Dekom Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Suriname

Dekom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Dekom (44) may also be a first name.

Dekom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekom (Russian: Деком) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dekom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Dekom is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Dekom reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dekom is also the 1,525,482nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 44 people.

The last name Dekom is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria Dekom is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 90 percent are found, Kano, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Dekom is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Dekom Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dekom surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dekom earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 29.62% less than the national average, earning $15,978,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning $56,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekoum91351/
Dekome9114/
Deekom914/
Deckom914/
Dehkom911/
Deikom911/
Deakoum8321/
Deekhom835/
Dekoume834/
Dekkoum834/
Dieckom831/
Dakom801,227/
Dekam80520/
Dikom8047/
Decom8029/
Dekum8012/
Dokom808/
Dejkam73605/
Dokhom73329/
Decome73205/
Deukam73174/
Dikoum73148/
Dezcom73145/
Dikome73136/
Dikhom73127/
Dekkam7373/
Dehkam7334/
Deekam7326/
Dezkam7324/
Deekum7313/
Dekham7311/
Dokkom736/
Dikosm734/
Detkum733/
Detkam733/
Dhekam732/
Dickom732/
Dakhom732/
Dekame732/
Deakam732/
Dekume732/
Diekam731/
Descom731/
Deycom731/
Deecom730/
Deckam730/
Deucom730/
Deicom730/
Dejkham672,048/
Dikoume671,324/
Detkhum67864/
Detkham67202/
Deekham6716/
Dehkham6712/
Decomme679/
Dockhom677/
Deekhum676/
Deckham675/
Decosme675/
Dechkum674/
Dijkome674/
Dickoum672/
Dechkam672/
Ditkoom672/
Diekaam672/
Dekkham671/
Deykham671/
Deskham671/
Deshkam671/
Dychkom671/
Descome671/
Diskoom671/
Dockkom671/

Dekom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekom in the Russian language
Декомdekom-

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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 Dekom
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