Balkh Genealogical Records
Balkh Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.
Balkh Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.
Balkh Death & Burial Records
A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.
Newspapers Covering Balkh
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Balkh Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.
Balkh Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Balkh Histories & Books
Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Balkh Occupation & Business Records
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Balkh
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Balkh Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Balkh Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Most Common Surnames in Balkh
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad | 293,715 | 1:6 | 6.27% | 1 |
| 2 | Abdul | 185,781 | 1:9 | 4.87% | 2 |
| 3 | Ghulam | 68,040 | 1:25 | 6.60% | 3 |
| 4 | Sayed | 65,651 | 1:26 | 6.54% | 4 |
| 5 | Sakhi | 25,724 | 1:65 | 9.16% | 13 |
| 6 | Haji | 25,163 | 1:67 | 2.72% | 5 |
| 7 | Ali | 24,950 | 1:67 | 6.49% | 8 |
| 8 | Muhammad | 22,517 | 1:75 | 6.33% | 10 |
| 9 | Gul | 21,170 | 1:79 | 3.41% | 6 |
| 10 | Noor | 16,133 | 1:104 | 3.69% | 7 |
| 11 | Ahmad | 15,083 | 1:111 | 4.78% | 11 |
| 12 | Qurban | 14,829 | 1:113 | 10.26% | 27 |
| 13 | Abdullah | 14,404 | 1:117 | 3.92% | 9 |
| 14 | Amir | 12,936 | 1:130 | 6.65% | 18 |
| 15 | Shir | 12,787 | 1:131 | 4.17% | 12 |
| 16 | Shah | 12,652 | 1:133 | 4.94% | 14 |
| 17 | Juma | 12,384 | 1:136 | 6.22% | 17 |
| 18 | Hussein | 11,548 | 1:146 | 6.50% | 21 |
| 19 | Habibullah | 11,020 | 1:152 | 5.96% | 19 |
| 20 | Sayyid | 9,673 | 1:174 | 5.24% | 20 |
| 21 | Sultan | 9,178 | 1:183 | 5.58% | 23 |
| 22 | Khan | 8,962 | 1:188 | 3.55% | 15 |
| 23 | Mirza | 8,350 | 1:201 | 5.80% | 28 |
| 24 | Awad | 7,873 | 1:213 | 8.47% | 44 |
| 25 | Mir | 7,591 | 1:221 | 3.21% | 16 |
| 26 | Ibrahim | 7,427 | 1:226 | 6.73% | 36 |
| 27 | Jan | 6,797 | 1:247 | 4.52% | 25 |
| 28 | Rahmatullah | 6,768 | 1:248 | 6.60% | 41 |
| 29 | Rajab | 6,462 | 1:260 | 10.25% | 63 |
| 30 | Khair | 6,431 | 1:261 | 5.64% | 34 |
| 31 | Hassan | 6,313 | 1:266 | 7.09% | 45 |
| 32 | Nazar | 6,229 | 1:270 | 4.43% | 29 |
| 33 | Amanullah | 6,164 | 1:273 | 5.90% | 39 |
| 34 | Faiz | 5,993 | 1:280 | 5.63% | 38 |
| 35 | Mullah | 5,190 | 1:324 | 3.00% | 22 |
| 36 | Lal | 5,093 | 1:330 | 3.47% | 26 |
| 37 | Hazrat | 4,997 | 1:336 | 5.15% | 42 |
| 38 | Khalil | 4,986 | 1:337 | 4.63% | 37 |
| 39 | Asadullah | 4,939 | 1:340 | 6.25% | 47 |
