Dukem Surname

216,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Dukem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dukem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,8721:14,1161,626
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dukem (57) may also be a first name.

Dukem Last Name Facts

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

Dukem has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dukem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 216,082nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,835,550 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dukem reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Dukem is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 57 people.

This last name is most common in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,872 people, or 1 in 14,116. In Yemen Dukem is mostly concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 67 percent are found, Sa'dah Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Shabwah Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Beside Yemen this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dugkem9138/
Dukhem911/
Doukem911/
Dukeme911/
Doukeme837/
Dukhiem832/
Dikem8082/
Dukim8028/
Dokem806/
Duqem803/
Duckheim7792/
Duckettm771/
Diekem7337/
Dokeam7310/
Dikeem7310/
Daucem738/
Deukim737/
Daukim736/
Dukkim735/
Dokkem733/
Duchem733/
Dogkem732/
Dockem731/
Diquem731/
Dokeim731/
Doucem731/
Doukim731/
Dokhem731/
Dickem730/
Dokkhem67192/
Dugquem6714/
Douchem674/
Duqueme671/
Ducheim671/
Dickeym671/
Dukaime670/
Dauchem670/
Duquesme628/
Duquehem621/
Dikim60112/
Dokim6010/
Diquim554/
Dokkim552/
Ducuim551/
Dickim550/
Dhuchim503/
Dikheum501/
Ducoyme501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dukem
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