Ríos Surname
Approximately 3,193 people bear this surname
Ríos Surname Definition:
Dweller near the river; one who came from Ríos (rivers), in Spain.
From the latin "rivus" - river. Someone who lives near a river.
Ancient surname found in many areas, but principally in Santander, Burgos, La Rioja, Soria, Palencia, Navarre, Andalusia, Álava, and Galicia.
Read More About This SurnameRíos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,022 | 1:121,454 | 4,150 |
| Spain | 552 | 1:84,696 | 7,218 |
| Panama | 535 | 1:7,313 | 748 |
| Argentina | 190 | 1:224,965 | 18,484 |
| Puerto Rico | 174 | 1:20,403 | 720 |
| Guatemala | 123 | 1:130,753 | 3,246 |
| Chile | 112 | 1:157,290 | 5,296 |
| Colombia | 76 | 1:628,606 | 7,698 |
| Venezuela | 62 | 1:487,163 | 9,407 |
| Peru | 59 | 1:538,714 | 14,638 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Bolivia | 45 | 1:235,921 | 4,290 |
| Uruguay | 43 | 1:79,808 | 8,179 |
| Nicaragua | 37 | 1:162,732 | 2,305 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
The alternate forms: Rios (1,115,749), Riós (3) & Riòs (1) are calculated separately.
Ríos Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller near the river; one who came from Ríos (rivers), in Spain.
From the latin "rivus" - river. Someone who lives near a river.
Ancient surname found in many areas, but principally in Santander, Burgos, La Rioja, Soria, Palencia, Navarre, Andalusia, Álava, and Galicia. Name of villages near Mondonedo, Lugo, and Orense. Forms part or all of names of over 20 other villages throughout Spain. Derived from latin "rivu" meaning river or stream.
Plural form of "río" which comes from the latin "rivus" meaning a well or a channel.
Castilian name from mountains of Burgos. Later spread throughout the Peninsula.
See Laríos.
Ríos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ríos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ríos is most common in Mexico. It may also occur as: Rios, Riós or Riòs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ríos? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 139,883rd most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,282,351 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ríos live; 34 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Hispano-North America.
Ríos is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 121,454. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Mexico City, where 23 percent reside, México, where 14 percent reside and Jalisco, where 8 percent reside. Not including Mexico it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 17 percent reside and Panama, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rios | 92 | 1,115,749 | / |
| Riós | 83 | 3 | / |
| Riòs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Reos | 75 | 612 | / |
| Ryos | 75 | 33 | / |
| Rjos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rías | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rayos | 67 | 11,310 | / |
| Rojos | 67 | 1,178 | / |
| Rijos | 67 | 808 | / |
| Rajos | 67 | 252 | / |
| Ryose | 67 | 237 | / |
| Raios | 67 | 193 | / |
| Reyos | 67 | 111 | / |
| Royos | 67 | 107 | / |
| Rejos | 67 | 99 | / |
| Riose | 67 | 88 | / |
| Reaos | 67 | 85 | / |
| Reose | 67 | 75 | / |
| Roios | 67 | 44 | / |
| Rioss | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ruyos | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rjose | 67 | 8 | / |
| Riots | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rioas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Riost | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reios | 67 | 4 | / |
| Riojs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rrios | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rieos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruios | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rioos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rihos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Riosd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riosj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Riods | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rehos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reois | 67 | 1 | / |
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