| 40 | Khal | 4,903 | 1:343 | 8.60% | 72 |
| 41 | Allah | 4,747 | 1:354 | 4.13% | 33 |
| 42 | Jamaah | 4,626 | 1:363 | 6.91% | 58 |
| 43 | Haider | 4,535 | 1:371 | 6.87% | 61 |
| 44 | Baba | 4,506 | 1:373 | 8.35% | 77 |
| 45 | Bardi | 4,293 | 1:391 | 14.74% | 139 |
| 46 | Wali | 4,272 | 1:393 | 3.11% | 30 |
| 47 | Ghani | 4,251 | 1:395 | 2.70% | 24 |
| 48 | Nimatullah | 4,173 | 1:403 | 6.44% | 62 |
| 49 | Baz | 4,168 | 1:403 | 5.36% | 49 |
| 50 | Jura | 4,165 | 1:403 | 13.68% | 131 |
| 51 | Yar | 4,138 | 1:406 | 4.85% | 46 |
| 52 | Din | 4,108 | 1:409 | 5.37% | 50 |
| 53 | Ismail | 4,066 | 1:413 | 6.49% | 65 |
| 54 | Ramadan | 4,063 | 1:414 | 5.94% | 55 |
| 55 | Hamidullah | 4,051 | 1:415 | 5.99% | 57 |
| 56 | Taj | 4,046 | 1:415 | 5.13% | 48 |
| 57 | Nik | 3,829 | 1:439 | 5.13% | 52 |
| 58 | Sakhidad | 3,812 | 1:441 | 11.06% | 119 |
| 59 | Rozi | 3,729 | 1:451 | 8.63% | 99 |
| 60 | Azizullah | 3,628 | 1:463 | 5.48% | 59 |
| 61 | Khwaja | 3,474 | 1:484 | 4.61% | 51 |
| 62 | Dost | 3,458 | 1:486 | 4.78% | 53 |
| 63 | Eid | 3,439 | 1:489 | 5.56% | 68 |
| 64 | Faizullah | 3,438 | 1:489 | 7.38% | 92 |
| 65 | Sardar | 3,407 | 1:493 | 3.32% | 40 |
| 66 | Akhtar | 3,402 | 1:494 | 3.05% | 35 |
| 67 | Ghausuddin | 3,386 | 1:496 | 8.48% | 106 |
| 68 | Chari | 3,316 | 1:507 | 16.18% | 189 |
| 69 | Shamsuddin | 3,296 | 1:510 | 7.26% | 95 |
| 70 | Esmatullah | 3,273 | 1:513 | 6.29% | 82 |
| 71 | Atta | 3,271 | 1:514 | 6.63% | 88 |
| 72 | Mahmoud | 3,261 | 1:515 | 5.55% | 70 |
| 73 | Qasim | 3,234 | 1:520 | 8.00% | 103 |
| 74 | Sahib | 3,195 | 1:526 | 5.95% | 79 |
| 75 | Hafizullah | 3,152 | 1:533 | 6.60% | 91 |
| 76 | Sirajuddin | 3,145 | 1:534 | 9.21% | 120 |
| 77 | Murad | 3,109 | 1:541 | 7.50% | 101 |
| 78 | Aziz | 3,103 | 1:542 | 5.10% | 69 |
| 79 | Saleh | 3,036 | 1:554 | 4.90% | 67 |
| 80 | Nooruddin | 3,019 | 1:557 | 6.76% | 96 |
| 81 | Fazal | 3,001 | 1:560 | 2.60% | 31 |
| 82 | Nader | 2,984 | 1:563 | 7.47% | 105 |
| 83 | Baraath | 2,982 | 1:564 | 13.81% | 182 |
| 84 | Safdar | 2,965 | 1:567 | 9.73% | 130 |
| 85 | Hayatullah | 2,949 | 1:570 | 5.86% | 85 |
| 86 | Moses | 2,934 | 1:573 | 5.04% | 71 |
| 87 | Noorullah | 2,924 | 1:575 | 4.32% | 56 |
| 88 | Karim | 2,917 | 1:576 | 6.03% | 90 |
| 89 | Nasrullah | 2,881 | 1:583 | 5.91% | 89 |
| 90 | Khudadad | 2,868 | 1:586 | 6.45% | 97 |
| 91 | Dad | 2,855 | 1:589 | 4.16% | 54 |
| 92 | Yusuf | 2,819 | 1:596 | 7.29% | 108 |
| 93 | Shafi | 2,807 | 1:599 | 11.18% | 160 |
| 94 | Faqir | 2,758 | 1:609 | 4.40% | 64 |
| 95 | Daulat | 2,717 | 1:618 | 4.11% | 60 |
