Rio Surname

13,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Rio Surname Definition:

(Spanish) Dweller near the river.

Rio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7,8441:12,9061,346
France6,7201:9,884940
Spain5,9921:7,802948
Indonesia3,7681:35,0984,103
Argentina3,0561:13,9871,258
United States2,7681:130,94613,797
Portugal1,9441:5,359546
Brazil1,1721:182,6577,051
Italy1,0511:58,18910,426
Mexico7781:159,5454,784
India4801:1,598,05358,900
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Cuba3801:30,3231,563
Venezuela3441:87,8033,401
Colombia2891:165,3084,542
Australia1971:137,03414,802
Chile1551:113,6554,162
England1511:368,99426,171
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Norway961:53,5657,688
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Peru841:378,38212,510
Paraguay701:103,3822,396
Malaysia641:460,84723,445
Nicaragua591:102,0521,907
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Uruguay531:64,7506,938
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Panama361:108,6744,042
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Japan331:3,874,06936,135
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
China311:44,107,1472,374
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Finland191:289,30021,660
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Cook Islands181:1,010226
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Saint Pierre and Miquelon141:457115
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Israel101:855,76354,181
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
Austria91:946,15970,786
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Wales41:773,63329,106
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
Jersey41:12,9712,116
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Río (202) & Rió (1) are calculated separately.

Rio (108,946) may also be a first name.

Rio Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish) Dweller near the river.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rio (Arabic: ريّو, Hindi: रिओ, Marathi: रीओ, Oriya: ରିଓ) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Río or Rió. For other possible spellings of Rio click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,990th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 182,930 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Rio live; 29 percent live in Southeast Asia and 20 percent live in Iberian Europe. Rio is also the 9,426th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 108,946 people.

Rio is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 7,844 people, or 1 in 12,906. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 19 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 17 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this last name exists in 144 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and Spain, where 15 percent reside.

Rio Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rio has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rio last name increased 4,943 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 7,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rio Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Rio last name is principally Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Rio are 32.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Rio earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning €25,972 per year; in Norway they earn 17.81% less than the national average, earning 284,445 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.56% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,940 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $22,750,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $43,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $45,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Río89202/
Rió891/
Rios861,115,749/
Rijo8614,155/
Riot861,480/
Rioz86807/
Rioo86510/
Rioh86129/
Riho8656/
Rioa8641/
Rhio8623/
Rioy8620/
Riod8611/
Rieo867/
Rzio865/
Rioe863/
Riop862/
Rioj862/
Rioć862/
Rgio861/
Rioâ861/
Rioã861/
Ri803,363,006/
Regio756,311/
Rijoo751,075/
Rijos75808/
Rajio75276/
Rijjo75201/
Reijo75193/
Rogio75177/
Rioch75145/
Ragio75104/
Rihoy75101/
Riott7574/
Rijho7559/
Rihou7554/
Raiyo7550/
Rugio7544/
Rihoi7537/
Raijo7535/
Hriňo7530/
Rijoy7526/
Riohe7515/
Rihoo7511/
Rijod7511/
Rioss7510/
Riots758/
Rijop757/
Rujio756/
Riost755/
Roiio754/
Riojs754/
Rrios754/
Rijio754/
Rihuo754/
Riooh754/
Rihot753/
Rojio753/
Rieuo752/
Rihos752/
Ruiyo752/
Hriot752/
Rayio752/
Rieho751/
Rijoj751/
Riods751/
Riosj751/
Rejio751/
Riosd751/
Rio'a751/
Raaio751/
Rrioz751/
Roiyo751/
Rrgio751/
Rijuo751/
Rgioj751/
Rijou750/
Royio750/
Reuio750/
Rijot750/
Roy672,687,333/
Rai671,571,046/
Roa67189,861/
Rui67188,628/
Ria6749,082/
Roi6726,916/
Rit6715,332/
Rei6711,776/
Riz677,032/
Ryo676,349/
Ris673,439/
Roj673,317/
Rih673,211/
Őri672,850/
Reo672,486/
Rid671,312/
Rip671,198/
Riy671,112/
Ryi67991/
Rie67932/
Riß67490/
Rri67459/
Rhi67455/
Rihová67392/
Rii67324/
Rij67177/
Rihoux67169/
Hri6798/
Rihova6770/
Rijova6754/
Rzi6735/
Rgi6723/
Riš6723/
Raiova6717/
Raijos6717/
Rjo6713/
Roihio6710/
Rijosh679/
Rijois676/
Rouhio675/
Ruiyot675/
Riț674/
Raiyoa674/
Rijoys673/
Rijjoo673/
Réo673/
Raihio673/
Rijová673/
Rihouh673/
Riouux672/
Rihoit672/
Räo672/
Ragioo671/
Reiová671/
Rijjio671/
Rijood671/
Rizowa671/
Réi671/
Regiou671/
Rioaia671/
Rioggi671/
Riojha671/
Rihoch671/
Rihoha671/
Riç671/
Rái671/
Roá671/
Roí671/
Rihood671/
Raayio671/
Rijhoo671/
Raijjo671/
Rojios670/

Rio Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rio in the Hindi language
रिओri'o-
Rio in the Oriya language
ରିଓri'o75
ରୀଓri'o25
Rio in the Marathi language
रीओri'o50
रीयोriyo50
Rio in the Arabic language
ريّوryw-
ريوryw-

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