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Newspapers Covering Donga Department

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.

Donga 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.

Donga Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Donga 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.

Donga 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 Donga 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.

Donga 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.

Donga 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 Donga Department

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Benin
1	Idrissou	9,774	1:57	30.90%	18
2	Alassane	9,588	1:58	37.63%	34
3	Boukari	9,272	1:60	33.87%	28
4	Adamou	8,131	1:69	17.51%	7
5	Salifou	7,897	1:71	29.32%	30
6	Moussa	7,462	1:75	15.94%	6
7	Mamam	7,196	1:78	85.44%	149
8	Boni	7,137	1:78	20.57%	15
9	Worou	6,746	1:83	21.60%	20
10	Issifou	6,414	1:87	33.21%	49
11	Abdoulaye	6,266	1:89	22.67%	26
12	Yacoubou	6,215	1:90	23.53%	31
13	Amadou	5,645	1:99	9.22%	4
14	Fousseni	5,508	1:101	68.15%	155
15	Ibrahim	5,340	1:105	24.43%	44
16	Issa	5,304	1:105	21.01%	35
17	Zakari	5,037	1:111	29.45%	54
18	Sare	4,902	1:114	30.68%	60
19	Arouna	4,849	1:115	30.10%	59
20	Alidou	4,761	1:117	30.88%	68
21	Issaka	4,754	1:117	52.16%	130
22	Adam	4,603	1:121	16.17%	23
23	Bio	4,493	1:124	4.06%	1
24	Moumouni	4,292	1:130	28.58%	71
25	Soumanou	4,200	1:133	19.27%	45
26	Imorou	3,841	1:145	16.99%	42
27	Gado	3,681	1:152	27.13%	79
28	Sidi	3,620	1:154	22.90%	64
29	Zoumarou	3,574	1:156	72.28%	256
30	Seibou	3,247	1:172	64.17%	249
31	N'Tcha	3,185	1:175	12.24%	33
32	Karimou	2,932	1:190	33.16%	134
33	Gomina	2,737	1:204	71.09%	329
34	M'Po	2,683	1:208	13.67%	46
35	Biaou	2,670	1:209	21.67%	95
36	Sanni	2,656	1:210	9.75%	29
37	Dramane	2,647	1:211	36.08%	172
38	Aboudou	2,633	1:212	22.08%	97
39	Yaya	2,626	1:213	31.72%	152
40	Karim	2,605	1:214	23.21%	103
41	Sabi	2,587	1:216	3.06%	3
42	Soule	2,575	1:217	13.87%	50
43	Ali	2,551	1:219	13.06%	47
44	Yolou	2,460	1:227	84.59%	446
45	Amidou	2,435	1:229	27.98%	140
46	Soulemane	2,427	1:230	50.02%	258
47	Kouagou	2,393	1:233	8.74%	27
48	Biao	2,296	1:243	72.59%	399
49	Zato	2,286	1:244	61.68%	340
50	Asso	2,271	1:246	29.65%	162
51	Assouma	2,259	1:247	18.06%	91
52	Chabi	2,193	1:254	5.76%	11
53	Ibrahima	2,110	1:264	44.33%	262
54	Yerima	2,078	1:269	39.20%	243
55	Alaza	2,039	1:274	82.72%	542
56	Tairou	1,999	1:279	27.29%	174
57	Tchao	1,997	1:279	78.41%	517
58	Abalo	1,885	1:296	42.36%	273
59	Aboubakari	1,824	1:306	31.83%	220
60	Assoumanou	1,807	1:309	75.26%	566
61	Bawa	1,798	1:310	30.78%	219
62	Mamoudou	1,759	1:317	17.76%	118
63	Maman	1,751	1:319	41.43%	292
64	Bassaou	1,739	1:321	91.48%	717
65	Takpara	1,736	1:321	82.90%	650
66	Daoudou	1,730	1:323	52.81%	381
67	Ouorou	1,688	1:331	64.85%	506
68	Affo	1,657	1:337	24.02%	191
69	Djobo	1,640	1:340	11.69%	74
70	Inoussa	1,603	1:348	24.91%	202
71	Djodi	1,591	1:351	16.84%	123
72	Demon	1,585	1:352	11.88%	81
73	Orou	1,584	1:352	1.50%	2
74	Aliou	1,568	1:356	22.23%	186
75	Matchi	1,542	1:362	73.32%	648
76	Tiga	1,487	1:375	88.99%	843
77	Abdou	1,475	1:378	13.33%	106
78	Mouhamadou	1,424	1:392	19.62%	178
79	Baba	1,403	1:398	23.41%	212
80	Seidou	1,361	1:410	8.57%	63
81	Daouda	1,331	1:419	18.44%	180
82	Yorou	1,327	1:421	23.97%	231
83	Gaou	1,296	1:431	80.55%	877
84	Mohamed	1,274	1:438	19.79%	201
85	N'Dah	1,240	1:450	9.62%	83
86	Mouhamed	1,193	1:468	45.80%	504
87	Oumorou	1,158	1:482	42.46%	485
88	Ambarka	1,028	1:543	88.24%	1,227
89	Awali	1,006	1:555	70.30%	990
90	Wele	983	1:568	78.96%	1,142
91	Sani	980	1:569	22.86%	286
92	Sama	961	1:581	54.95%	785
93	Ousmane	940	1:594	14.81%	206
94	Djibril	920	1:607	11.44%	157
95	Garba	917	1:609	5.55%	58
96	Tessi	912	1:612	46.01%	682
97	Koriko	897	1:622	70.30%	1,109
98	Bantchi	893	1:625	89.39%	1,430
99	Mayaba	861	1:648	69.49%	1,152
100	Samaou	827	1:675	84.56%	1,460
101	Yassi	822	1:679	65.76%	1,136
102	Sayo	819	1:681	62.00%	1,077
103	Alfa	776	1:719	17.52%	276
104	Djibrila	775	1:720	44.57%	794
105	Biagui	764	1:730	91.94%	1,688
106	Mamadou	734	1:760	4.61%	61
107	Issiaka	728	1:767	9.78%	168
108	Saoute	718	1:777	89.08%	1,749
108	Tchani	718	1:777	78.13%	1,539