| 96 | Birdi | 2,638 | 1:637 | 11.21% | 170 |
| 97 | Rahim | 2,608 | 1:644 | 4.77% | 76 |
| 98 | Wazir | 2,601 | 1:646 | 2.26% | 32 |
| 99 | Guldi | 2,547 | 1:660 | 18.46% | 261 |
| 100 | Server | 2,538 | 1:662 | 4.82% | 80 |
| 101 | Torah | 2,511 | 1:669 | 10.82% | 172 |
| 102 | Kamaluddin | 2,508 | 1:670 | 8.83% | 143 |
| 103 | Mahmad | 2,480 | 1:678 | 11.61% | 184 |
| 104 | Nowruz | 2,445 | 1:687 | 6.01% | 102 |
| 105 | Bismillah | 2,426 | 1:693 | 2.58% | 43 |
| 106 | Najibullah | 2,387 | 1:704 | 4.44% | 78 |
| 107 | Akbar | 2,372 | 1:708 | 4.16% | 74 |
| 108 | Najmuddin | 2,355 | 1:714 | 9.34% | 159 |
| 109 | Khada | 2,350 | 1:715 | 6.41% | 113 |
| 110 | Agha | 2,342 | 1:718 | 3.75% | 66 |
| 111 | Rustam | 2,306 | 1:729 | 7.81% | 136 |
| 112 | Zahir | 2,267 | 1:741 | 4.55% | 86 |
| 113 | Hakim | 2,249 | 1:747 | 6.84% | 123 |
| 114 | Jamaluddin | 2,243 | 1:749 | 5.97% | 110 |
| 115 | Khudai | 2,229 | 1:754 | 7.82% | 142 |
| 116 | Qambar | 2,226 | 1:755 | 11.34% | 198 |
| 117 | Safar | 2,186 | 1:769 | 5.42% | 104 |
| 118 | Saifuddin | 2,137 | 1:786 | 8.61% | 165 |
| 119 | Imam | 2,134 | 1:787 | 4.24% | 83 |
| 119 | Niaz | 2,134 | 1:787 | 3.75% | 73 |
| 121 | Yaqub | 2,058 | 1:817 | 7.19% | 140 |
| 122 | Barat | 2,024 | 1:830 | 8.21% | 167 |
| 123 | Khairullah | 2,006 | 1:838 | 5.55% | 116 |
| 123 | Qadir | 2,006 | 1:838 | 7.07% | 144 |
| 125 | Ishaq | 2,003 | 1:839 | 5.95% | 121 |
| 126 | Nasruddin | 1,976 | 1:850 | 9.06% | 179 |
| 127 | Rasool | 1,965 | 1:855 | 6.50% | 132 |
| 128 | Rahman | 1,930 | 1:871 | 5.18% | 111 |
| 129 | Mohammadi | 1,924 | 1:873 | 7.52% | 157 |
| 130 | Amruddin | 1,914 | 1:878 | 10.53% | 214 |
| 131 | Nizamuddin | 1,900 | 1:884 | 5.10% | 112 |
| 132 | Khairuddin | 1,834 | 1:916 | 9.69% | 209 |
| 133 | Payenda | 1,828 | 1:919 | 5.77% | 126 |
| 134 | Jalaluddin | 1,824 | 1:921 | 7.04% | 154 |
| 135 | Raz | 1,777 | 1:946 | 4.04% | 98 |
| 136 | Alam | 1,755 | 1:958 | 3.84% | 93 |
| 137 | Aminullah | 1,681 | 1:1,000 | 3.38% | 87 |
| 138 | Saifullah | 1,668 | 1:1,007 | 5.01% | 122 |
| 139 | Anwar | 1,659 | 1:1,013 | 4.55% | 115 |
| 139 | Zalmai | 1,659 | 1:1,013 | 5.18% | 124 |
| 141 | Adam | 1,654 | 1:1,016 | 3.96% | 100 |
| 142 | Isa | 1,646 | 1:1,021 | 5.52% | 134 |
| 143 | Tardi | 1,625 | 1:1,034 | 29.16% | 514 |
| 144 | Ezzatullah | 1,601 | 1:1,050 | 5.35% | 133 |
| 145 | Khadim | 1,599 | 1:1,051 | 5.79% | 146 |
| 146 | Rahmat | 1,589 | 1:1,058 | 4.40% | 117 |
| 147 | Nadir | 1,579 | 1:1,064 | 5.34% | 135 |
| 147 | Sharafuddin | 1,579 | 1:1,064 | 6.29% | 161 |
| 149 | Omar | 1,577 | 1:1,066 | 3.00% | 81 |
