Where Does The Last Name Dekem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dekem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻢ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Dekem is the 3,602,217^th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Dekem occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Dekem reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061^st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

Dekem is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 76 percent live, Centre Region, where 6 percent live and North Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Dekem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dekem has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.