Darker Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Darker Surname Definition:

. This name seems to be English, and may therefore be the compar. of Dark. It was perh. used (as a nickname) for the darker of two brothers.

Darker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4081:136,56413,368
Liberia1401:31,4902,984
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Australia981:275,46624,785
Ireland631:74,7454,569
Canada531:695,20056,020
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Wales191:162,87011,152
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1761:138,49612,565
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Darker (45) may also be a first name.

Darker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

. This name seems to be English, and may therefore be the compar. of Dark. It was perh. used (as a nickname) for the darker of two brothers.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Or D’Orgeresfrom Orgeres in Normandy. Ralph, Richard, and Gilbert de Orgeres occur 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Darker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darker is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 368,594th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,466,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Darker reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 45 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 136,564. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 9 percent live, Hampshire, where 8 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 7 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Darker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Darker has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Darker surname increased 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 186 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 126 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Darker last name is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Darker surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Darker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.62% more than the national average, earning R 443,472 per year; in United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,309 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.31% more than the national average, earning $60,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dharker9210/
Darcker920/
Daarker920/
Dearker920/
Derker8340/
Dorker8327/
Darcer831/
Darcher7713/
Deirker771/
Darkire771/
Derrker770/
Deerker770/
Darquier71185/
D'Archer711/
Daarcher711/
Dorcer672/
Dorkyor629/
Dorcher624/
Darchir622/
Darquir621/
Dourcher573/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Darker
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