Dacomb Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dacomb Surname Definition:

From place name in Yorkshire (Acomb).

Dacomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Dacomb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Yorkshire (Acomb).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Dacomb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dacomb is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dacomb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Dacomb live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 46 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Dacomb occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Dacomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dacomb has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dacomb surname decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dacomb Last Name Statistics demography

Dacomb earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 175.98% more than the national average, earning R 655,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dascomb92117/
Dackomb921/
Decomb830/
Daycoombs804/
Dascamb770/
Dascumb770/
Doscomb770/
Decomp671/
Decamb670/
Daicamp623/
Dachamp621/
Deaconv621/
Dauchamp572/
Deauchamp5313/
D'Auchamp538/
Decamp504,688/
Dekamp5024/
Décamp507/
Dekanb502/
Dosonb501/
Dokamp501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dacomb
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