Darboe Surname

17,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Darboe Surname User-submission:

The name originates from the Mandinka word, daabo, meaning 'set the price'. Darboes are traditionally traders in Manding.

Darboe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia31,6111:6116
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
Spain1181:396,20421,717
England1111:501,96431,980
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Norway71:734,61250,907
Finland71:785,24338,644
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Darboe (10) may also be a first name.

Darboe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name originates from the Mandinka word, daabo, meaning 'set the price'. Darboes are traditionally traders in Manding.

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Darboe Last Name Facts

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

Darboe occurs in The Gambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Darboe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,194th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 226,097 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Darboe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, held by 10 people.

The last name Darboe is most frequently held in The Gambia, where it is carried by 31,611 people, or 1 in 61. Without taking into account The Gambia it exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Darboe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Darboe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Darboe last name increased 23,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Darboe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Darboe last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Darboe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning $41,493 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Darbey83669/
Darbee83580/
Darboy83321/
Darbie83148/
Darbou8339/
Darboi8330/
Darbea8318/
Darvoe835/
Darbue834/
Darboa832/
Darboo832/
Dorboe831/
Darbei831/
Darbouyeh801/
Darbois77560/
Darboux77363/
Darbous7756/
Darbooy7722/
Darboys7713/
Darbaye774/
Darbouy774/
Darbouz773/
Darbeah772/
Darbieh772/
Darbout771/
Darbouh771/
Darboud771/
Darbaje771/
Daurbie770/
Darbu7377/
Darboush71110/
Darbouhy7144/
D'Arbois714/
Darbajee711/
Darvey67310/
Darbaj67148/
Darbay6763/
Dorbie6739/
Darbut6736/
Darbai6729/
Darvoy6728/
Darbaa6721/
Darvej6719/
Dorboi6714/
Dorbee6710/
Dorbou679/
Darbus674/
Darvei672/
Dorbey672/
Dharbu671/
Dairbu671/
Darbuz671/
Dorbue671/
Dorboo671/
Dorboy671/
Darvou671/
Darbuy671/
Darvoi670/

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