Darkala Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Darkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Darkala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Darkala (Hindi: दरकला) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Darkala is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Darkala live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Darkala is most common in: Diffa Region, where 53 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 40 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Niger it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkalla9312/
Darkallah88676/
Derkala8610/
Darcala866/
Darkali862/
Darkola861/
Darkhali8016/
Darkaleh804/
Darkelay802/
Darkhaleh751/
Darkhalli751/
Darcali7113/
Derkalo713/
Darqali712/
Darkolo711/
Darcola711/
Darqalli672/
Dorcalla671/
Darkolou671/
Darıcalı671/
Darkollie6332/
Dercola57102/
Darcoli573/
Dorkachelli561/
Dhorkoli531/
D'Ercola531/
Darquoli531/
Darcoulet501/

Darkala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darkala in the Hindi language
दरकलाdarakala-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Darkala
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