Darek Surname

463,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Darek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2911:263,85719,540
Poland1071:355,22239,815
Papua New Guinea941:86,74211,495
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Lithuania331:91,95712,711
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
England241:2,321,58686,519
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Jordan151:589,49613,598
India91:85,229,487684,495
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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

Darek (71,911) may also be a first name.

Darek Last Name Facts

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

Darek (Marathi: दरेक, Russian: Дарек) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Dárek. For other possible spellings of Darek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Darek is the 463,668th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,024,135 people. The surname Darek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Darek live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Darek is also the 13,566th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 71,911 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 263,857. In Iran Darek is mostly concentrated in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 27 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 25 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Iran it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Darek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Darek has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Darek surname increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darek Last Name Statistics demography

Darek earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $53,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dárek934/
Dharek9140/
Dairek9137/
Darekh919/
Darrek914/
Dareke913/
Dariek913/
Dareck912/
Dareek911/
Dareak911/
Datrek911/
Dareshk8316/
Daireck831/
Darreck831/
Darieck831/
Derek806,924/
Darik801,926/
Dorek80106/
Dareg8054/
Darex8011/
Dareq8011/
Daryk808/
Darec807/
Darık801/
Darekova771/
Dharec731,558/
Derekh73841/
Dereck73645/
Doreck73130/
Darick7387/
Dorrek7346/
Derrek7337/
Darike7334/
Dorzek7325/
Dereak7323/
Daregh7315/
Dharik7310/
Dourek738/
Daurik735/
Darikh734/
Dairik733/
Daraik732/
Dariok732/
Doreek732/
Darryk732/
Dargik731/
Deriek731/
Darrik731/
Deerek731/
Dayrik731/
Daerik731/
Dereek731/
Dahrik731/
Dayrex731/
Dariqe731/
Dareix731/
Dareeq731/
Doreke731/
Darkova67259/
Darıcık67105/
Dereuck6751/
Darrick6749/
Derreck6735/
Dearick6723/
Dooreck6721/
Ddharik6710/
Deereak674/
Dereick674/
Darriks673/
Derieck672/
Darigue672/
Dairick671/
Dhatryk671/
Derriek671/
Dharaik671/
Dahreug671/
Darique671/
Dairect671/
Deyredk671/
Daerick670/
Darregh670/

Darek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darek in the Marathi language
दरेकdareka-
Darek in the Russian language
Дарекdarek-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Darek
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