del Rio Surname

7,107th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

del Rio Surname Definition:

(Spanish) Dweller near the river.

del Rio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain26,8671:1,740199
Mexico21,4031:5,799716
Argentina5,9911:7,135714
Chile4,5381:3,882554
Philippines3,5671:28,3823,985
Cuba2,9611:3,891496
United States2,6861:134,94414,129
Peru2,3951:13,2711,750
Italy1,6351:37,4056,714
Colombia1,2671:37,7062,169
Brazil1,0801:198,2177,643
Dominican Republic7241:14,4101,065
France6931:95,84813,998
Puerto Rico6221:5,708365
Uruguay5851:5,866653
Venezuela4161:72,6063,051
Panama3921:9,980896
Australia3881:69,5778,251
Bolivia3671:28,9282,009
Ecuador2731:58,2635,024
Canada1841:200,24819,574
England1291:431,92329,000
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Costa Rica801:59,7511,275
Paraguay711:101,9262,371
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
Belgium681:169,06823,042
El Salvador421:151,0451,886
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: del Río (1,014) & del Rió (2) are calculated separately.

del Rio (30) may also be a first name.

del Rio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish) Dweller near the river.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Spanish), of the River. de los Rios, of the Rivers.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

del Rio Last Name Facts

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

The last name del Rio has its highest incidence in Spain. It can be found as: del Río or del Rió. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name del Rio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,107th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 91,215 people. The last name del Rio is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of del Rio live; 36 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 30 people.

The last name del Rio is most widely held in Spain, where it is held by 26,867 people, or 1 in 1,740. In Spain it is most numerous in: Andalusia, where 18 percent live, Madrid, where 17 percent live and Castile and León, where 15 percent live. Beside Spain it exists in 83 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 27 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

del Rio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of del Rio has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 33,575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

del Rio Last Name Statistics demography

The amount del Rio earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 25.33% more than the national average, earning €37,636 per year; in Peru they earn 44.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,026 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $27,404,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 38.17% more than the national average, earning $59,621 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $55,499 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
del Río951,014/
del Rió952/
del Rios93131/
del Riop931/
del Rioa931/
del Ri9212/
del Ragio881/
Del-Rio8625,897/
del Rei86412/
del Roy8669/
del Roj8649/
del Riy861/
del Roi861/
del Ruiz8059/
del Reis8010/
Del-Rios802/
del Rois801/
Del Rish801/
del Reid801/
del Re773,488/
del Ry77181/
del Ré7711/
del Rj771/
del Reich751/
del Rey715,546/
del Ray7110/
Del-Rei714/
degli Reis711/
Del-Re6249/
Del-Ry622/
Del-Rey5776/
Del-Ray579/

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