Darkan Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Darkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran641:1,199,72751,798
Turkey471:1,655,77562,151
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Darkan (283) may also be a first name.

Darkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Darkan (Marathi: दारकन, Oriya: ଦାକର୍ାନ୍, Russian: Даркан) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,403,590th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. Darkan is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Darkan live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Darkan is also the 526,385th most common first name at a global level, borne by 283 people.

Darkan is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 1,199,727. In Iran it is mostly found in: Mazandaran Province, where 75 percent reside, Fars Province, where 11 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Darkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Darkan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkhan921,988/
Dharkan9210/
Darkane925/
Darzkan921/
Darckan921/
Dharkhan8666/
Darzkhan864/
Darkhand861/
Dahrkhan861/
Dairkhan861/
Darcan832,417/
Derkan8374/
Darkon8371/
Dorkan8340/
Darqan831/
Darkanova806/
Darkhasin801/
Dorkhan77283/
Derkhan7739/
Darcant7719/
Darcane771/
Darkoun771/
Darqane771/
Dorkane771/
Darkoin771/
Darkcon771/
Dorckan770/
Darkhanova75505/
Deerkhan7128/
Darcagne7120/
Dhorkane715/
Dairkhanova715/
Darcanne715/
Dourkang713/
Doorkhan713/
Dorkhand712/
Dayrkhanova712/
Dourkane711/
Daurkhanova711/
Darquand711/
Dercan67164/
Darcon67115/
Darcaigne6796/
Dorcan6736/
Darcam6717/
Derkon6716/
Dheerkhan675/
Dheirkhan671/
Derqan671/
Dorkon671/
Darkonova671/
Darcanova671/

Darkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darkan in the Oriya language
ଦାକର୍ାନ୍dakaran-
Darkan in the Marathi language
दारकनdarakana-
Darkan in the Russian language
Дарканdarkan-

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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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  • 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 Darkan
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