Northwest Region Genealogy Resources & Vital Records

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Newspapers Covering Northwest Region

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.

Northwest Region 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.

Northwest Region Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Northwest Region 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.

Northwest Region Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Northwest Region

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.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

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

Northwest Region Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

Northwest Region 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 Northwest Region

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Cameroon
1	Che	17,400	1:114	57.88%	45
2	Ngong	15,863	1:125	58.72%	50
3	Ngum	14,131	1:141	71.46%	80
4	Ngwa	14,012	1:142	56.51%	60
5	Nfor	13,984	1:142	64.17%	74
6	Bih	12,653	1:157	68.32%	91
7	Kum	11,893	1:167	61.93%	83
8	Lukong	10,385	1:191	77.56%	138
9	Ndi	10,340	1:192	38.83%	52
10	Tata	9,887	1:201	53.35%	90
11	Neba	8,948	1:222	63.53%	135
12	Mbah	8,882	1:224	34.80%	56
13	Chia	8,711	1:228	67.40%	150
14	Nji	8,482	1:234	50.11%	102
15	Wirba	8,407	1:236	81.13%	199
16	Lum	8,167	1:243	69.88%	170
17	Shey	7,797	1:255	67.74%	177
18	Adamu	7,289	1:273	81.18%	252
19	Ngeh	6,844	1:290	64.21%	190
20	Fru	6,596	1:301	62.36%	191
21	Fai	6,585	1:302	72.88%	249
22	Fon	6,253	1:318	50.62%	156
23	Tatah	6,066	1:328	71.25%	268
24	Mbong	5,810	1:342	43.14%	137
25	Chi	5,742	1:346	60.40%	231
26	Ambe	5,596	1:355	55.11%	203
27	Ihimbru	5,588	1:356	85.84%	385
28	Bache	5,550	1:358	82.31%	371
29	Ngoran	5,177	1:384	81.25%	393
30	Awah	5,162	1:385	54.30%	230
30	Kudi	5,162	1:385	76.30%	370
32	Ndifon	5,104	1:389	71.36%	350
33	Ndzi	5,002	1:397	71.30%	359
34	Ngala	4,947	1:402	60.99%	288
35	Sirri	4,804	1:414	77.38%	403
36	Musa	4,800	1:414	79.77%	414
37	Ibrahim	4,661	1:426	12.46%	36
38	Nchang	4,649	1:427	68.27%	367
39	Neh	4,635	1:429	74.10%	400
40	Fuh	4,562	1:436	59.47%	312
41	Chin	4,546	1:437	80.89%	443
