Darkens Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Darkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States181:20,136,607622,629
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Darkens Last Name Facts

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

Darkens has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Darkens occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Darkens are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England it is mostly found in: Suffolk, where 33 percent reside, Hampshire, where 22 percent reside and Surrey, where 15 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.

Darkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Darkens has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Darkens last name grew 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Darkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Darkens surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Darkens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkenss934/
Darkins86837/
Derkens863/
Dörkens862/
Dorkens861/
Daurkns860/
Darkems860/
Doerkens805/
Dorckens802/
Dairkins800/
Daerkins800/
Dherckens755/
D'Harkins751/
Dorkins71228/
Derkins7131/

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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 Darkens
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