Dakama Surname
Approximately 427 people bear this surname
Dakama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 249 | 1:711,417 | 32,711 |
| Papua New Guinea | 111 | 1:73,457 | 9,617 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Dakama (42) may also be a first name.
Dakama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakama (Oriya: ଡକମା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dakama.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 692,305th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The last name Dakama is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Dakama are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 42 people.
Dakama is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 711,417. In Nigeria Dakama is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 86 percent live, Adamawa, where 7 percent live and Plateau, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakamau | 92 | 734 | / |
| Dakhama | 92 | 491 | / |
| Dakamma | 92 | 55 | / |
| Dhakama | 92 | 7 | / |
| Dakkama | 92 | 5 | / |
| Daakama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dakgama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dakamai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dakamah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dakaima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dakamas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dhakamma | 86 | 5 | / |
| Dakkamma | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dhakamah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Daakamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dakamahe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dakamash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dekama | 83 | 43 | / |
| Dakamo | 83 | 39 | / |
| Dakema | 83 | 30 | / |
| Dokama | 83 | 9 | / |
| Dacama | 83 | 7 | / |
| Dakoma | 83 | 6 | / |
| Dakame | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dakami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakouma | 77 | 66 | / |
| Dakomas | 77 | 48 | / |
| Daikamo | 77 | 38 | / |
| Dacamay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dokamma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dhakame | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dakamiy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dhokama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dekamma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dakamei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakaimi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakaime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakkoma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakamer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Doskama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakemah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakamie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakamey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokkama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakomah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakatmi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dadkami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dajkema | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dacaymat | 71 | 1,409 | / |
| Dacaimat | 71 | 82 | / |
| Dhekkama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahkhamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakhamme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakomaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dacatmat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahkameh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekema | 67 | 182 | / |
| Dacame | 67 | 140 | / |
| Dacoma | 67 | 108 | / |
| Dakome | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dekamo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dakomi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dokoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dokamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dokami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dacami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dekoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dakomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daqame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deekamhai | 67 | 1 | / |
Dakama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡକମା | dakama | - |
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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 Dakama
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