Darku Surname

92,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Darku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,9181:5,494773
India751:10,227,538196,136
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England411:1,358,97760,528
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Darku (813) may also be a first name.

Darku Last Name Facts

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

Darku (Hindi: डरकू, Marathi: दारकु) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Darku.

How Common Is The Last Name Darku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Darku is the 92,912th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,417,810 people. The surname Darku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Darku live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 286,673rd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 813 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 4,918 people, or 1 in 5,494. Excluding Ghana Darku occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Darku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Darku are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Darku earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.5% more than the national average, earning $72,287 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkou917/
Darkui915/
Dharku915/
Daarku911/
Darkhu911/
Dearku911/
Darkud911/
Darckus836/
Darkush835/
Darkcus831/
Darkkus831/
Darkhou831/
Darkó8050/
Derku8033/
Dorku8011/
Darcu802/
Darkouch77309/
Darcus73196/
Dorkut7319/
Derkau738/
Darkoo733/
Deerku731/
Darcou731/
Darcau731/
Dorkou731/
Dorkup731/
Darqeu731/
Darcuz731/
Dourkou6712/
Darcout679/
Darkooh672/
Darqous672/
Darqeuz671/
Darrcut670/
Dearcup670/
Darqoush621/
Dorcu60870/
Dorkó60541/
Dorcus55826/
Dorceu552/
Darqoo551/
Dorkoo551/
Dorcuis509/
Dorcaus503/
Dorcous501/

Darku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darku in the Hindi language
डरकूdaraku-
Darku in the Marathi language
दारकुdaraku54.34
दारकूdaraku43.02
दरकूdaraku0.54
बारकूbaraku0.23
दाराकूdaraku0.16
दाकुर्dakur0.08
दासुdasu0.08
हारकुharaku0.08
बारकुbaraku0.08
रकुraku0.08
दारकाdaraka0.08
धारुdharu0.08
दामूdamu0.08
डारdara0.08
दाकूर्dakur0.08
कारूkaru0.08

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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 Darku
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