Dekam Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dekam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:793,12761,249
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
India131:59,005,029552,550
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dekam (74) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dejkam91605/
Deukam91174/
Dekkam9173/
Dehkam9134/
Deekam9126/
Dezkam9124/
Dekham9111/
Detkam913/
Deakam912/
Dekame912/
Dhekam912/
Diekam911/
Dekaim911/
Deckam910/
Dejkham832,048/
Detkham83202/
Deekham8316/
Dehkham8312/
Deckham835/
Dechkam832/
Diekaam832/
Dekkham831/
Dhekaim831/
Deykham831/
Deskham831/
Deshkam831/
Dakam80878/
Dikam80220/
Dekom80184/
Decam80129/
Dokam8063/
Dykam804/
Deshkham7712/
Dechkham777/
Dikham731,013/
Dahkam73484/
Dakham73352/
Dekoum73351/
Dokkam73167/
Dakamh73152/
Dokham73120/
Dhakam7392/
Dikame7354/
Dackam7351/
Dakkam7317/
Dekome7314/
Dokeam7310/
Decame736/
Decamt735/
Daakam735/
Deekom734/
Deckom734/
Dekeim733/
Dakaim732/
Dikkam732/
Dickam732/
Descam731/
Dikamm731/
Doikam731/
Deikom731/
Dehkom731/
Dehqam731/
Diskam731/
Dijkam731/
Dyokam731/
Decamm730/
Dockam730/
Dokkham67658/
Dockham67583/
Decamme67136/
Ditkham6797/
Descamd6741/
Deakoum6721/
Dockkam676/
Dackham676/
Deekhom675/
Dekoume674/
Dekkoum674/
Dahakam674/
Dickham674/
Doikham673/
Dakhamh672/
Decaume671/
Dechcam671/
Descame671/
Dogkham671/
Dieckom671/

Dekam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekam in the Oriya language
େଡକାମedakama-
Dekam in the Marathi language
टेकामtekama80
डेकाटेdekate20

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