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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.

Borgou 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.

Borgou Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Borgou 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.

Borgou 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 Borgou 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.

Borgou 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.

Borgou 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 Borgou Department

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Benin
1	Bio	41,052	1:30	37.11%	1
2	Orou	39,319	1:32	37.24%	2
3	Sabi	23,980	1:52	28.33%	3
4	Chabi	21,061	1:59	55.31%	11
5	Mama	19,309	1:64	53.14%	12
6	Amadou	18,193	1:68	29.72%	4
7	Bani	16,710	1:75	39.74%	10
8	Boni	16,349	1:76	47.12%	15
9	Moussa	14,551	1:86	31.09%	6
10	Worou	14,009	1:89	44.85%	20
11	Oumarou	13,643	1:91	43.56%	19
12	Adamou	13,625	1:91	29.35%	7
13	Yarou	12,919	1:96	53.42%	38
14	Kora	11,722	1:106	51.60%	41
15	Adam	11,715	1:106	41.16%	23
16	Gounou	11,575	1:108	50.35%	40
17	Mamadou	11,398	1:109	71.51%	61
18	Idrissou	9,785	1:127	30.94%	18
19	Yacoubou	9,327	1:133	35.31%	31
20	Imorou	9,230	1:135	40.83%	42
21	Boukari	8,991	1:138	32.85%	28
22	Sanni	8,902	1:140	32.66%	29
23	Saka	8,796	1:142	63.87%	77
24	Salifou	8,627	1:144	32.03%	30
25	Abdoulaye	8,553	1:146	30.95%	26
26	Issa	8,238	1:151	32.63%	35
27	Lafia	8,058	1:155	51.40%	65
28	Sero	7,723	1:161	48.50%	62
29	Djobo	7,601	1:164	54.17%	74
30	Zime	7,522	1:166	67.63%	105
31	Koto	7,437	1:167	62.71%	98
32	Alassane	7,175	1:174	28.16%	34
33	Sidi	7,053	1:177	44.62%	64
34	Soumanou	6,987	1:178	32.05%	45
35	Ibrahim	6,982	1:178	31.94%	44
36	Soule	6,271	1:199	33.78%	50
37	Demon	6,188	1:201	46.38%	81
38	Assouma	6,008	1:207	48.04%	91
39	Tamou	5,893	1:211	47.09%	90
40	Seidou	5,734	1:217	36.11%	63
41	Sambieni	5,554	1:224	21.28%	32
42	Zakari	5,528	1:225	32.32%	54
43	Alou	5,449	1:228	43.26%	88
44	Issifou	5,372	1:232	27.81%	49
45	Matchou	5,074	1:245	74.16%	194
46	Sounon	5,010	1:248	57.89%	142
47	Bah	4,933	1:252	38.60%	84
48	Mora	4,722	1:264	47.00%	115
49	Ali	4,668	1:267	23.90%	47
50	Sambo	4,537	1:274	49.37%	128
51	Kouagou	4,460	1:279	16.29%	27
52	Djodi	4,358	1:286	46.14%	123
53	Alidou	4,348	1:286	28.20%	68
54	Tabe	4,283	1:291	75.46%	223
55	Ada	4,175	1:298	57.62%	179
56	Gado	4,132	1:301	30.45%	79
57	Aboudou	4,119	1:302	34.55%	97
58	Mamoudou	3,999	1:311	40.37%	118
59	Karim	3,976	1:313	35.43%	103
60	N'Tcha	3,932	1:317	15.11%	33
61	Kouri	3,775	1:330	68.95%	234
62	Dafia	3,762	1:331	52.29%	182
63	Kassa	3,696	1:337	16.80%	43
64	Moumouni	3,694	1:337	24.60%	71
65	Monra	3,552	1:351	81.81%	281
66	Arouna	3,518	1:354	21.83%	59
67	Allou	3,464	1:359	68.84%	253
68	M'Po	3,457	1:360	17.61%	46
69	Samon	3,363	1:370	62.00%	236
70	Djibril	3,307	1:376	41.11%	157
71	Abdou	3,252	1:383	29.38%	106
72	Asso	3,105	1:401	40.54%	162
73	Sare	3,049	1:408	19.08%	60
74	Boubakar	2,922	1:426	41.34%	184
75	Dramane	2,883	1:432	39.30%	172
76	Sebo	2,877	1:433	59.91%	260
77	Gani	2,852	1:437	49.96%	221
78	Suanon	2,828	1:440	92.81%	416
79	Sourokou	2,775	1:449	68.23%	306
80	Garba	2,753	1:452	16.65%	58
81	Issiaka	2,668	1:467	35.86%	168
82	Demo	2,632	1:473	65.73%	310
83	Abou	2,629	1:474	28.70%	129
84	Kpera	2,476	1:503	70.10%	355
85	Gobi	2,459	1:506	78.79%	405
86	Bouba	2,452	1:508	85.35%	452
87	Biaou	2,451	1:508	19.89%	95
88	Sime	2,435	1:511	55.58%	279
89	Tairou	2,339	1:532	31.94%	174
90	Yorou	2,337	1:533	42.21%	231
91	Akpo	2,332	1:534	18.85%	94
92	Dembo	2,283	1:545	80.36%	459
93	Bagoudou	2,263	1:550	73.93%	413
94	Seko	2,197	1:567	53.49%	301
95	Mohamed	2,160	1:576	33.56%	201
96	Tawema	1,996	1:624	22.62%	137
97	Wassou	1,981	1:628	29.72%	198
98	Bawa	1,973	1:631	33.77%	219
99	Karimou	1,895	1:657	21.43%	134
100	Allagbe	1,891	1:658	25.46%	169
101	Guenin	1,884	1:661	96.32%	698
102	Boro	1,851	1:673	53.62%	361
103	Seni	1,818	1:685	33.25%	235
104	Yaya	1,814	1:686	21.91%	152
105	Bouraima	1,809	1:688	19.49%	127
106	Mere	1,808	1:689	30.44%	214
107	Toko	1,793	1:694	43.33%	300
108	Hamadou	1,781	1:699	18.77%	122
109	Tchoumon	1,743	1:714	32.33%	238

