Dakam Surname
Approximately 878 people bear this surname
Dakam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 294 | 1:602,526 | 28,821 |
| Thailand | 182 | 1:388,123 | 68,124 |
| Cameroon | 177 | 1:117,339 | 13,463 |
| Indonesia | 125 | 1:1,057,994 | 76,813 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Dakam (415) may also be a first name.
Dakam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dakam (Marathi: दकम, Oriya: ଦକମ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 400,385th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,300,166 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Dakam reside; 35 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 422,034th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 415 people.
The surname Dakam is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 602,526. In Nigeria Dakam is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 73 percent are found, Adamawa, where 8 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahkam | 91 | 484 | / |
| Dakham | 91 | 352 | / |
| Dakamh | 91 | 152 | / |
| Dhakam | 91 | 92 | / |
| Dackam | 91 | 51 | / |
| Dadkam | 91 | 26 | / |
| Dakkam | 91 | 17 | / |
| Daakam | 91 | 5 | / |
| Dakame | 91 | 3 | / |
| Daukam | 91 | 3 | / |
| Deakam | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dakaim | 91 | 2 | / |
| Datkam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dackham | 83 | 6 | / |
| Dahakam | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dhakame | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dakhamh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dashkam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakaime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dachkam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daskham | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dakom | 80 | 1,227 | / |
| Dacam | 80 | 891 | / |
| Dekam | 80 | 520 | / |
| Dokam | 80 | 63 | / |
| Dakhamme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dachkham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakoum | 73 | 506 | / |
| Deukam | 73 | 174 | / |
| Dokkam | 73 | 167 | / |
| Dacame | 73 | 140 | / |
| Dokham | 73 | 120 | / |
| Dekkam | 73 | 73 | / |
| Dehkam | 73 | 34 | / |
| Deekam | 73 | 26 | / |
| Doukam | 73 | 24 | / |
| Dakome | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dekham | 73 | 11 | / |
| Dokeam | 73 | 10 | / |
| Daukom | 73 | 5 | / |
| Daccam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dookam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dakhom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dhekam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dekaim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doikam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daqame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daucam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deckam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dascam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dockam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dokkham | 67 | 658 | / |
| Dockham | 67 | 583 | / |
| Dookham | 67 | 57 | / |
| Dakoume | 67 | 32 | / |
| Deakoum | 67 | 21 | / |
| Deekham | 67 | 16 | / |
| Datkhom | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dehkham | 67 | 12 | / |
| Doukham | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dockkam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Deckham | 67 | 5 | / |
| Doikham | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dachkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhekaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deykham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daukoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dogkham | 67 | 1 | / |
Dakam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦକମ | dakama | - |
| Dakam in the Marathi language | ||
| दकम | dakama | 50 |
| डाकम | dakama | 50 |
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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 Dakam
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