del Río Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

del Río Surname

357,784^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 1,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Spain

Highest density in:

Spain

del Río Surname Definition:

Dweller near the river.

There are many place names in Spain that relate to "río" or river. It refers to someone who lives near the river.

Names like Del Río, Río, Ríos, Rioseco, Arroyo, De la Torrente come from río, meaning river.

del Río Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Spain	597	1:78,312	6,795
Mexico	203	1:611,459	10,056
Chile	37	1:476,121	12,335
Argentina	33	1:1,295,255	74,988
Colombia	24	1:1,990,586	12,178
Dominican Republic	23	1:453,606	14,824
United States	13	1:27,881,456	736,413
Panama	13	1:300,943	7,078
England	10	1:5,571,806	158,774
Puerto Rico	8	1:443,767	3,219
Uruguay	7	1:490,251	25,911
Germany	5	1:16,101,092	397,699
Portugal	4	1:2,604,560	16,079
Costa Rica	4	1:1,195,017	6,919
Bolivia	4	1:2,654,108	7,945
Peru	3	1:10,594,708	45,902
Ecuador	3	1:5,301,949	30,184
Italy	2	1:30,578,344	160,757
France	2	1:33,211,361	423,184
Guatemala	2	1:8,041,334	9,698
Finland	2	1:2,748,351	72,663
Cuba	2	1:5,761,358	13,825
Brazil	2	1:107,037,166	1,031,150
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
Netherlands	1	1:16,887,176	156,465
Norway	1	1:5,142,286	129,201
El Salvador	1	1:6,343,888	8,415
Denmark	1	1:5,644,715	93,155
Canada	1	1:36,845,591	464,108
Scotland	1	1:5,353,817	63,002
Sweden	1	1:9,846,757	347,448
Belgium	1	1:11,496,644	167,539
Australia	1	1:26,995,701	270,794
Venezuela	1	1:30,204,077	85,459

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The alternate forms: del Rio (79,894), del Rìo (10) & del Rió (2) are calculated separately.

del Río Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

Dweller near the river.

There are many place names in Spain that relate to "río" or river. It refers to someone who lives near the river.

Names like Del Río, Río, Ríos, Rioseco, Arroyo, De la Torrente come from río, meaning river.

Río, Asturian name from Luarca, extended throughout the Peninsula.

