Algeria Genealogical Records
Algeria Death & Burial Records
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
Newspapers Covering Algeria
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
Text-searchable copies of thousands of Algerian newspaper articles.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Algeria Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
Details of 150,000 people extracted from early telephone directories. Entries may include name, address, occupation and phone number.
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.
Algeria Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Algeria Histories & Books
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
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.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Algeria
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.
Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.
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 searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Algeria 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.
Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.
A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.
Algeria Maps
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Historical Description
Algeria is now an integral part of France. It lies between Morocco and Tunis, and has a Mediterranean seaboard of about 630 miles. The population in 1911 was 5,563,828, of whom 752,043 were Europeans and 4,740,526 natives. Algeria possesses general and agricultural resources, and the breeding of live stock is one of the principal occupations of this rich and fertile country. The Imports from the United Kingdom in 1918 were valued at £3,884,755, and the Exports to us £2,260,039. Population of Algiers in 1911 was 172,397, of whom one quarter were French.
Most Common Surnames in Algeria
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saidi | 89,164 | 1:433 | |
| 2 | Slimani | 83,474 | 1:463 | |
| 3 | Touati | 83,156 | 1:465 | |
| 4 | Mansouri | 79,540 | 1:486 | |
| 5 | Brahimi | 75,913 | 1:509 | |
| 6 | Messaoudi | 75,295 | 1:513 | |
| 7 | Haddad | 74,019 | 1:522 | |
| 8 | Yahiaoui | 70,752 | 1:546 | |
| 9 | Rahmani | 68,352 | 1:565 | |
| 10 | Dahmani | 67,603 | 1:571 | |
| 11 | Sahraoui | 67,397 | 1:573 | |
| 12 | Benaissa | 67,177 | 1:575 | |
| 13 | Moussaoui | 62,280 | 1:620 | |
| 14 | Bouziane | 61,875 | 1:624 | |
| 15 | Salhi | 61,841 | 1:625 | |
| 16 | Saadi | 59,788 | 1:646 | |
| 17 | Aissaoui | 58,979 | 1:655 | |
| 18 | Benyahia | 58,488 | 1:661 | |
| 19 | Amara | 57,855 | 1:668 | |
| 20 | Belhadj | 57,740 | 1:669 | |
| 21 | Mokhtari | 56,442 | 1:684 | |
| 22 | Merabet | 56,224 | 1:687 | |
| 23 | Abbas | 55,803 | 1:692 | |
| 24 | Taleb | 55,790 | 1:692 | |
| 25 | Bouzid | 54,680 | 1:707 | |
| 26 | Mebarki | 53,557 | 1:721 | |
| 27 | Khaldi | 51,807 | 1:746 | |
| 28 | Bouzidi | 51,080 | 1:756 | |
| 29 | Hadji | 50,258 | 1:769 | |
| 30 | Hamdi | 48,783 | 1:792 | |
| 31 | Hamidi | 48,770 | 1:792 | |
| 32 | Zitouni | 48,667 | 1:794 | |
| 33 | Cherifi | 47,795 | 1:808 | |
| 34 | Talbi | 47,751 | 1:809 | |
