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 is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Darkens.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkens? popularity and diffusion

Darkens is the 2,460,878th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Darkens are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

Darkens is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Darkens is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 33 percent are found, Hampshire, where 22 percent are found and Surrey, where 15 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Darkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Darkens has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Darkens last name rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Darkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Darkens surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% registered with 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
  • 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 Darkens
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