Darkey Surname

122,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Darkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3,6021:7,5021,010
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England341:1,638,76668,634
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Darkey (19) may also be a first name.

Darkey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darkey (Russian: Даркей) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,579th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,954,290 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Darkey live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 19 people.

It is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 3,602 people, or 1 in 7,502. Barring Ghana this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Darkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Darkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Darkey surname expanded 521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Darkey surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Darkey earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34% less than the national average, earning R 156,840 per year and in United States they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $42,586 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dharkey921/
Darkeye921/
Darke914,015/
Darky9164/
Darkeyes861/
Darcey831,515/
Darkeh83538/
Darkay83133/
Dorkey83124/
Dharke83108/
Darkie8333/
Derkey8319/
Darkei834/
Darkae833/
Darkee832/
Daarke831/
Darkep831/
Darkiy831/
Darkye831/
Darcky831/
Darcke830/
Darquey77124/
D'arcey7753/
Darkaya7740/
Dairkee7738/
Darkiya7724/
Darkoyo7717/
Darkeah7712/
Dharker7710/
Daarkay773/
Darkoye772/
Dorckey771/
Dearkeh771/
Darkaye771/
Darkihe771/
Dharkee771/
Derkeya771/
Darkiyo771/
Darkque771/
Darrcey770/
Dearcey770/
Dearker770/
Darkett770/
Daarker770/
Darcker770/
Darce731,795/
Darka731,140/
Darki731,007/
Dorke73661/
Derke73424/
Derky7333/
Dorky7319/
Darqe731/
Darkiyah7158/
Darkiyad7110/
Darkayee715/
Dharkiya711/
Darkiyee711/
Darkhauy711/
Darque672,013/
Darche671,902/
Darkoa671,884/
Dorcey67482/
Darkoi67451/
Dearce67375/
Derkyi67302/
Darkha67245/
Darquy6790/
Dharki6771/
Derkay6736/
Dharka6732/
D'Arce6731/
Darkai6728/
Darkah6718/
Dorkhe6716/
Daurka6715/
Dorkeh6715/
Darkki6713/
Dahrki6713/
Darqeh6712/
Dhorke6711/
Dorked679/
Darkhi677/
Darkou677/
Darcee675/
Darkui675/
Derkie674/
Dairki673/
Darcea673/
Derkei673/
Dorkee672/
Dehrke672/
Dearka672/
Darcei672/
Derkiy671/
Deirke671/
Darqeu671/
Doorke671/
Dourke671/
Darqee671/
Dorcky671/
Dohrke671/
Dorkhy671/
Dorkye671/
Darcay671/
Dherke671/
Darqes671/
Darkquest670/
Darrce670/
Doerke670/

Darkey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darkey in the Russian language
Даркейdarkej-

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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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  • 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 Darkey
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