Dekam

Dekam Meaning & Origin

About Dekam
The surname Dekam is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name "Dekke," which is a short form of the name "Diederik" or "Derk." The suffix "-am" is a patronymic element, indicating "son of." Therefore, Dekam means "son of Dekke" or "son of Diederik/Derk." It is a patronymic surname commonly found in the Netherlands and is often used to identify the descendants of an ancestor named Dekke or Diederik.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dekam is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dekam: 408
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 51,066
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dekam based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKM
🗽 NYSIIS
DAN
🔊 Soundex
D0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D IY1 K AE2 M
🌐 IPA
/dekam*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dekam in Braille

Here's how to represent Dekam in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dekam in braille

How to sign the name Dekam using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dekam using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dekam in sign language

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