Darkou Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Darkou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darkou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Darkou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darkou is most common in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Darkou is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Darkou reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent are found and North Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 14 percent are found and Liberia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkhou921/
Darko9190,714/
Darku915,140/
Darkouch86309/
Darkoh833,415/
Darkoa831,884/
Darkoi83451/
Darkho8344/
Darkko8319/
Dharko838/
Darkot835/
Dharku835/
Darkui835/
Darkoo833/
Darcko832/
Dorkou831/
Darkhu831/
Dearku831/
Daarku831/
Darkud831/
Darcou831/
Darrko831/
Dearkos7743/
Darkoch7735/
Darkoyo7717/
Darkhos7715/
Dourkou7712/
Darcout779/
Darckus776/
Darkoji776/
Darkush775/
Darkooh772/
Darqous772/
Darkoye772/
Darkkus771/
Darkiyo771/
Darkcus771/
Darka731,140/
Dorko73984/
Darco73620/
Darkó7350/
Dõrko7312/
Dorku7311/
Darcu732/
Darkò731/
Darkhauy711/
Darkoosh711/
Darqoush711/
Darkey673,729/
Dearco672,670/
D'Arco672,088/
Darcos67758/
Darkha67245/
Darcus67196/
Darkay67133/
Darcot6747/
Darkie6733/
Dharka6732/
Darkai6728/
Dorkut6719/
Darkah6718/
Daurka6715/
Duorko675/
Darkei674/
Darkae673/
Dearka672/
Dorkho672/
Darkee672/
Dorkoz672/
Darkye671/
Daarco671/
Darcuz671/
Darqoo671/
Darqeu671/
Dorkup671/
Dorkoi671/
Darqoi671/
Dorkoo671/
Dorkot671/
Darcau671/
Dhorko671/

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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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  • 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 Darkou
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