Dakom Surname

307,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Chad

Dakom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7401:239,38213,907
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dakom (358) may also be a first name.

Dakom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakom occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakom? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 307,802nd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,939,320 people. Dakom occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dakom live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dakom is also the 460,276th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 358 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 740 people, or 1 in 239,382. In Nigeria Dakom is most frequent in: Plateau, where 66 percent are found, Borno, where 21 percent are found and Bauchi, where 3 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 39 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Dakom Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakoum91506/
Dakome9112/
Daukom915/
Dakhom912/
Dakoume8332/
Deakoum8321/
Datkhom8313/
Dachkom831/
Daukoum831/
Dakum80949/
Dakam80878/
Dekom80184/
Dacom8013/
Dokom808/
Daqom801/
Dadkhoom771/
Dackhome770/
Dahkam73484/
Dacome73464/
Dakham73352/
Dokhom73329/
Dakamh73152/
Dhakam7392/
Dackam7351/
Dadkam7326/
Dagcom7325/
Dakkam7317/
Dokkom736/
Daikum736/
Daakam735/
Dokome735/
Deckom734/
Deekom734/
Daukam733/
Dakame733/
Daucom733/
Datkum732/
Deakam732/
Daqoom731/
Datkam731/
Datcom731/
Daycom731/
Doskom731/
Deikom731/
Dehkom731/
Dascom731/
Dakume731/
Dackum730/
Doukoum67119/
Datkhum6748/
Dockhom677/
Dackham676/
Deekhom675/
Dahakam674/
Dekkoum674/
Daccome674/
Dhakame673/
Dakhamh672/
Douskom671/
Dashkam671/
Dokoume671/
Dakeume671/
Daikume671/
Dachkam671/
Dokhome671/
Dachkum671/
Dockkom671/
Dascome670/
Daskham670/

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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 Dakom
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