Rius Surname

64,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Rius Surname User-submission:

The Rius surname comes from the Catalan word rius, plural of riu, which means 'river(s)'.

Rius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5,4901:8,5161,011
Argentina6761:63,2305,391
France3841:172,97626,937
Indonesia2091:632,77149,860
Uruguay1811:18,9602,156
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Brazil1381:1,551,26351,554
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
Mexico1121:1,108,27013,907
Chile741:238,0607,251
Haiti401:267,0989,069
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
England161:3,482,379114,324
Andorra161:5,2401,042
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Cuba121:960,2266,464
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Ríus (4) are calculated separately.

Rius (727) may also be a first name.

Rius Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Rius surname comes from the Catalan word rius, plural of riu, which means 'river(s)'.

- crisforebears

Rius Last Name Facts

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

Rius (Russian: Риус) occurs most in Spain. It can occur as a variant: Ríus. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rius? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 64,179th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 934,421 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Rius reside; 71 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Rius is also the 305,933rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 727 people.

Rius is most frequent in Spain, where it is held by 5,490 people, or 1 in 8,516. In Spain Rius is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 77 percent live, Valencian Community, where 13 percent live and Madrid, where 4 percent live. Outside of Spain this surname is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 9 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Rius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rius has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rius surname grew 1,338 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rius last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rius earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $44,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $55,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ríus924/
Rious89173/
Rhius8918/
Hrius8910/
Rihus898/
Riuse898/
Rieus892/
Rijus891/
Riuds891/
Reius891/
Riu864,496/
Regius80175/
Rogius8010/
Rajius809/
Rijhus801/
Riojus801/
Riusse801/
Orious801/
Reiusz801/
Régius801/
Ragius801/
Riusch800/
Riouss800/
Riehus800/
Riou7518,724/
Rieu755,443/
Ruiu754,825/
Riju751,369/
Rihu75339/
Roiu75243/
Riuz75180/
Riuh75127/
Riut75115/
Răus7542/
Réus7534/
Ryus7516/
Riua7514/
Riud7513/
Riup7510/
Reiu758/
Riós753/
Riue751/
Rițu751/
Rjiu751/
Riuy750/
Riux750/
Riutsch731/
Regiusz731/
Reiusch730/
Raiju671,739/
Ruhiu67870/
Rijos67808/
Rioui67275/
Rijju67240/
Oriou67206/
Rehus67202/
Raios67193/
Ryhus67178/
Rejus67103/
Rajiu6797/
Rojus6794/
Roihu6792/
Roșiu6790/
Reiju6766/
Rijut6764/
Rihou6754/
Rijau6749/
Roios6744/
Ryuse6743/
Rijhu6736/
Rhieu6734/
Rugiu6733/
Regiu6731/
Roiut6726/
Rieau6722/
Reyus6722/
Hryus6718/
Ruiuz6712/
Royus6710/
Ruyos6710/
Raiyu679/
Ryush678/
Rayiu678/
Roiux678/
Ruiyu676/
Rijud676/
Reaus675/
Riahu674/
Reous674/
Reeus674/
Reios674/
Ryous674/
Rieos673/
Raaiu673/
Rijuc672/
Rihau672/
Rihos672/
Ragiu672/
Ruios672/
Riouh672/
Ruoiu672/
Rihui671/
Ryuss671/
Reiud671/
Riouz671/
Riuie671/
Rhiou671/
Rijui671/
Riaau671/
Riaou671/
Réjus671/
Rujus671/
D'Riu671/
Ruiou671/
Rejiu671/
Rijuj671/
Rhiup671/
Rogiu671/
Rioyu671/
Rioju671/
Riuce671/
Riuyi671/
Ryuds670/
Rijou670/

Rius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rius in the Russian language
Риусrius-

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