dos Rios Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

dos Rios Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

dos Rios Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1561:1,372,27146,465
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

dos Rios Last Name Facts

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

The surname dos Rios is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name dos Rios? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,369,340th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of dos Rios reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 1,372,271. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 58 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside and Paraná, where 10 percent reside. Barring Brazil dos Rios occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
dos Ris9310/
do Rios936/
dos Rio931/
dos Reis88420,427/
dos Ries8811/
dos Rais881/
dos Réis881/
do Rio86948/
dos Reiss825/
dos Rreis821/
dos Reisj821/
do Reis80799/
da Rios80203/
dos Res8041/
Dos-Reis751,351/
dos Reiz7596/
dos Reys7566/
das Reis759/
dos Reus752/
dos Ress751/
dos Rees751/
do Risse751/
Dos-Ries751/
do Reiss751/
das Rish751/
dos Reís751/
da Rio7162/
do Res713/
do Ria713/
Do-Rio712/
do Río711/
da Ris711/
do Reiz6721/
dos Rez6720/
do Rêgo6718/
Da-Rios678/
da Reis675/
do Reys674/
do Régo674/
do Rese671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to dos Rios
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