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 surname Darkey (Russian: Даркей) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 122,579th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,954,290 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Darkey are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Darkey is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 3,602 people, or 1 in 7,502. Excluding Ghana Darkey is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Darkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Darkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Darkey last name increased 521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding 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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