Dokem Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dokem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dokem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dokem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dokem occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dokem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Dokem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dokem are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Dokem is most numerous in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria Dokem is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dokeam9110/
Dokkem913/
Dogkem912/
Dokhem911/
Doukem911/
Dockem911/
Dokeim911/
Dokkhem83192/
Doukeme837/
Dukem801,900/
Doken801,151/
Dakem8043/
Dekem8030/
Dokne8011/
Docem8010/
Dokim8010/
Dokken732,226/
Docken731,020/
Dokcen73347/
Dhokne73281/
Dekkem7390/
Dakiem7338/
Dugkem7338/
Dooken7330/
Dakhem7330/
Dhoken7317/
Dakeme739/
Dokend734/
Deckem733/
Dekeim733/
Dokien732/
Dokkim732/
Doiken732/
Dukeme731/
Doukim731/
Dukhem731/
Doucem731/
Daekem731/
Dokoen731/
Douken731/
Dakeem731/
Dokhne731/
Doukne731/
Doikaen6714/
Doukeng6713/
Dockgne6710/
Dokkeng675/
Douchem674/
Dockcen673/
Deekhem673/
Dukhiem672/
Dhokime671/
Dokn671/
Dookeen671/
Dockken671/
Dackhem670/
Dockend670/

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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 Dokem
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