Dikam Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dikam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dikam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1031:201,64120,774
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Dikam (504) may also be a first name.

Dikam Last Name Facts

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

Dikam (Hindi: दीकम, Marathi: िदकम, Oriya: ଡିକମ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikam? popularity and diffusion

Dikam is the 1,108,016th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. Dikam is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Dikam reside; 48 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 377,412th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 504 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 201,641. In Cameroon Dikam is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 48 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 46 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikham911,013/
Dikame9154/
Dickam912/
Dikkam912/
Diskam911/
Dijkam911/
Diekam911/
Doikam911/
Dikamm911/
Ditkham8397/
Dickham834/
Doikham833/
Diekaam832/
Dekam80520/
Dicam8080/
Dikom8047/
Dukam8013/
Dykam804/
Dikamova7742/
Disskham771/
Dejkam73605/
Deukam73174/
Dikoum73148/
Dikome73136/
Dikhom73127/
Dekkam7373/
Dukham7339/
Dehkam7334/
Deekam7326/
Dezkam7324/
Dhukam7313/
Dekham7311/
Dhicam736/
Dikosm734/
Detkam733/
Dickom732/
Deakam732/
Dekame732/
Dhekam732/
Dukkam732/
Deikom731/
Dyokam731/
Dekaim731/
Duckam731/
Deckam730/
Dejkham672,048/
Dikoume671,324/
Duckham67741/
Detkham67202/
Deekham6716/
Dehkham6712/
Deckham675/
Dijkome674/
Dickoum672/
Dechkam672/
Ditkoom672/
Dhukamm672/
Dekkham671/
Dhekaim671/
Deykham671/
Deskham671/
Deshkam671/
Duekham671/
Dickeym671/
Dhukkam671/
Dikheum671/
Dieckom671/
Diskoom671/

Dikam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dikam in the Oriya language
ଡିକମdikama83.33
ଡିକମଲାଲdikamalala16.67
Dikam in the Marathi language
िदकमidakama75
िडकामidakama25
Dikam in the Hindi language
दीकमdikama62.5
दिकामdikama12.5
डीकमdikama12.5
डिकमdikama12.5

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Footnotes

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