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Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Atakora Department Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

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.

Atakora Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Atakora Department Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Atakora Department Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Atakora Department

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Atakora Department Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Atakora Department Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

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 Atakora Department

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Benin
1	Sambieni	18,760	1:42	71.89%	32
2	Kouagou	18,099	1:44	66.11%	27
3	Bio	17,276	1:46	15.62%	1
4	N'Tcha	16,713	1:47	64.21%	33
5	Orou	15,487	1:51	14.67%	2
6	Kassa	14,577	1:54	66.27%	43
7	Sabi	13,695	1:58	16.18%	3
8	M'Po	12,468	1:64	63.51%	46
9	N'Dah	9,291	1:85	72.11%	83
10	Kombetto	9,164	1:86	88.29%	113
11	Gnammi	8,396	1:94	87.77%	120
12	Namboni	7,129	1:111	79.87%	133
13	Sahgui	6,731	1:118	93.45%	181
14	Boni	6,587	1:120	18.98%	15
15	Tawema	6,340	1:125	71.84%	137
16	Gnarigo	6,323	1:125	83.03%	165
17	Toumoudagou	6,283	1:126	82.16%	163
18	Dari	5,474	1:145	75.23%	177
19	Idani	5,004	1:158	77.77%	202
20	Amadou	4,826	1:164	7.88%	4
21	Sanhongou	4,663	1:170	92.54%	250
22	Moussa	4,653	1:170	9.94%	6
23	Tchando	4,613	1:172	85.92%	239
24	Yantekoua	4,587	1:173	82.68%	230
25	Nouanti	4,447	1:178	69.53%	204
26	Doko	4,325	1:183	72.36%	213
27	Yokossi	4,106	1:193	88.95%	268
28	Tchanate	3,871	1:205	85.28%	272
29	Tchansi	3,803	1:208	74.39%	246
30	Sanni	3,735	1:212	13.70%	29
31	Kora	3,600	1:220	15.85%	41
32	Yarou	3,539	1:224	14.63%	38
33	Sero	3,414	1:232	21.44%	62
34	Boukari	3,364	1:236	12.29%	28
35	Bani	3,353	1:236	7.97%	10
36	Kouago	3,349	1:237	94.63%	354
37	Moutouama	3,242	1:244	83.66%	327
38	Yoa	3,230	1:245	82.97%	323
39	Chabi	3,229	1:245	8.48%	11
40	Yoro	3,208	1:247	82.00%	319
41	Dakou	3,187	1:249	85.97%	339
42	Adamou	3,163	1:251	6.81%	7
43	Mora	3,149	1:252	31.34%	115
44	Mama	3,127	1:253	8.61%	12
45	Gounou	3,049	1:260	13.26%	40
46	Tchetekoua	2,983	1:266	87.76%	365
47	Natta	2,951	1:269	73.04%	308
48	Lafia	2,858	1:277	18.23%	65
49	Yacoubou	2,844	1:279	10.77%	31
50	N'Kouei	2,837	1:279	86.23%	378
51	Nekoua	2,793	1:284	85.13%	380
52	Kiatti	2,726	1:291	91.54%	431
53	Sekou	2,701	1:293	64.74%	296
54	Issa	2,620	1:302	10.38%	35
55	Doute	2,516	1:315	80.41%	403
56	Kombieni	2,505	1:316	80.21%	404
57	Sanwekoua	2,495	1:318	87.95%	464
58	Imorou	2,465	1:321	10.90%	42
59	N'Koue	2,372	1:334	64.83%	343
60	Tchari	2,317	1:342	77.54%	428
61	Simbia	2,243	1:353	81.50%	481
62	Idrissou	2,187	1:362	6.91%	18
63	Tagali	2,176	1:364	83.53%	504
64	Sare	2,143	1:370	13.41%	60
65	Tchatti	2,100	1:377	92.02%	594
66	Alassane	2,080	1:381	8.16%	34
67	Kolani	2,061	1:384	78.78%	502
68	Salifou	2,042	1:388	7.58%	30
69	Gnammou	2,039	1:389	92.56%	616
70	Seke	2,017	1:393	72.48%	474
71	Abdoulaye	1,990	1:398	7.20%	26
72	Nonti	1,966	1:403	89.85%	622
73	Mere	1,946	1:407	32.76%	214
74	Sagui	1,940	1:408	65.72%	439
75	M'Betti	1,853	1:428	90.43%	662
76	Kombienou	1,843	1:430	84.77%	628
77	Tchanati	1,811	1:438	77.76%	583
78	Worou	1,806	1:439	5.78%	20
79	Sambo	1,801	1:440	19.60%	128
80	Tamou	1,799	1:440	14.38%	90
81	Soule	1,796	1:441	9.67%	50
82	Oumarou	1,789	1:443	5.71%	19
83	Seidou	1,749	1:453	11.02%	63
84	Sime	1,743	1:455	39.79%	279
85	N'Toua	1,680	1:472	81.12%	655
86	Ibrahim	1,621	1:489	7.42%	44
87	Ali	1,610	1:492	8.24%	47
88	Noanti	1,595	1:497	90.99%	783
89	Adam	1,567	1:506	5.51%	23
90	Tawe	1,550	1:511	68.92%	603
91	Yarigo	1,540	1:515	59.07%	503
92	Issifou	1,537	1:516	7.96%	49
93	Saka	1,534	1:517	11.14%	77
94	Zakari	1,405	1:564	8.21%	54
95	Yani	1,387	1:571	82.71%	837
96	Namboua	1,365	1:580	85.58%	893
97	Tchesso	1,359	1:583	97.77%	1,016
98	Sanna	1,353	1:586	47.03%	451
99	Nambima	1,331	1:595	86.43%	925
100	Soumanou	1,300	1:610	5.96%	45
101	Bah	1,281	1:619	10.02%	84
102	Garba	1,274	1:622	7.71%	58
103	Nagassi	1,259	1:629	88.17%	996
104	Gnamou	1,251	1:633	75.91%	853
105	Nouemou	1,244	1:637	92.28%	1,055
106	Yahgo	1,235	1:642	96.33%	1,107
107	Demo	1,232	1:643	30.77%	310
108	Moumouni	1,227	1:646	8.17%	71
109	Karim	1,219	1:650	10.86%	103

