de Los Rios Surname

56,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Panama

de Los Rios Surname User-submission:

De los Ríos means 'of the rivers' in Spanish. The family legend says that the first to wear this surname was a lord who had his territory from river to river, then he was the 'lord of the rivers'. The exact location it is a mystery, because there are Ríos and de los Ríos all over Spain; althougt many of them are from Andalucía, Spain.

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de Los Rios Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2,6461:17,6691,981
Mexico2,1851:56,8082,774
Argentina1,4271:29,9532,514
Peru1,3861:22,9322,574
Colombia9321:51,2602,576
Panama7641:5,121579
Bolivia6831:15,5441,448
Venezuela4351:69,4352,979
Chile2151:81,9373,244
France1591:417,75360,954
Paraguay1521:47,6101,397
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Cuba1231:93,6812,907
Ecuador851:187,1287,666
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: de Los Ríos (2) are calculated separately.

de Los Rios Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De los Ríos means 'of the rivers' in Spanish. The family legend says that the first to wear this surname was a lord who had his territory from river to river, then he was the 'lord of the rivers'. The exact location it is a mystery, because there are Ríos and de los Ríos all over Spain; althougt many of them are from Andalucía, Spain.

- cbrman

de Los Rios Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Los Rios Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name de Los Rios is found most in Spain. It may be rendered as: de Los Ríos. Click here to see other possible spellings of de Los Rios.

How Common Is The Last Name de Los Rios? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,257th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 808,201 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of de Los Rios reside; 60 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 2,646 people, or 1 in 17,669. In Spain it is primarily found in: Andalusia, where 34 percent are found, Madrid, where 21 percent are found and Castile and León, where 9 percent are found. Beside Spain this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 16 percent are found.

de Los Rios Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Los Rios earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 44.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,983 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.28% more than the national average, earning $26,172,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

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