Dakama Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dakama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2491:711,41732,711
Papua New Guinea1111:73,4579,617
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakamau92734/
Dakhama92491/
Dakamma9255/
Dhakama927/
Dakkama925/
Daakama921/
Dakgama921/
Dakamai921/
Dakamah921/
Dakaima921/
Dakamas921/
Dhakamma865/
Dakkamma863/
Dhakamah861/
Daakamma861/
Dakamahe861/
Dakamash861/
Dekama8343/
Dakamo8339/
Dakema8330/
Dokama839/
Dacama837/
Dakoma836/
Dakame833/
Dakami831/
Dakouma7766/
Dakomas7748/
Daikamo7738/
Dacamay774/
Dokamma773/
Dhakame773/
Dakamiy773/
Dhokama772/
Dekamma772/
Dakamei771/
Dakaimi771/
Dakaime771/
Dakkoma771/
Dakamer771/
Doskama771/
Dakemah771/
Dakamie771/
Dakamey771/
Dokamah771/
Dokkama771/
Dakomah771/
Dakatmi771/
Dadkami771/
Dajkema770/
Dacaymat711,409/
Dacaimat7182/
Dhekkama711/
Dahkhamy711/
Dakhamme711/
Dakomaya711/
Dacatmat711/
Dahkameh711/
Dekema67182/
Dacame67140/
Dacoma67108/
Dakome6712/
Dekamo678/
Dakomi675/
Dokoma673/
Dokamo672/
Dokami672/
Dacami672/
Dekoma672/
Dakomo671/
Dakemo671/
Daqame671/
Dokame671/
Deekamhai671/

Dakama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakama in the Oriya language
ଡକମାdakama-

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