Riaño Surname

14,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Riaño Surname User-submission:

The Riaño surname means 'corner of a river', 'bend of a river'.

Riaño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia31,2541:1,529304
Mexico2,5941:47,8512,529
Spain2,3491:19,9032,191
Venezuela5571:54,2262,604
Argentina2931:145,88212,355
Uruguay1431:23,9982,805
Ecuador771:206,5697,938
Chile741:238,0607,251
Panama231:170,0985,250
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Macau11:601,6301,582
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Comoros11:749,524685
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Riano (4,371), Ríaño (3), Ríano (1) & Rianò (1) are calculated separately.

Riaño Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Riaño surname means 'corner of a river', 'bend of a river'.

- riacue

Riaño Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riaño (Arabic: ريانو) occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Riano, Ríaño, Ríano or Rianò. For other potential spellings of Riaño click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riaño? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,890th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 194,760 people. The surname Riaño is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Riaño are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 85 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most common in Colombia, where it is held by 31,254 people, or 1 in 1,529. In Colombia Riaño is most common in: Capital District, where 46 percent live, Cundinamarca Department, where 17 percent live and Boyacá Department, where 8 percent live. Besides Colombia it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 7 percent live and Spain, where 6 percent live.

Riaño Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riaño has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riano934,371/
Ríaño933/
Riaños911,064/
Riañoz916/
Riañio911/
Rianño911/
Rihaño911/
Ríano871/
Rianò871/
Riaña807/
Ryaño801/
Rioño801/
Riatno73168/
Rianos7338/
Rijano7327/
Rianho7321/
Rianoa738/
Rianio735/
Riango735/
Reañio734/
Rianoi734/
Riagno732/
Rianot732/
Rriano731/
Rianyo731/
Rianno731/
Rihano731/
Hriano731/
Ruijano6733/
Riasnoy6714/
Rijatno676/
Rhianno672/
Raiyano671/
Rihanio671/
Riõa671/

Riaño Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riaño in the Arabic language
ريانوryanw-

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