Dorkam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Dorkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017

Dorkam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dorkam occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorkam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Dorkam is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Dorkam live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Dorkam is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 3,490,115. In Iran it is most common in: Isfahan Province, where 36 percent are found, Qazvin Province, where 36 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 27 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 11 percent are found and Algeria, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dourkam924/
Dorkham924/
Dorkkam923/
Dorkame921/
Dourkame86111/
Dorkkham865/
Dourkham861/
Darkam83122/
Durkam8314/
Derkam838/
Dorkom833/
Dorkhom7744/
Durkham773/
Darkame772/
Darkham771/
Durckam770/
Darcam6717/
Derkom676/
Darkom671/
Durcam671/
Dorcom670/
Durkheim5725/
Darcom501/
Darqom501/

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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 Dorkam
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