Darkana Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Darkana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Darkana (52) may also be a first name.
Darkana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Darkana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Darkana is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Darkana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Darkana live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa. Darkana is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Darkana is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Niger it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 21 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkanat | 93 | 20 | / |
| Darkanah | 93 | 9 | / |
| Darkhana | 93 | 3 | / |
| Dharkana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Darkanna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Darkannah | 88 | 2 | / |
| Darkhanna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Darkeanat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Darkani | 86 | 61 | / |
| Darkena | 86 | 32 | / |
| Darkane | 86 | 5 | / |
| Darkona | 86 | 1 | / |
| Derkana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Darkhani | 80 | 148 | / |
| Darkonah | 80 | 93 | / |
| Darkenah | 80 | 55 | / |
| Derkanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Darkaneh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhorkhana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Darkono | 71 | 89 | / |
| Darkoni | 71 | 50 | / |
| Darqani | 71 | 19 | / |
| Darcano | 71 | 16 | / |
| Dorkani | 71 | 14 | / |
| Dorkane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darqane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darkhanych | 71 | 1 | / |
| Darcane | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Arcano | 67 | 34 | / |
| Darcagne | 67 | 20 | / |
| Darcange | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dhorkane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Darcanne | 67 | 5 | / |
| Darkonoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dourkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dorkhani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darcaner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dourkani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darcaigne | 63 | 96 | / |
| Darconnat | 63 | 20 | / |
| Dourgkouna | 59 | 4 | / |
| Dourkangou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Darcone | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dourgkounas | 56 | 2 | / |
| Dorkenoo | 53 | 4,202 | / |
| Dhorkone | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Darkana
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