Ríos Surname

139,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

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.

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Ríos Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,0221:121,4544,150
Spain5521:84,6967,218
Panama5351:7,313748
Argentina1901:224,96518,484
Puerto Rico1741:20,403720
Guatemala1231:130,7533,246
Chile1121:157,2905,296
Colombia761:628,6067,698
Venezuela621:487,1639,407
Peru591:538,71414,638
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Bolivia451:235,9214,290
Uruguay431:79,8088,179
Nicaragua371:162,7322,305
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
France71:9,488,960336,266
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Comoros11:749,524685
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
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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.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods
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Ríos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ríos is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Rios, Riós or Riòs. For other potential spellings of Ríos click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ríos? popularity and diffusion

Ríos is the 139,883rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,282,351 people. Ríos is predominantly 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 occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 1,022 people, or 1 in 121,454. In Mexico Ríos is most numerous in: Mexico City, where 23 percent live, México, where 14 percent live and Jalisco, where 8 percent live. Aside from Mexico Ríos exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent live and Panama, where 17 percent live.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rios921,115,749/
Riós833/
Riòs831/
Reos75612/
Ryos7533/
Rjos752/
Rías751/
Rayos6711,310/
Rojos671,178/
Rijos67808/
Rajos67252/
Ryose67237/
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Reyos67111/
Royos67107/
Rejos6799/
Riose6788/
Reaos6785/
Reose6775/
Roios6744/
Rioss6710/
Ruyos6710/
Rjose678/
Riots678/
Rioas675/
Riost675/
Reous674/
Reios674/
Riojs674/
Rrios674/
Rieos673/
Ruios672/
Rioos672/
Rihos672/
Riosd671/
Reosh671/
Riosj671/
Riods671/
Rehos671/
Reoss671/
Reois671/
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