42	Suh	4,502	1:441	57.69%	301
43	Wirngo	4,501	1:441	84.10%	463
44	Sama	4,449	1:447	50.13%	256
45	Mbuh	4,370	1:455	72.57%	412
46	Nformi	4,356	1:456	64.29%	369
47	Wirnkar	4,160	1:478	82.49%	493
48	Shu	4,052	1:490	67.31%	413
49	Nde	3,779	1:526	31.54%	162
50	Wirsiy	3,707	1:536	81.10%	543
51	Ngah	3,570	1:557	9.36%	34
52	Acha	3,448	1:576	36.25%	229
53	Ngwe	3,403	1:584	47.75%	352
54	Achu	3,383	1:587	50.90%	376
55	Tah	3,360	1:591	46.49%	344
56	Ngam	3,264	1:609	50.90%	391
57	Bah	3,259	1:610	36.85%	257
58	Ndifor	3,149	1:631	48.05%	382
59	Muluh	3,104	1:640	68.04%	547
60	Kimbi	3,035	1:655	63.11%	519
61	Hamadou	3,009	1:660	1.43%	1
62	Buba	3,001	1:662	85.87%	722
63	Nkwain	2,967	1:670	59.01%	495
64	Ndong	2,954	1:673	25.08%	169
65	Kanyimi	2,928	1:679	84.60%	731
66	Mohamadou	2,918	1:681	2.65%	5
67	Yuh	2,917	1:681	60.92%	521
68	Tume	2,911	1:683	75.36%	653
69	Ful	2,905	1:684	69.87%	598
70	Tita	2,877	1:691	49.91%	433
71	Ngu	2,862	1:694	45.35%	397
72	Yong	2,854	1:696	54.53%	471
73	Nchinda	2,843	1:699	70.20%	616
74	Ngek	2,814	1:706	90.08%	827
75	Kinyuy	2,774	1:716	90.04%	837
76	Yaya	2,729	1:728	4.84%	17
77	Oteh	2,665	1:746	83.44%	798
78	Ngoh	2,654	1:749	23.35%	180
79	Amadou	2,645	1:751	5.48%	23
80	Toh	2,636	1:754	56.24%	531
81	Ndum	2,591	1:767	70.91%	691
82	Ngwang	2,584	1:769	62.18%	599
83	Anye	2,529	1:786	72.53%	724
84	Ngang	2,517	1:789	46.41%	453
85	Penn	2,511	1:791	70.06%	705
86	Victorine	2,500	1:795	53.81%	535
87	Fonyuy	2,499	1:795	75.27%	759
88	Mbinkar	2,497	1:796	78.72%	805
89	Abdu	2,493	1:797	91.15%	958
90	Njong	2,482	1:801	55.71%	565
91	Njang	2,481	1:801	54.34%	546
92	Kongnyuy	2,475	1:803	77.32%	794
93	Cho	2,462	1:807	59.51%	605
94	Nche	2,459	1:808	72.86%	747
95	Mbu	2,368	1:839	43.39%	452
96	Ongum	2,356	1:843	88.27%	992
97	Meh	2,328	1:854	47.03%	502
98	Umaru	2,313	1:859	84.82%	961
99	Kah	2,222	1:894	55.04%	620
100	Akum	2,215	1:897	46.56%	523
101	Mah	2,205	1:901	41.58%	466
102	Nyah	2,172	1:915	61.51%	715
103	Gladys	2,143	1:927	78.96%	968
104	Uku	2,129	1:933	86.58%	1,096
105	Khan	2,128	1:934	70.98%	853
106	Ali	2,109	1:942	4.69%	27
107	Tantoh	2,095	1:948	61.49%	739
108	Ateh	2,085	1:953	53.81%	651
108	Manka	2,085	1:953	59.98%	728

