Darshak Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Darshak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Darshak (1,236) may also be a first name.
Darshak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Darshak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Darshak (Hindi: दर्शक, Marathi: दशक, Oriya: ଦଶର୍କ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Darshak.
How Common Is The Last Name Darshak? popularity and diffusion
Darshak is the 2,312,869th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Darshak live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Darshak is also the 224,895th most frequently used forename internationally. It is borne by 1,236 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 93 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Darshak exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dharshak | 93 | 4 | / |
| Darsak | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dorshak | 86 | 74 | / |
| Dershak | 86 | 47 | / |
| Darshakova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Duorshak | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dorschak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Darjak | 77 | 35 | / |
| Darsac | 77 | 15 | / |
| Dersak | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dorsak | 77 | 8 | / |
| Darzak | 77 | 2 | / |
| Darsakova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Derzhak | 71 | 456 | / |
| Dorshakova | 71 | 50 | / |
| Derzsak | 71 | 13 | / |
| Dardjak | 71 | 8 | / |
| Duorsak | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Arsac | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doorsak | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dorchack | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dorshaic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Duorscak | 67 | 1 | / |
Darshak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Darshak in the Hindi language | ||
| दर्शक | darsaka | - |
| Darshak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦଶର୍କ | dasarka | - |
| Darshak in the Marathi language | ||
| दशक | dasaka | 60 |
| दरशक | darasaka | 40 |
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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 Darshak
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