| 35 | Kadri | 47,636 | 1:811 | |
| 36 | Bouras | 46,589 | 1:829 | |
| 37 | Abed | 46,335 | 1:834 | |
| 38 | Belaid | 46,000 | 1:840 | |
| 39 | Toumi | 45,753 | 1:844 | |
| 40 | Benali | 45,510 | 1:849 | |
| 41 | Achour | 45,048 | 1:858 | |
| 42 | Taibi | 44,912 | 1:860 | |
| 43 | Chaib | 44,592 | 1:866 | |
| 44 | Chergui | 44,353 | 1:871 | |
| 45 | Larbi | 44,157 | 1:875 | |
| 46 | Ziani | 43,132 | 1:896 | |
| 47 | Madani | 42,978 | 1:899 | |
| 48 | Belarbi | 42,921 | 1:900 | |
| 49 | Nasri | 42,356 | 1:912 | |
| 50 | Boukhalfa | 42,205 | 1:915 | |
| 51 | Kadi | 42,111 | 1:917 | |
| 52 | Yousfi | 41,950 | 1:921 | |
| 53 | Abid | 41,096 | 1:940 | |
| 54 | Gasmi | 40,506 | 1:954 | |
| 55 | Amari | 39,719 | 1:973 | |
| 56 | Abdelli | 39,718 | 1:973 | |
| 57 | Bensalem | 39,326 | 1:982 | |
| 58 | Azzouz | 39,020 | 1:990 | |
| 59 | Zaidi | 38,784 | 1:996 | |
| 60 | Arab | 38,568 | 1:1,002 | |
| 61 | Daoudi | 37,957 | 1:1,018 | |
| 62 | Meziane | 37,867 | 1:1,020 | |
| 63 | Amrani | 37,016 | 1:1,044 | |
| 64 | Khelifa | 36,047 | 1:1,072 | |
| 65 | Ameur | 35,692 | 1:1,082 | |
| 66 | Zaoui | 35,623 | 1:1,084 | |
| 67 | Zerrouki | 35,548 | 1:1,087 | |
| 68 | Soltani | 35,517 | 1:1,088 | |
| 69 | Cherif | 35,379 | 1:1,092 | |
| 70 | Hassani | 34,978 | 1:1,104 | |
| 71 | Hachemi | 34,755 | 1:1,112 | |
| 72 | Belkacem | 34,686 | 1:1,114 | |
| 73 | Salmi | 33,454 | 1:1,155 | |
| 74 | Khelifi | 33,307 | 1:1,160 | |
| 75 | Mahmoudi | 33,300 | 1:1,160 | |
| 76 | Ziane | 33,145 | 1:1,166 | |
| 77 | Rahal | 33,037 | 1:1,169 | |
| 78 | Dahmane | 33,014 | 1:1,170 | |
| 79 | Benamara | 32,885 | 1:1,175 | |
| 80 | Ayad | 32,856 | 1:1,176 | |
| 81 | Hamadi | 32,666 | 1:1,183 | |
| 82 | Mansour | 32,365 | 1:1,194 | |
| 83 | Abdi | 32,303 | 1:1,196 | |
| 84 | Laib | 32,221 | 1:1,199 | |
| 85 | Dib | 32,172 | 1:1,201 | |
| 86 | Daoud | 32,047 | 1:1,205 | |
| 87 | Boukhari | 31,996 | 1:1,207 | |
| 88 | Chabane | 31,163 | 1:1,240 | |
| 89 | Gacem | 31,103 | 1:1,242 | |
| 90 | Zouaoui | 31,038 | 1:1,245 | |
| 91 | Ferhat | 31,021 | 1:1,245 | |
| 92 | Benamar | 30,915 | 1:1,250 | |
| 93 | Ramdani | 30,844 | 1:1,252 | |
| 94 | Seddiki | 30,750 | 1:1,256 | |
| 95 | Benahmed | 30,686 | 1:1,259 | |
| 96 | Rahmouni | 30,681 | 1:1,259 | |
| 97 | Hamza | 30,417 | 1:1,270 | |
| 98 | Latreche | 30,387 | 1:1,271 | |
| 99 | Saoudi | 30,292 | 1:1,275 | |
| 100 | Houari | 30,255 | 1:1,277 | |
| 101 | Dif | 30,127 | 1:1,282 | |
| 102 | Abdellaoui | 30,051 | 1:1,286 | |
| 103 | Bensaid | 29,707 | 1:1,300 | |
| 104 | Boudraa | 29,666 | 1:1,302 | |
| 105 | Kaddour | 29,121 | 1:1,327 | |
| 106 | Lamri | 28,973 | 1:1,333 | |
| 107 | Gharbi | 28,760 | 1:1,343 | |
| 108 | Berkane | 28,517 | 1:1,355 | |
| 109 | Makhlouf | 28,509 | 1:1,355 | |
| 110 | Said | 28,320 | 1:1,364 | |
| 111 | Sayah | 28,307 | 1:1,365 | |
| 112 | Boumaza | 28,223 | 1:1,369 | |
| 113 | Azizi | 28,207 | 1:1,370 | |
| 114 | Abbes | 28,152 | 1:1,372 | |
| 115 | Bouaziz | 28,121 | 1:1,374 | |
| 116 | Mokrani | 27,893 | 1:1,385 | |
| 117 | Abbou | 27,855 | 1:1,387 | |
| 118 | Laouar | 27,834 | 1:1,388 | |
| 119 | Makhloufi | 27,603 | 1:1,400 | |
