that it can be associated with the Spanish surname Berríos. It comes from barrio or barr, meaning: new sections of a town, or districts. For this reason the name Berríos comes from the name of four towns in the Northern Spain: the Vasca region of Vizcaya and Navarra. The name Berri means 'new place' or 'new town' in the Vasca language Euskera.

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Berríos Last Name Facts

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

Berríos occurs more in Puerto Rico more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Berrios or Bérrios. For other potential spellings of Berríos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berríos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,272,314th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Berríos occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Berríos are found; 40 percent are found in Caribbean and 40 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

The surname Berríos is most frequent in Puerto Rico, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 49,307. In Puerto Rico Berríos is most frequent in: Humacao, where 24 percent are found, San Juan, where 22 percent are found and Bayamón, where 15 percent are found. Barring Puerto Rico it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 25 percent are found and Venezuela, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berrios9584,858/
Beríos921/
Bérrios901/
Berryos863/
Berreos863/
Berrioas801/
Beerrios801/
Berriost801/
Berrieos801/
Berrayos800/
Berios77199/
Beryos774/
Berjos772/
Verrios7185/
Birreos7152/
Verreos7133/
Berrioz7122/
Berrias7110/
Bergios717/
Birrios715/
Beerios713/
Betrios711/
Berrioc711/
Bereios711/
Bairrios673/
Beeriosh671/
Berriahs671/
Berriats671/
Verriots671/
Beargeos670/

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