Dakem Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dakem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dakem (1,091) may also be a first name.

Dakem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dakem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dakem occurs most in Indonesia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Dakem live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dakem is also the 241,614th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 1,091 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 5,086,507. In Indonesia Dakem is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 73 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 15 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 12 percent reside. Beside Indonesia it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Dakem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dakem has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daikem9139/
Dakiem9138/
Dakhem9130/
Dakeme919/
Daekem911/
Dakeem911/
Dackhem830/
Dakim80899/
Dekem8030/
Dokem806/
Dacem800/
Dackheim774/
Dekkem7390/
Dakhym7348/
Dakhim7330/
Dokeam7310/
Daucem738/
Daukim736/
Deakim735/
Dokkem733/
Dekeim733/
Deckem733/
Dogkem732/
Dakaim732/
Dockem731/
Doukem731/
Daikim731/
Dokeim731/
Dokhem731/
Deakym730/
Dokkhem67192/
Dahakim6719/
Doukeme677/
Deekhem673/
Dakaime671/
Daichem671/
Deakyme671/
Dauchem670/
Deakime670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dakem
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