Darkwa Surname

35,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Darkwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darkwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana14,3391:1,884315
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
England1421:392,38127,229
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Darkwa (680) may also be a first name.

Darkwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darkwa is found most in Ghana. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darkwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,942nd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 496,292 people. The last name Darkwa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Darkwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Darkwa is also the 317,548th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 680 people.

The surname Darkwa is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 14,339 people, or 1 in 1,884. Not including Ghana it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Darkwa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Darkwa last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Darkwa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.42% less than the national average, earning $36,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darkwah9216,083/
Darkwaa92349/
Darkway9213/
Darkkwa921/
Darkwaah864/
Darkua835/
Darkwe833/
Darkwi831/
Darkweh771/
Darkuah771/
Darkwahová754/
Darkwood7112/
Daringwa711/
Darengwa711/
Dargba67410/
Darkui675/
Dorkua671/
Darkwoods671/

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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 Darkwa
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