See Río.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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del Río Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name del Río Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname del Río occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: del Rio, del Rìo or del Rió. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name del Río? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 357,784^th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,186,929 people. The last name del Río occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of del Río live; 59 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname del Río is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 597 people, or 1 in 78,312. In Spain del Río is most frequent in: Madrid, where 34 percent reside, Andalusia, where 17 percent reside and Galicia, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Spain this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent reside and Chile, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
del Rio	95	79,894	/
del Rìo	95	10	/
del Ro	92	651	/
Delrío	92	4	/
del Rió	90	2	/
del Oro	86	188	/
del Roy	86	69	/
del Roi	86	1	/
Delro	83	130	/
del R	83	6	/
del Roio	80	258	/
del Rayo	80	138	/
del Rios	80	131	/
del Reyo	80	42	/
del Haro	80	18	/
Dell Oro	80	17	/
dela Rio	80	10	/
dela Roa	80	2	/
del Rioa	80	1	/
del Riop	80	1	/
del Rowe	80	1	/
del Royo	80	1	/
del Urao	80	1	/
del Reio	80	1	/
de La Ro	80	1	/
del Aroo	80	1	/
Delrio	77	10,857	/
del Re	77	3,488	/
Delroy	77	337	/
del Ry	77	181	/
Delaro	77	172	/
Deloro	77	76	/
Deliro	77	25	/
Delero	77	19	/
del Ri	77	12	/
del Ré	77	11	/
Delroe	77	10	/
Deluro	77	3	/
Delrou	77	2	/
Delroi	77	2	/
Delroa	77	2	/
Delrao	77	1	/
Delreo	77	1	/
Delyro	77	1	/
del Ar	77	1	/
dal Rí	77	1	/
Dellro	77	0	/
de La Roy	75	171	/
del Yerro	75	105	/
de La Roi	75	19	/
del Orrio	75	9	/
de La Roa	75	8	/
Dele Yaro	75	7	/
de La Rou	75	2	/
del Rio Y	75	2	/
del Ragio	75	1	/
del Roaio	75	1	/
del Hirro	75	1	/
Dell Oroo	75	1	/
de La Rio	75	1	/
Delr	73	73	/
Dlro	73	1	/
Del-Rio	71	25,897	/
del Rey	71	5,546	/
del Hierro	71	3,224	/
Delloro	71	2,949	/
Delauro	71	707	/
Dellero	71	704	/
Delerio	71	438	/
del Rei	71	412	/
Delario	71	198	/
Delirio	71	157	/
del Arroyo	71	137	/
de Liro	71	130	/
dal Rio	71	106	/
Delorio	71	94	/
Delliro	71	84	/
Delaroy	71	62	/
de Loro	71	57	/
Dellaro	71	44	/
Delharo	71	38	/
Delurio	71	33	/
Delaroa	71	30	/
Delaroi	71	27	/
de Lyro	71	17	/
Deleroi	71	16	/
del Rae	71	15	/
Delirou	71	14	/
Delrayo	71	10	/
del Ray	71	10	/
del Orr	71	8	/
Delroux	71	8	/
Delroio	71	7	/
Delrowe	71	5	/
Dellrio	71	4	/
de Luro	71	4	/
del Riu	71	4	/
Delouro	71	3	/
Deleroy	71	3	/
dela Ra	71	3	/
del Heirro	71	2	/
del Ore	71	2	/
de Laro	71	2	/
Del'rio	71	2	/
Delioro	71	2	/
Deljero	71	2	/
Del Era	71	2	/
Deleoro	71	2	/
Deloero	71	1	/
Delraio	71	1	/
Delreao	71	1	/
del Awuaro	71	1	/
Deleuro	71	1	/
Delluro	71	1	/
Delhero	71	1	/
Deliero	71	1	/
Delrrio	71	1	/
Deloreo	71	1	/
Deloroe	71	1	/
Delaoro	71	1	/
Delaroo	71	1	/
Delarou	71	1	/
Delawro	71	1	/
Del'oro	71	1	/
del Ara	71	1	/
de La Haro	71	1	/
de Lero	71	1	/
del Riy	71	1	/
Delaaro	71	1	/
Deleiro	71	1	/
Deleroe	71	0	/
Delir	67	12,221	/
Delor	67	3,154	/
Dell'oro	67	2,986	/
Deler	67	1,602	/
del Ayre	67	1,221	/
dela Rea	67	1,196	/
Delre	67	1,014	/
de Lauro	67	594	/
de Lirio	67	437	/
Delar	67	299	/
Dellario	67	190	/
dela Rey	67	174	/
de Lyrio	67	169	/
Delaroue	67	142	/
de La Re	67	80	/
Delorrio	67	74	/
Delaroux	67	62	/
Delré	67	46	/
Dellaero	67	44	/
Delry	67	43	/
de Lario	67	40	/
dela Rue	67	40	/
Delirroo	67	30	/
Delra	67	19	/
del Aire	67	18	/
Delér	67	18	/
de Leoro	67	18	/
de Louro	67	17	/
Dellairo	67	15	/
dela Rae	67	15	/
Dellioro	67	14	/
Dell Era	67	13	/
Delri	67	12	/
Dellarro	67	10	/
Delur	67	9	/
de Lorio	67	6	/
Del-Roio	67	6	/
de La Ra	67	5	/
Delru	67	5	/
Dalro	67	5	/
Dilro	67	4	/
dela Ria	67	4	/
Telro	67	4	/
del Raye	67	3	/
Delhirao	67	3	/
de La Ru	67	3	/
de Lloro	67	3	/
Del-Rios	67	2	/
Delairro	67	2	/
Dehlr	67	2	/
dela Rua	67	2	/
Dell Ora	67	2	/
Dell-Oro	67	2	/
Dlaro	67	2	/
Dloro	67	1	/
Dlrio	67	1	/
Deulerio	67	1	/
Delueiro	67	1	/
Delareoe	67	1	/
Delaroea	67	1	/
Delarowa	67	1	/
Delarryo	67	1	/
Delhiero	67	1	/
Delhr	67	1	/
Dellerao	67	1	/
Dellorro	67	1	/
de Loero	67	1	/
Deleroux	67	1	/
Diel Rei	67	1	/
dela Ira	67	1	/
dela Ray	67	1	/
della Re	67	1	/
de Lorro	67	1	/
de Lerio	67	1	/
de Laroy	67	1	/
del Rieu	67	1	/
del Aura	67	1	/
Tell Roa	67	1	/
Deelr	67	1	/
Deuleuro	67	1	/
Dellorio	67	1	/
Delloroo	67	1	/
Delo Rey	67	1	/
Deliroui	67	1	/
Delroyeh	67	1	/
Delaorao	67	1	/
Delarroo	67	1	/
Dele Rey	67	1	/
Del Arai	67	1	/
Dili Rao	67	1	/
Dolro	67	1	/
de Alreo	67	1	/
de Lr	67	1	/
de Lurio	67	1	/
de Luiro	67	1	/
dela Era	67	1	/
Deulorio	67	1	/
Deolario	67	1	/
Dell Ore	67	1	/
Dele Rue	67	1	/
Dulro	67	0	/
de Leroi	67	0	/

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