110	Bouka	1,703	1:731	95.73%	773
111	Amidou	1,702	1:731	19.56%	140
112	Takou	1,683	1:740	87.20%	706
113	Namboni	1,676	1:743	18.78%	133
114	Belko	1,671	1:745	41.53%	309
115	Atchade	1,615	1:771	18.92%	146
116	Sina	1,609	1:774	60.63%	498
117	Gouda	1,605	1:776	28.84%	228
118	N'Dah	1,602	1:777	12.43%	83
119	Ganni	1,599	1:779	60.09%	495
120	Aboubakari	1,558	1:799	27.19%	220
121	Sanda	1,546	1:805	35.52%	280
122	Ousmane	1,503	1:828	23.68%	206
123	Yamoussa	1,492	1:834	72.46%	659
124	Tchoumi	1,463	1:851	99.93%	971
125	Adou	1,460	1:853	38.81%	333
126	Gawe	1,453	1:857	58.21%	535
127	Sacca	1,448	1:860	75.97%	715
128	Kombeto	1,441	1:864	81.69%	782
129	Boubaka	1,423	1:875	35.73%	312
130	Goro	1,420	1:877	58.99%	563
131	Boubakari	1,406	1:885	43.27%	385
132	Alfa	1,388	1:897	31.34%	276
133	Daouda	1,387	1:898	19.22%	180
134	Matchoudo	1,372	1:907	34.29%	311
135	Guera	1,369	1:909	36.12%	331
136	Bouko	1,367	1:911	42.57%	389
137	Ibrahima	1,366	1:911	28.70%	262
138	Yerima	1,344	1:926	25.35%	243
139	Inoussa	1,339	1:930	20.81%	202
140	Boubakal	1,312	1:949	63.69%	658
141	Aliou	1,304	1:955	18.49%	186
142	Nouanti	1,286	1:968	20.11%	204
143	Salou	1,266	1:983	31.05%	305
144	Bourai	1,260	1:988	81.55%	922
145	Bouyagui	1,255	1:992	68.43%	739
146	Osseni	1,232	1:1,011	20.04%	210
147	Baba	1,219	1:1,021	20.34%	212
148	Dossou	1,211	1:1,028	2.05%	5
149	Issiakou	1,209	1:1,030	69.44%	793
150	Assogba	1,207	1:1,031	2.77%	9
151	Mohamadou	1,198	1:1,039	27.96%	287
152	Guerra	1,196	1:1,041	32.19%	337
153	Toumoudagou	1,189	1:1,047	15.55%	163
154	Mouhamadou	1,177	1:1,058	16.21%	178
155	Baguiri	1,145	1:1,087	45.76%	529
156	Lawani	1,137	1:1,095	16.27%	189
157	Bourandi	1,130	1:1,102	94.96%	1,197
158	Torou	1,098	1:1,134	54.30%	665
159	Kombetto	1,090	1:1,142	10.50%	113
160	Idani	1,087	1:1,145	16.89%	202
161	Dari	1,070	1:1,164	14.71%	177
162	Sonkpian	1,062	1:1,172	85.58%	1,148
163	Guene	1,047	1:1,189	60.98%	807
164	Issaka	1,043	1:1,194	11.44%	130
165	Bagri	1,041	1:1,196	36.65%	461
166	Barassounon	1,037	1:1,201	63.78%	867
166	Kissira	1,037	1:1,201	56.76%	744
168	Brisso	1,025	1:1,215	60.37%	821
169	Benon	1,010	1:1,233	73.78%	1,032
170	Goudi	1,008	1:1,235	66.62%	942
171	Garadima	1,004	1:1,240	94.72%	1,353
172	Sani	997	1:1,249	23.26%	286
173	Madougou	996	1:1,250	35.37%	466
174	Banni	985	1:1,264	32.38%	418
175	Tamba	977	1:1,274	85.33%	1,258
176	Yero	973	1:1,280	31.69%	412
177	Tchansi	965	1:1,290	18.88%	246
178	Bello	946	1:1,316	11.89%	160
179	Sika	938	1:1,327	46.71%	669
180	Gbaguidi	935	1:1,332	7.40%	86
181	Alagbe	933	1:1,334	44.64%	651
182	Dogo	928	1:1,342	23.42%	315
183	Samani	926	1:1,344	96.76%	1,485
184	Dama	905	1:1,376	77.28%	1,222
185	Mare	901	1:1,382	41.60%	633
186	Adda	885	1:1,407	41.71%	643
187	Garouba	881	1:1,413	44.65%	685
188	Djida	871	1:1,429	58.77%	955
189	Amoussou	870	1:1,431	1.91%	8
190	Baboni	864	1:1,441	84.79%	1,403
191	Gande	863	1:1,443	32.50%	497
192	Seh	860	1:1,448	51.28%	837
193	Dabo	848	1:1,468	71.50%	1,204
193	Saidou	848	1:1,468	30.90%	483
195	Alpha	840	1:1,482	37.75%	609
196	Assane	826	1:1,507	17.65%	265
197	Saliou	825	1:1,509	24.30%	367
198	Gnammi	816	1:1,526	8.53%	120
199	Fousseni	812	1:1,533	10.05%	155
200	Zoumarou	807	1:1,543	16.32%	256

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