Dakam Surname

400,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2941:602,52628,821
Thailand1821:388,12368,124
Cameroon1771:117,33913,463
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
India721:10,653,686201,049
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahkam91484/
Dakham91352/
Dakamh91152/
Dhakam9192/
Dackam9151/
Dadkam9126/
Dakkam9117/
Daakam915/
Dakame913/
Daukam913/
Deakam912/
Dakaim912/
Datkam911/
Dackham836/
Dahakam834/
Dhakame833/
Dakhamh832/
Dashkam831/
Dakaime831/
Dachkam831/
Daskham830/
Dakom801,227/
Dacam80891/
Dekam80520/
Dokam8063/
Dakhamme771/
Dachkham771/
Dakoum73506/
Deukam73174/
Dokkam73167/
Dacame73140/
Dokham73120/
Dekkam7373/
Dehkam7334/
Deekam7326/
Doukam7324/
Dakome7312/
Dekham7311/
Dokeam7310/
Daukom735/
Daccam733/
Dookam732/
Dakhom732/
Dhekam732/
Dekaim731/
Dokame731/
Doikam731/
Daqame731/
Daucam731/
Deckam730/
Dascam730/
Dockam730/
Dokkham67658/
Dockham67583/
Dookham6757/
Dakoume6732/
Deakoum6721/
Deekham6716/
Datkhom6713/
Dehkham6712/
Doukham677/
Dockkam676/
Deckham675/
Doikham673/
Dachkom671/
Dekkham671/
Dhekaim671/
Deykham671/
Daukoum671/
Dogkham671/

Dakam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakam in the Oriya language
ଦକମdakama-
Dakam in the Marathi language
दकमdakama50
डाकमdakama50

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