| 120 | Kara | 27,529 | 1:1,403 | |
| 121 | Miloudi | 26,745 | 1:1,444 | |
| 122 | Belkacemi | 26,686 | 1:1,448 | |
| 123 | Derradji | 26,624 | 1:1,451 | |
| 124 | Saidani | 26,455 | 1:1,460 | |
| 125 | Brahmi | 26,328 | 1:1,467 | |
| 126 | Mohammedi | 26,298 | 1:1,469 | |
| 127 | Abdelaziz | 26,017 | 1:1,485 | |
| 128 | Amrane | 25,960 | 1:1,488 | |
| 129 | Ouali | 25,720 | 1:1,502 | |
| 130 | Mecheri | 25,506 | 1:1,515 | |
| 131 | Belaidi | 25,423 | 1:1,520 | |
| 132 | Allali | 25,182 | 1:1,534 | |
| 133 | Aissani | 25,084 | 1:1,540 | |
| 134 | Meziani | 24,948 | 1:1,548 | |
| 135 | Boudjemaa | 24,874 | 1:1,553 | |
| 136 | Benaouda | 24,855 | 1:1,554 | |
| 137 | Benyoucef | 24,801 | 1:1,558 | |
| 138 | Zidane | 24,584 | 1:1,571 | |
| 139 | Fellah | 24,268 | 1:1,592 | |
| 140 | Senouci | 24,147 | 1:1,600 | |
| 141 | Hamlaoui | 24,107 | 1:1,603 | |
| 142 | Nouri | 23,818 | 1:1,622 | |
| 143 | Merah | 23,803 | 1:1,623 | |
| 144 | Loucif | 23,753 | 1:1,626 | |
| 145 | Kebaili | 23,601 | 1:1,637 | |
| 146 | Mekki | 23,580 | 1:1,638 | |
| 147 | Yahia | 23,560 | 1:1,640 | |
| 148 | Guendouz | 23,554 | 1:1,640 | |
| 149 | Hadjadj | 23,540 | 1:1,641 | |
| 150 | Bouchareb | 23,526 | 1:1,642 | |
| 151 | Djoudi | 23,413 | 1:1,650 | |
| 152 | Belkadi | 23,337 | 1:1,655 | |
| 153 | Lakhal | 23,168 | 1:1,667 | |
| 154 | Rachedi | 23,006 | 1:1,679 | |
| 155 | Chaoui | 22,822 | 1:1,693 | |
| 156 | Djebbar | 22,819 | 1:1,693 | |
| 157 | Adda | 22,738 | 1:1,699 | |
| 158 | Bahloul | 22,702 | 1:1,702 | |
| 159 | Boussaid | 22,562 | 1:1,712 | |
| 160 | Touil | 22,462 | 1:1,720 | |
| 161 | Bouguerra | 22,380 | 1:1,726 | |
| 162 | Salah | 22,372 | 1:1,727 | |
| 163 | Ammari | 22,232 | 1:1,738 | |
| 164 | Henni | 22,215 | 1:1,739 | |
| 165 | Hamel | 22,206 | 1:1,740 | |
| 166 | Berkani | 22,204 | 1:1,740 | |
| 167 | Gherbi | 22,181 | 1:1,742 | |
| 168 | Salem | 22,180 | 1:1,742 | |
| 169 | Boutaleb | 22,176 | 1:1,742 | |
| 170 | Hamzaoui | 22,112 | 1:1,747 | |
| 171 | Zeroual | 22,097 | 1:1,748 | |
| 172 | Merzoug | 21,927 | 1:1,762 | |
| 173 | Hammadi | 21,894 | 1:1,764 | |
| 174 | Lakhdari | 21,865 | 1:1,767 | |
| 175 | Bakhti | 21,855 | 1:1,768 | |
| 176 | Naili | 21,849 | 1:1,768 | |
| 177 | Hamoudi | 21,728 | 1:1,778 | |
| 178 | Bouazza | 21,656 | 1:1,784 | |
| 179 | Yahi | 21,513 | 1:1,796 | |
| 180 | Meddah | 21,511 | 1:1,796 | |
| 181 | Laribi | 21,389 | 1:1,806 | |
| 182 | Tahri | 21,352 | 1:1,809 | |
| 183 | Mazouz | 21,293 | 1:1,814 | |
| 184 | Moulay | 21,286 | 1:1,815 | |
| 185 | Bahri | 21,242 | 1:1,819 | |
| 186 | Belkheir | 21,024 | 1:1,837 | |
| 187 | Malki | 20,906 | 1:1,848 | |
| 188 | Boubekeur | 20,870 | 1:1,851 | |
| 189 | Charef | 20,772 | 1:1,860 | |
| 190 | Bouali | 20,766 | 1:1,860 | |
| 191 | Abbad | 20,748 | 1:1,862 | |
| 192 | Rezig | 20,675 | 1:1,869 | |
| 193 | Guessoum | 20,642 | 1:1,872 | |
| 194 | Diaf | 20,617 | 1:1,874 | |
| 195 | Bensalah | 20,529 | 1:1,882 | |
| 196 | Bekkouche | 20,503 | 1:1,884 | |
| 197 | Bacha | 20,497 | 1:1,885 | |
| 198 | Amri | 20,383 | 1:1,895 | |
| 199 | Merzougui | 20,372 | 1:1,896 | |
| 200 | Belkhiri | 20,263 | 1:1,907 | |