Chad Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Chad

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.

Chad 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.

Chad Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Chad 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Chad

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.

Chad Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

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.

Chad 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 Chad

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Mahamat544,0021:25
2Ahmat200,1731:68
3Abakar194,9741:70
4Ali192,6631:71
5Moussa173,1181:79
6Adam167,8221:81
7Abdoulaye163,3931:83
8Adoum131,7161:103
9Hassan121,4131:112
10Oumar116,0221:117
11Saleh114,7701:118
12Issa109,5711:124
13Ibrahim98,6911:138
14Youssouf94,3581:144
15Idriss80,9741:168
16Emmanuel79,3381:171
17Brahim75,7751:179
18Hissein65,7621:207
19Djibrine63,3551:215
20Haroun61,5251:221
21Abdelkerim53,7261:253
22Hassane53,5341:254
23Moustapha51,6081:263
24Abdallah50,4531:269
25Ousmane44,0981:308
26Richard43,9051:310
27Ousman42,2681:322
27Tahir42,2681:322
29Olivier41,9801:324
30Yaya41,4981:328
31Christian39,6691:343
32Frederic35,2401:386
33Souleyman34,4691:394
34Zakaria34,1811:398
35Eric33,8921:401
36Felix33,6991:403
37Sylvain33,6031:404
38Innocent33,5071:406
39Bechir32,7361:415
40Souleymane32,0621:424
41Abba31,9661:425
42Josue31,0031:438
43Hamid30,5221:445
44Abdraman30,4261:447
45Daoud29,6551:458
46Alexis29,2701:464
47Bienvenu29,0781:467
48Felicite28,9811:469
49David28,2111:482
50Barka28,0181:485
51Nour27,8261:488
52Grace27,6331:492
53Dieudonne27,3451:497
53Justin27,3451:497
55Djimet26,7671:508
56Roger26,5741:511
57Francis26,3821:515
58Blaise26,0931:521
58Yacoub26,0931:521
60Abdramane25,6111:531
60Boukar25,6111:531
62Rodrigue25,5151:533
63Daniel25,3231:537
63Jonathan25,3231:537
65Samuel25,0341:543
66Alain24,7451:549
66Fidele24,7451:549
68Benjamin24,3601:558
69Nadege24,1671:562
70Vincent24,0711:565
71Ferdinand23,8781:569
72Issakha23,5891:576
73Hisseine23,3011:583
74Abel23,2041:586
74Bonheur23,2041:586
76Narcisse23,1081:588
76Seid23,1081:588
78Pierre22,9151:593
79Nestor22,5301:603
80Bichara22,4341:606
81Honore22,2411:611
82Younous21,3751:636
83Jean21,1821:642
84Christophe21,0861:645
84Elysee21,0861:645
84Jeremie21,0861:645
87Fadoul20,9901:648
87Malloum20,9901:648
87Roland20,9901:648
90Prosper20,5081:663
91Bouba20,2201:672
92Haggar19,8341:685
92Joseph19,8341:685
92Parfait19,8341:685
95Florence19,7381:689
96Robert19,5461:695
97Bachar19,2571:706
98Cherif19,1601:709
98Patrice19,1601:709
98Paul19,1601:709
101Desire18,8721:720
102Arnaud18,7751:724
102Khamis18,7751:724
104Beatrice18,6791:728
104Hassaballah18,6791:728
104Tidjani18,6791:728
107Annour18,3901:739
108Gedeon18,1981:747
109Appolinaire18,1011:751
110Amine18,0051:755
110Salomon18,0051:755
110Thomas18,0051:755
113Jonas17,9091:759
114Gloria17,8121:763
114Serge17,8121:763
116Herve17,6201:771
117Carine17,4271:780