Darko Surname

6,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Darko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana87,6981:30833
United States1,0801:335,61030,294
England7101:78,4768,793
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Nigeria1541:1,150,27847,013
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Canada781:472,37940,609
Australia771:350,59429,558
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Romania471:427,18934,091
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
France101:6,642,272293,169
Norway101:514,22941,629
China101:136,732,1577,199
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Finland61:916,11741,832
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belize11:355,4743,977
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Darkó (50) & Darkò (1) are calculated separately.

Darko (74,036) may also be a first name.

Darko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darko (Arabic: داركو, Hindi: दरको) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Darkó or Darkò. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Darko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,240th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,335 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Darko reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Darko is also the 13,228th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 74,036 people.

The surname Darko is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 87,698 people, or 1 in 308. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 86 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Darko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Darko has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 18,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Darko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Darko surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Darko earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.65% less than the national average, earning 208,875 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.43% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,394 per year; in South Africa they earn 106.05% more than the national average, earning R 489,660 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $44,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkó9350/
Darkò931/
Darkoh913,415/
Darkoa911,884/
Darkoi91451/
Darkho9144/
Darkko9119/
Dharko918/
Darkou917/
Darkot915/
Darkoo913/
Darcko912/
Darrko911/
Dearkos8343/
Darkoch8335/
Darkhos8315/
Darkooh832/
Darkhou831/
Darka801,140/
Dorko80984/
Derko80687/
Darco80620/
Dõrko8012/
Darkouch77309/
Darkoosh771/
Dearco732,670/
D'Arco732,088/
Darcos73758/
Darkha73245/
Derkho73233/
Derzko7354/
Darcot7347/
Dharka7332/
Darkah7318/
Daurka7315/
Duorko735/
Dorkoz732/
Dearka732/
Dorkho732/
Darqoi731/
Darqoo731/
Dhorko731/
Darcou731/
Dorkou731/
Dorkot731/
Dorkoo731/
Dorkoi731/
Daarco731/
Derkoh731/
Dearcos67680/
Dearcop6722/
Darkhah6718/
Dourkou6712/
Darcout679/
Deareco679/
Darquoi677/
Darqoch674/
Dathrka674/
Deireko674/
Dearcot673/
Darqous672/
Dörkopf672/
Darkhad672/
Darcoit671/
D'Arcos671/
Dorzhko671/
Dearcoz671/
Dorkoch671/
Dourkoy671/
Dorkott670/

Darko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darko in the Hindi language
दरकोdarako50
डरकोdarako50
Darko in the Arabic language
داركوdarkw-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Darko
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