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 occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dacomb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dacomb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Dacomb are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Dacomb is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 46 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Dacomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dacomb has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dacomb last name declined 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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