Rios Surname

471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,115,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Rios Surname Definition:

(Spanish) Dweller near the river.

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Rios Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico304,9981:40757
Colombia141,7571:33760
Argentina113,8511:37536
United States108,7281:3,334346
Peru94,0201:33846
Venezuela45,9221:658128
Brazil43,0291:4,975375
Spain40,1301:1,165122
Chile32,4601:543119
Bolivia32,1791:33058
Paraguay26,9001:26960
Nicaragua21,5931:27953
Panama20,8521:18831
Cuba14,9691:770129
Guatemala13,5061:1,191210
Honduras13,0511:676161
Ecuador11,8561:1,342240
Philippines8,6141:11,7531,165
Puerto Rico5,8711:605108
Costa Rica5,5321:864187
Uruguay4,0171:85491
El Salvador3,7971:1,671301
Dominican Republic1,9411:5,375556
Portugal1,7461:5,967586
France1,4301:46,4495,969
Canada6591:55,9116,614
England2681:207,90317,929
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Australia1891:142,83415,308
Guam1811:885121
Germany1741:462,67540,671
Northern Mariana Islands1311:41771
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
Italy961:637,04957,270
Switzerland901:91,25510,041
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Belize511:6,9701,072
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Angola491:550,8002,323
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Belgium421:273,73032,801
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Denmark341:166,02114,242
United States Virgin Islands341:3,246545
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Andorra181:4,658913
China181:75,962,3094,162
Israel181:475,42436,085
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Norway101:514,22941,629
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Scotland101:535,38220,332
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Finland61:916,11741,832
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Wales61:515,75523,171
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Namibia41:602,35012,421
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Albania31:971,35222,477
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Macau21:300,8151,009
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:143,89313,487

The alternate forms: Ríos (3,193), Riós (3) & Riòs (1) are calculated separately.

Rios (1,549) may also be a first name.

Rios 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

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname, meaning 'rivers'.

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Rios Last Name Facts

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

Rios (Arabic: ريوس, Russian: Риос) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ríos, Riós or Riòs. For other possible spellings of Rios click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rios? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rios is the 471st most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,532 people. The last name Rios is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Rios live; 49 percent live in South America and 27 percent live in Hispano-North America. Rios is also the 196,936th most numerous first name globally It is held by 1,549 people.

The surname Rios is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 304,998 people, or 1 in 407. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: México, where 11 percent live, Jalisco, where 7 percent live and Mexico City, where 7 percent live. Aside from Mexico it exists in 123 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 10 percent live.

