Darker Surname
Approximately 976 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 408 | 1:136,564 | 13,368 |
| Liberia | 140 | 1:31,490 | 2,984 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| Ireland | 63 | 1:74,745 | 4,569 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 50 | 1:88,597 | 5,964 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 176 | 1:138,496 | 12,565 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
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.
Or D’Orgeresfrom Orgeres in Normandy. Ralph, Richard, and Gilbert de Orgeres occur 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Darker Demographics
Darker Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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Footnotes
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