| 150 | Ashur | 1,560 | 1:1,077 | 5.74% | 148 |
| 151 | Abbas | 1,545 | 1:1,088 | 9.62% | 233 |
| 152 | Qalandar | 1,544 | 1:1,088 | 2.78% | 75 |
| 153 | Chaman | 1,530 | 1:1,098 | 4.80% | 125 |
| 154 | Hayat | 1,526 | 1:1,101 | 5.90% | 155 |
| 155 | Nazer | 1,518 | 1:1,107 | 5.75% | 152 |
| 156 | Ajab | 1,498 | 1:1,122 | 6.13% | 168 |
| 157 | Nabi | 1,493 | 1:1,126 | 5.67% | 153 |
| 158 | Pir | 1,488 | 1:1,129 | 2.96% | 84 |
| 159 | Asfar | 1,477 | 1:1,138 | 7.67% | 204 |
| 160 | Aman | 1,472 | 1:1,142 | 8.70% | 226 |
| 161 | Fazluddin | 1,471 | 1:1,142 | 10.77% | 263 |
| 162 | Haq | 1,462 | 1:1,149 | 10.51% | 260 |
| 163 | Mohammadullah | 1,457 | 1:1,153 | 6.31% | 173 |
| 164 | Shahab | 1,397 | 1:1,203 | 8.71% | 234 |
| 165 | Nasser | 1,384 | 1:1,214 | 6.99% | 194 |
| 166 | Khadem | 1,373 | 1:1,224 | 6.30% | 180 |
| 167 | Badal | 1,350 | 1:1,245 | 19.02% | 437 |
| 168 | David | 1,346 | 1:1,248 | 6.60% | 191 |
| 169 | Buri | 1,337 | 1:1,257 | 21.04% | 478 |
| 169 | Muluddin | 1,337 | 1:1,257 | 84.25% | 1,037 |
| 171 | Inayatullah | 1,328 | 1:1,265 | 5.02% | 151 |
| 172 | Salahuddin | 1,278 | 1:1,315 | 14.65% | 387 |
| 173 | Qudratullah | 1,263 | 1:1,331 | 6.15% | 188 |
| 174 | Obaidullah | 1,259 | 1:1,335 | 3.33% | 109 |
| 175 | Shahzadah | 1,256 | 1:1,338 | 6.65% | 210 |
| 176 | Fath | 1,243 | 1:1,352 | 6.23% | 193 |
| 177 | Sharif | 1,237 | 1:1,358 | 4.95% | 164 |
| 178 | Nasir | 1,231 | 1:1,365 | 4.01% | 128 |
| 179 | Zia | 1,217 | 1:1,381 | 19.63% | 481 |
| 180 | Ainuddin | 1,216 | 1:1,382 | 7.57% | 232 |
| 181 | Talib | 1,211 | 1:1,388 | 7.63% | 237 |
| 182 | Tahir | 1,206 | 1:1,393 | 6.93% | 219 |
| 183 | Rabbani | 1,197 | 1:1,404 | 4.06% | 137 |
| 183 | Shamsullah | 1,197 | 1:1,404 | 10.98% | 310 |
| 185 | Qari | 1,194 | 1:1,407 | 12.25% | 353 |
| 186 | Jafar | 1,187 | 1:1,416 | 10.69% | 305 |
| 187 | Hmraaah | 1,185 | 1:1,418 | 9.05% | 271 |
| 188 | Khudaidad | 1,154 | 1:1,456 | 3.16% | 114 |
| 189 | Ahmadi | 1,148 | 1:1,464 | 10.11% | 298 |
| 190 | Miraj-Ud-Din | 1,146 | 1:1,466 | 8.15% | 259 |
| 191 | Ibadullah | 1,141 | 1:1,473 | 13.23% | 389 |
| 192 | Kazim | 1,128 | 1:1,490 | 10.35% | 311 |
| 193 | Gulbuddin | 1,125 | 1:1,494 | 8.39% | 267 |
| 194 | Ayub | 1,119 | 1:1,502 | 6.98% | 235 |
| 195 | Raza | 1,117 | 1:1,504 | 14.79% | 425 |
| 196 | Naqibullah | 1,107 | 1:1,518 | 4.41% | 162 |
| 197 | Naeem | 1,106 | 1:1,519 | 6.48% | 224 |
| 198 | Mehrabuddin | 1,093 | 1:1,537 | 9.23% | 284 |
| 199 | Fida | 1,092 | 1:1,539 | 5.65% | 202 |
| 200 | Hashem | 1,075 | 1:1,563 | 9.17% | 290 |