Rios Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rios has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 31,154 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 13,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rios Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rios last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Rios last name are 42.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rios earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.22% less than the national average, earning €9,845 per year; in Norway they earn 39.77% less than the national average, earning 208,446 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,155 per year; in South Africa they earn 177.16% more than the national average, earning R 658,632 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $24,402,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.05% less than the national average, earning $36,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ríos923,193/
Riós923/
Riòs921/
Rijos89808/
Raios89193/
Riose8988/
Roios8944/
Rioss8910/
Riots898/
Rioas895/
Riost895/
Riojs894/
Reios894/
Rrios894/
Rieos893/
Rihos892/
Rioos892/
Ruios892/
Riods891/
Riosj891/
Riosd891/
Rio8639,838/
Ris863,439/
Riejos8089/
Regios8023/
Ragios8018/
Raijos8017/
Rijosh809/
Rijois806/
Raiosh806/
Rijoys803/
Riosse801/
Rihose801/
Rojios800/
Reis75532,180/
Rais7597,295/
Ries7532,586/
Rijo7514,155/
Rois7512,000/
Rist7510,410/
Ruis759,023/
Rise756,261/
Rish754,005/
Riss753,943/
Roys752,702/
Rias752,488/
Riot751,480/
Rijs751,304/
Rihs751,117/
Rioz75807/
Reos75612/
Rioo75510/
Rojs75503/
Rhis75210/
Rioh75129/
Riho7556/
Rioa7541/
Risz7540/
Ryos7533/
Risø7532/
Róis7529/
Hris7527/
Rhio7523/
Rioy7520/
Risp7517/
Riod7511/
Rieo757/
Røis756/
Øris755/
Rêis755/
Riås755/
Rzio755/
Riox754/
Rgis754/
Rioe753/
Riop752/
Rioj752/
Rjos752/
Réis752/
Rizs752/
Rixs752/
Rioć752/
Rris751/
Rgio751/
Ráis751/
Åris751/
Roís751/
Risd750/
Rioijas731/
Riojios731/
Riosová731/
Riotsch731/
Riosova731/
Reiss6720,774/
Rayos6711,310/
Risch6710,625/
Risse679,565/
Reish677,890/
Raiss677,481/
Riess676,817/
Regio676,311/
Raish675,605/
Reist673,261/
Hrish672,701/
Royse672,690/
Reisz672,033/
Reise671,874/
Ruijs671,687/
Rojos671,178/
Rijoo671,075/
Reihs671,006/
Royds671,003/
Riesz67576/
Reijs67530/
Raise67500/
Riehs67497/
Ruise67487/
Ruisz67405/
Rishe67373/
Régis67328/
Røise67289/
Rijas67276/
Rajio67276/
Rajos67252/
Rhiss67246/
Ryose67237/
Roise67204/
Rijjo67201/
Reijo67193/
Roiss67181/
Rogio67177/
Ritse67172/
Rouys67149/
Rioch67145/
Raits67130/
Reits67118/
Rihas67113/
Reyos67111/
Riszt67109/
Royos67107/
Ragio67104/
Rihoy67101/
Rejos6799/
Roish6792/
Raisz6786/
Reaos6785/
Riase6780/
Ruiss6779/
Reisp6779/
Reose6775/
Riott6774/
Rheis6767/
Rijho6759/
Rihou6754/
Rijst6753/
Raiyo6750/
Rugio6744/
Rihoi6737/
Roits6737/
Reids6736/
Roysh6736/
Raijo6735/
Ruish6732/
Raist6732/
Hriňo6730/
Roisz6730/
Rijoy6726/
Roist6724/
Ruist6723/
Rizzs6723/
Riast6723/
Riesh6723/
Hrois6720/
Royss6719/
Raais6717/
Hreis6716/
Riohe6715/
Roysp6714/
Risøe6713/
Rhais6713/
Rijss6712/
Ruids6711/
Hrris6711/
Raisp6711/
Rihoo6711/
Rijod6711/
Riass6710/
Ruyos6710/
Rioaz6710/
Rooys679/
Hrist679/
Rrais678/
Riaas678/
Rjose678/
Risht677/
Ruizs677/
Rijop677/
Rujio676/
Risce676/
Riasz676/
Ørris675/
Rgais675/
Rhish675/
Ruihs675/
Roiio674/
Reous674/
Riads674/
Hriss674/
Rijio674/
Rihuo674/
Riooh674/
Hrias674/
Rieas673/
Raids673/
Rreis673/
Ruioz673/
Rihot673/
Rruis673/
Rojio673/
Rissz673/
Rohys673/
Raisd672/
Rieuo672/
Rioce672/
Rhois672/
Rihse672/
Rishh672/
Raizs672/
Ruits672/
Ruiyo672/
Hriot672/
Raihs672/
Rayio672/
Rieho671/
Royts671/
Rrish671/
Reois671/
Reoss671/
Rehos671/
Rijoj671/
Rioxz671/
Rojhs671/
Roisd671/
Rissh671/
Rixxs671/
D'Ris671/
Rhoys671/
Rejio671/
Hruis671/
Ċreis671/
Riahs671/
Reisß671/
Rio'a671/
Rihás671/
Rijhs671/
Rijoisse671/
Rijts671/
Rhias671/
Rhise671/
Rhris671/
Reosh671/
Raaio671/
Rrioz671/
Rishd671/
Roiyo671/
Rzeis671/
Rrgio671/
Rijse671/
Rijuo671/
Rgioj671/
Rhist670/
Rhies670/
Royst670/
Rijou670/
Royio670/
Reuio670/
Reioz670/
Rijot670/
Rishs670/

Rios Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rios in the Russian language
Риосrios-
Rios in the Arabic language
ريوسryws-

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Rios Reference & Research

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