Darking Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Darking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Darking Last Name Facts

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

Darking (Russian: Даркинг) is found most frequently in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Darking click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darking? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Darking is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Darking live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

Darking is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 25 percent are found, Suffolk, where 21 percent are found and East Sussex, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 3 percent are found.

Darking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Darking has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Darking last name expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkings9336/
Dearking9331/
Dorking86193/
Derking8686/
Dorkings80167/
Deerking800/
Deirking800/
Dorkkieng756/
Derkink7195/
Dorkeng713/

Darking Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darking in the Russian language
Даркингdarking-

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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 Darking
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