Dekmi Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dekmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon871:238,72523,654
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dekmi (18) may also be a first name.

Dekmi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekmi occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekmi? popularity and diffusion

Dekmi is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dekmi reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 18 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 238,725. In Cameroon Dekmi is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 99 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekmih911/
Dekmie911/
Dekme80574/
Dikmi80222/
Dakmi8079/
Dekma805/
Dokmi802/
Dekmy801/
Dokmai735,037/
Deikme73263/
Dickmi7337/
Dikmai7312/
Dekmeh739/
Dakhmi733/
Dekmez732/
Dakmai731/
Dhekma731/
Dhakmi731/
Dockmai6743/
Dekmeer6733/
Dickmai675/
Dhokmai672/
Dokkmai671/

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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 Dekmi
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