Riao Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Riao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain591:792,40732,853
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873

Riao (164) may also be a first name.

Riao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riao is most common in Spain. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Riao.

How Common Is The Last Name Riao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,931,261st most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Riao are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 715,247th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 164 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 792,407. In Spain Riao is most frequent in: Andalusia, where 53 percent reside, Madrid, where 36 percent reside and Catalonia, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Spain it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riaos89272/
Riaðo8939/
Riaho8918/
Rihao894/
Riaâo891/
Riaoz891/
Riaou891/
Riaao891/
Rieao891/
Regiao8010/
Rijaou8010/
Ruiyao804/
Reijao801/
Rijaoy801/
Riaðos801/
Rujiao801/
Rogiao801/
Rioo75510/
Reao75232/
Rioa7541/
Riôa7530/
Rjao753/
Rioã751/
Riõa751/
Rioâ751/
Ruijiao734/
Riahuoz731/
Rioho6718/
Rioaz6710/
Reaðo676/
Rioas675/
Riooh674/
Reaao674/
Ryaho674/
Rioha673/
Rioos672/
Reaho671/
Riaau671/
Rio'a671/
Rjaho671/
Ryaos671/

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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 Riao
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis