La Rioja Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Spain

La Rioja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Rioja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

La Rioja Last Name Facts

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

The surname La Rioja occurs most in Brazil. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name La Rioja? popularity and diffusion

La Rioja is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of La Rioja are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil La Rioja is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Roja931/
La Roa8649/
La Raia8026/
La Raja805/
La Roia804/
La Roij801/
La Raio801/
La Roya801/
La Rojo801/
La Rooij7537/
La Roi71105/
La Roy7169/
La Roe7126/
La Rou7120/
La Ray7119/
La Rea7111/
La Rae712/
La Rai712/
La Rie712/
La-Roa711/
La Rajaya711/
La Rau710/
La Rooy6764/
La Rowe6724/
La Roux6724/
La Raus6710/
Le Roij679/
La Roue677/
La Raya674/
La Roye672/
La Roit672/
La Rous671/
La Raji671/
La Ruiz671/
La Rais671/
La Raut670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 La Rioja
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