110	Atchade	707	1:789	8.28%	146
110	Taïrou	707	1:789	28.64%	540
112	Abou	698	1:799	7.62%	129
113	Konde	694	1:804	66.35%	1,373
114	Diko	693	1:805	26.07%	496
115	Oumarou	679	1:822	2.17%	19
116	Dangou	675	1:827	68.39%	1,443
117	Akakpo	660	1:846	3.91%	56
118	Kassim	659	1:847	28.95%	596
119	Dafassawa	654	1:853	91.85%	1,970
120	Nassam	651	1:857	80.87%	1,750
121	Yaka	647	1:862	53.47%	1,177
122	Gani	646	1:864	11.32%	221
123	Nouhoum	634	1:880	77.98%	1,727
123	Saka	634	1:880	4.60%	77
125	Samari	631	1:884	27.72%	596
126	Dogo	628	1:889	15.85%	315
127	Aboubakar	623	1:896	18.34%	366
128	Aballo	614	1:909	8.70%	185
129	Sindjaloum	609	1:916	72.59%	1,684
130	Samou	607	1:919	52.92%	1,250
131	Kondo	603	1:925	44.01%	1,030
132	Baboukari	597	1:935	90.45%	2,115
133	Bassabi	580	1:962	82.39%	1,993
133	Souradjou	580	1:962	51.97%	1,290
135	Foudou	573	1:974	85.27%	2,082
136	Sankamao	548	1:1,018	95.97%	2,434
137	Tassou	544	1:1,026	26.64%	663
138	Chacran	541	1:1,031	80.75%	2,085
139	Kadri	540	1:1,033	31.29%	802
140	Salissou	539	1:1,035	75.07%	1,952
141	Bachabi	538	1:1,037	23.46%	590
142	Aboulaye	534	1:1,045	33.35%	884
142	Dadja	534	1:1,045	80.54%	2,103
144	Djaffo	523	1:1,067	82.49%	2,200
145	Soulemana	521	1:1,071	86.12%	2,315
146	Kpema	508	1:1,098	80.76%	2,216
147	Amoussou	503	1:1,109	1.10%	8
148	Nassirou	499	1:1,118	30.46%	859
149	Djabo	498	1:1,121	70.04%	1,974
150	Sounon	494	1:1,130	5.71%	142
151	Akpaki	485	1:1,151	21.11%	588
152	Mohamadou	484	1:1,153	11.30%	287
153	Ntcha	481	1:1,160	21.54%	606
154	Kpekpassi	478	1:1,167	64.33%	1,895
155	Namari	468	1:1,192	94.16%	2,781
156	Djataou	467	1:1,195	42.49%	1,317
157	Abalonorou	457	1:1,221	89.78%	2,713
157	Soumaila	457	1:1,221	13.84%	376
159	Adou	454	1:1,229	12.07%	333
160	Atta	444	1:1,257	29.56%	946
160	Tchinga	444	1:1,257	84.25%	2,627
162	Mpo	442	1:1,263	22.12%	675
163	Mama	440	1:1,268	1.21%	12
163	Natta	440	1:1,268	10.89%	308
165	Ayena	438	1:1,274	12.94%	370
166	Koumai	434	1:1,286	89.12%	2,843
167	Dramani	428	1:1,304	70.51%	2,302
168	Aboudoulaye	421	1:1,325	21.50%	695
169	Issotina	418	1:1,335	90.28%	2,995
170	Wali	415	1:1,345	68.37%	2,302
171	Saliou	413	1:1,351	12.16%	367
172	Abdoul	412	1:1,354	44.78%	1,537
173	Wahabou	409	1:1,364	39.56%	1,389
174	Yobi	404	1:1,381	62.73%	2,170
175	Lawa	402	1:1,388	85.90%	2,959
176	Tchaou	400	1:1,395	32.52%	1,157
177	Agnoro	399	1:1,399	78.85%	2,731
177	Boucari	399	1:1,399	73.21%	2,537
179	Akobi	395	1:1,413	22.01%	763
180	Yarou	394	1:1,416	1.63%	38
181	Salami	392	1:1,424	5.88%	197
182	Tchala	391	1:1,427	52.91%	1,907
183	Bani	388	1:1,438	0.92%	10
183	Sanda	388	1:1,438	8.92%	280
185	Sebo	383	1:1,457	7.98%	260
186	Ayouba	377	1:1,480	29.36%	1,104
187	Boule	374	1:1,492	69.91%	2,581
188	Lafia	372	1:1,500	2.37%	65
189	Gnami	371	1:1,504	25.94%	991
190	Kassimou	369	1:1,512	27.85%	1,074
191	Koura	366	1:1,525	13.79%	498
192	Seïbou	365	1:1,529	65.06%	2,479
193	Kalifa	362	1:1,542	76.86%	2,936
193	Tamimou	362	1:1,542	73.13%	2,792
195	Djato	359	1:1,554	14.95%	565
196	Mere	358	1:1,559	6.03%	214
197	Laima	355	1:1,572	48.04%	1,907
198	Harouna	354	1:1,576	16.47%	636
199	Koto	353	1:1,581	2.98%	98
200	Dotia	350	1:1,594	14.69%	573
200	Koffi	350	1:1,594	6.96%	253

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