110	Tore	1,205	1:658	77.79%	916
111	Sounon	1,184	1:669	13.68%	142
112	Natte	1,174	1:675	99.16%	1,207
113	Gado	1,171	1:677	8.63%	79
114	N'Oueni	1,170	1:677	92.78%	1,120
115	Belco	1,160	1:683	45.96%	521
116	Ada	1,152	1:688	15.90%	179
117	Alou	1,106	1:716	8.78%	88
118	Koura	1,099	1:721	41.41%	498
119	Yantikoua	1,088	1:728	92.20%	1,210
120	Ntcha	1,084	1:731	48.54%	606
121	N'We	1,081	1:733	81.52%	1,072
122	Yombo	1,077	1:736	81.65%	1,079
123	N'Ouemou	1,065	1:744	90.95%	1,222
124	Nambi	1,057	1:750	76.76%	1,022
125	Yorou	1,046	1:758	18.89%	231
126	Djobo	1,026	1:772	7.31%	74
127	Toko	1,021	1:776	24.67%	300
128	Allou	1,003	1:790	19.93%	253
129	Sourokou	988	1:802	24.29%	306
130	Bouko	980	1:809	30.52%	389
131	Mpo	976	1:812	48.85%	675
132	Banni	964	1:822	31.69%	418
133	Arouna	952	1:832	5.91%	59
134	Takpeme	935	1:847	93.31%	1,423
135	Touboudieni	932	1:850	79.32%	1,217
136	Alidou	928	1:854	6.02%	68
137	Issaka	926	1:856	10.16%	130
138	Sambienou	920	1:861	89.23%	1,392
139	Dogo	904	1:876	22.81%	315
140	Mamadou	894	1:886	5.61%	61
141	M'Boma	887	1:893	79.48%	1,290
142	Yotto	885	1:895	88.41%	1,427
143	Koto	881	1:899	7.43%	98
144	Sanga	878	1:902	82.75%	1,352
144	Tabdieni	878	1:902	95.64%	1,543
146	Gnargo	871	1:910	86.67%	1,420
147	Mamoudou	863	1:918	8.71%	118
148	N'Serma	843	1:940	85.32%	1,441
149	Dafia	840	1:943	11.67%	182
150	Djodi	831	1:953	8.80%	123
151	Tikande	827	1:958	79.83%	1,386
152	Nantekoua	812	1:976	82.69%	1,451
153	Fousseni	805	1:984	9.96%	155
154	Boubaka	800	1:990	20.09%	312
155	Moutangou	799	1:992	89.98%	1,593
156	N'Serme	797	1:994	89.85%	1,595
157	Amidou	796	1:995	9.15%	140
158	Nara	792	1:1,000	74.86%	1,357
159	Assouma	788	1:1,006	6.30%	91
160	Nambime	786	1:1,008	90.66%	1,636
160	Yerima	786	1:1,008	14.83%	243
162	Tchoumon	779	1:1,017	14.45%	238
163	Souwega	754	1:1,051	96.79%	1,806
164	Tawaga	750	1:1,056	84.94%	1,605
165	Tairou	740	1:1,071	10.10%	174
166	Abou	728	1:1,088	7.95%	129
167	Simbianou	719	1:1,102	93.01%	1,823
168	Kiansi	709	1:1,118	90.09%	1,791
169	Kambia	704	1:1,126	83.12%	1,668
170	Karimou	698	1:1,135	7.89%	134
171	Salou	697	1:1,137	17.10%	305
172	Tchetikoua	690	1:1,148	80.42%	1,649
173	Tchaa	681	1:1,164	88.79%	1,836
174	Tabe	675	1:1,174	11.89%	223
175	Hamadou	671	1:1,181	7.07%	122
176	Ndah	665	1:1,192	62.44%	1,348
176	Seko	665	1:1,192	16.19%	301
178	Mare	659	1:1,202	30.42%	633
179	Boko	656	1:1,208	3.73%	52
180	N'Tangou	653	1:1,213	82.04%	1,775
181	Iropa	652	1:1,215	94.63%	2,029
182	Guera	647	1:1,225	17.07%	331
183	Wassou	643	1:1,232	9.65%	198
184	Aboudou	628	1:1,262	5.27%	97
185	Sebo	626	1:1,266	13.04%	260
186	Kouri	625	1:1,268	11.42%	234
187	Brisso	618	1:1,282	36.40%	821
188	Ouro	611	1:1,297	62.73%	1,467
189	N'Touame	607	1:1,305	88.61%	2,043
190	Abdou	600	1:1,321	5.42%	106
191	Matchoudo	594	1:1,334	14.85%	311
192	Tchati	592	1:1,338	39.15%	943
193	Baparape	591	1:1,341	47.20%	1,130
194	Guerra	589	1:1,345	15.85%	337
195	Lamboni	583	1:1,359	66.86%	1,628
196	Taouema	578	1:1,371	84.75%	2,057
197	N'Weni	565	1:1,402	65.17%	1,636
198	Patcha	564	1:1,405	92.46%	2,288
199	Boro	561	1:1,412	16.25%	361
200	Yaya	560	1:1,415	6.76%	152

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