Rioux Surname

27,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Rioux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rioux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada13,9061:2,650321
United States3,4661:104,57611,501
France1,5101:43,9895,564
Mauritius4261:3,036545
Seychelles471:1,966419
England351:1,591,94567,242
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Rioux (993) may also be a first name.

Rioux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rioux occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rioux? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,553rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 373,625 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Rioux reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Rioux is also the 255,437th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 993 people.

This last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 13,906 people, or 1 in 2,650. In Canada Rioux is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 82 percent live, Ontario, where 6 percent live and New Brunswick, where 5 percent live. Excluding Canada it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Rioux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rioux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rioux surname rose 6,540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rioux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rioux surname are 12.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rioux earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.39% less than the national average, earning 202,826 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.39% more than the national average, earning $48,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning $41,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rihoux91169/
Reioux9163/
Riouux912/
Rieoux911/
Riux890/
Reoux8013/
Roiux808/
Royoux73237/
Rojoux732/
Reaoux731/
Reyoux730/
Roujoux671/
Rjux671/
Reaux601,317/
Réaux6018/
Rjuxx601/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rioux
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