Darod Surname
Approximately 2,050 people bear this surname
Darod Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 833 | 1:16,149 | 1,019 |
| Somaliland | 715 | 1:4,895 | 413 |
| India | 327 | 1:2,345,766 | 76,423 |
| Iran | 101 | 1:760,223 | 38,762 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Darod (391) may also be a first name.
Darod Demographics
Darod Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Darod Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Darod Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Darod (Hindi: दारोड, Marathi: दरोड) occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Darod? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 203,032nd most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,554,900 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Darod live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 437,834th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 391 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is carried by 833 people, or 1 in 16,149. Besides Somalia it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 35 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.
Darod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Darod has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Darod last name contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Darod Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Darod last name is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Darod Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Darod in the Marathi language | ||
| दरोड | daroda | 96.55 |
| दारोड | daroda | 0.49 |
| Darod in the Hindi language | ||
| दारोड | daroda | 33.33 |
| दरोदा | daroda | 33.33 |
| दरोड | daroda | 33.33 |
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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 Darod
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