Dekam Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Dekam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 457 | 1:793,127 | 61,249 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Dekam (74) may also be a first name.
Dekam Demographics
Dekam Political Affiliation
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Dekam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dekam (Marathi: टेकाम, Oriya: େଡକାମ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 598,302nd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Dekam reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 74 people.
Dekam is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 793,127. In The United States Dekam is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 37 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and South Dakota, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Dekam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dekam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dekam surname increased 22,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dekam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dekam last name are 38.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.47% being registered with the party.
The amount Dekam earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning $47,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.7% more than the national average, earning $62,451 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekam in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡକାମ | edakama | - |
| Dekam in the Marathi language | ||
| टेकाम | tekama | 80 |
| डेकाटे | dekate | 20 |
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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 Dekam
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