110	Njei	2,069	1:960	66.21%	826
111	Emmanuel	2,064	1:963	19.83%	195
112	Adamou	1,986	1:1,000	2.27%	7
113	Ndeh	1,959	1:1,014	46.42%	591
114	Nkwenti	1,953	1:1,017	58.70%	757
115	Mbeh	1,936	1:1,026	46.62%	600
116	Tamfu	1,934	1:1,027	65.07%	865
117	Mboh	1,931	1:1,029	43.04%	557
118	Doh	1,909	1:1,041	52.19%	688
119	Jaff	1,884	1:1,055	81.31%	1,170
120	Teneng	1,853	1:1,072	70.11%	1,011
121	Chu	1,849	1:1,075	48.30%	659
122	Atanga	1,836	1:1,082	33.90%	456
123	Ndze	1,833	1:1,084	66.22%	940
124	Andong	1,793	1:1,108	42.95%	596
125	Nshom	1,777	1:1,118	83.00%	1,282
126	Hassan	1,771	1:1,122	12.17%	128
127	Eveline	1,759	1:1,130	52.59%	752
128	Mofor	1,744	1:1,139	34.77%	496
128	Ndoh	1,744	1:1,139	25.72%	368
130	Nah	1,723	1:1,153	39.54%	578
131	Azah	1,716	1:1,158	62.20%	941
132	Isa	1,710	1:1,162	82.33%	1,326
133	Mambo	1,706	1:1,165	45.42%	672
134	Achuo	1,696	1:1,172	46.68%	696
135	Numfor	1,670	1:1,190	63.59%	1,019
136	Nsah	1,656	1:1,200	70.20%	1,148
137	Beri	1,652	1:1,203	62.81%	1,018
138	Baba	1,627	1:1,221	6.72%	62
138	Mua	1,627	1:1,221	57.11%	908
140	Wirkom	1,625	1:1,223	79.15%	1,340
141	Nsom	1,606	1:1,237	40.90%	643
142	Mankah	1,599	1:1,243	78.96%	1,359
142	Tem	1,599	1:1,243	49.86%	792
144	Ndah	1,592	1:1,248	37.20%	583
145	Mbiydzenyuy	1,579	1:1,258	82.11%	1,441
146	Comfort	1,575	1:1,262	67.63%	1,164
146	Ngo	1,575	1:1,262	6.84%	69
148	Unji	1,574	1:1,262	91.83%	1,631
149	Yufenyuy	1,567	1:1,268	76.29%	1,339
150	Kang	1,539	1:1,291	37.63%	612
151	Nsoh	1,527	1:1,301	55.51%	948
152	Sale	1,516	1:1,311	18.44%	282
153	Keming	1,503	1:1,322	92.15%	1,725
154	Mbang	1,495	1:1,329	9.54%	114
155	Njuh	1,484	1:1,339	64.63%	1,178
156	Ngenge	1,460	1:1,361	68.80%	1,290
157	Wiba	1,457	1:1,364	94.98%	1,850
158	Mbe	1,451	1:1,369	14.38%	205
159	Oumarou	1,449	1:1,371	0.96%	3
160	Abdou	1,441	1:1,379	3.31%	29
161	Keng	1,440	1:1,380	58.90%	1,105
161	Tangwa	1,440	1:1,380	65.07%	1,229
163	Akwa	1,439	1:1,381	52.48%	953
163	Niba	1,439	1:1,381	49.06%	880
165	Fang	1,417	1:1,402	49.49%	903
166	Chuo	1,415	1:1,404	68.92%	1,340
167	Biy	1,412	1:1,407	97.18%	1,949
167	Mbeng	1,412	1:1,407	18.86%	320
169	Akoh	1,403	1:1,416	54.32%	1,042
170	Ndukong	1,391	1:1,428	61.14%	1,185
171	Berinyuy	1,379	1:1,441	79.94%	1,622
172	Frida	1,377	1:1,443	42.47%	786
173	Muma	1,369	1:1,451	61.20%	1,211
174	Tang	1,363	1:1,458	30.86%	569
175	Njah	1,359	1:1,462	52.33%	1,038
175	Taku	1,359	1:1,462	23.28%	427
177	Mai	1,355	1:1,466	4.87%	49
178	Mercy	1,339	1:1,484	75.48%	1,577
179	Nyoh	1,329	1:1,495	56.22%	1,144
180	Sah	1,326	1:1,498	27.36%	515
181	Muh	1,319	1:1,506	58.31%	1,199
182	Sunjo	1,316	1:1,510	76.03%	1,615
183	Samba	1,311	1:1,516	15.43%	269
184	Loveline	1,292	1:1,538	70.37%	1,530
185	Lem	1,285	1:1,546	67.21%	1,455
186	Ade	1,284	1:1,547	50.59%	1,063
187	Njoh	1,274	1:1,560	19.83%	389
188	Patience	1,273	1:1,561	78.58%	1,742
189	Acho	1,257	1:1,581	55.79%	1,203
189	Ndam	1,257	1:1,581	8.83%	133
191	Amah	1,256	1:1,582	38.65%	780
192	Sali	1,241	1:1,601	1.86%	11
193	Diangha	1,240	1:1,602	73.16%	1,658
194	Delphine	1,236	1:1,608	11.92%	198
195	Nfon	1,230	1:1,615	51.57%	1,132
196	Teh	1,226	1:1,621	63.07%	1,426
197	Viban	1,221	1:1,627	80.81%	1,882
198	Tifuh	1,209	1:1,643	55.95%	1,266
199	Bantar	1,204	1:1,650	70.29%	1,635
200	Ayong	1,202	1:1,653	42.12%	906

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