Kurdistan Province Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Kurdistan Province

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.

Kurdistan Province 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.

Kurdistan Province Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Kurdistan Province 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.

Kurdistan Province Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kurdistan Province

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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

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.

Kurdistan Province 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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Kurdistan Province 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 Kurdistan Province

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Iran
1Mohammadi50,5941:315.53%1
2Ahmadi30,1011:515.46%3
3Moradi27,1821:576.16%5
4Karimi23,3071:665.56%7
5Hosseini21,9071:703.07%2
6Rahimi16,0061:964.84%13
7Zarei14,4761:1076.31%26
8Ghaderi13,4101:11514.91%98
9Amini11,5761:1336.92%48
10Rostami11,4021:1356.34%45
11Mahmoudi10,4901:1474.38%21
12Rahmani10,3461:1495.70%43
13Azizi9,8971:1565.47%44
14Ebrahimi9,6751:1592.97%14
15Razaee9,1921:1684.60%37
16Sharifi8,9661:1724.77%41
17Heydari8,9081:1732.08%6
18Abdi8,8931:1746.82%65
19Zandi8,8451:17423.35%254
20Sadeghi8,6911:1782.93%15
21Fathi8,5601:1806.40%62
22Asadi8,0441:1923.23%19
23Khaledian8,0391:19281.33%1,089
24Salehi7,8941:1953.86%34
25Mohammad7,8651:1962.10%10
26Karami7,7011:2004.19%42
27Hossein7,3441:2106.03%69
28Ali7,0111:2201.49%4
29Bahrami6,9921:2214.57%54
30Rashidi6,2301:2486.17%87
31Naderi6,0611:2555.40%74
32Saeedi5,9501:2594.86%67
33Abbasi5,9301:2602.09%16
34Moazami5,9111:26121.60%364
35Saedi5,8921:26220.95%351
36Yousefi5,8581:2632.69%30
37Veysi5,8241:26523.83%404
38Rasooli5,7471:2696.06%95
39Abdolmaleki5,6941:27130.91%562
40Mafakheri5,6891:27169.29%1,279
41Zamani5,4481:2833.79%57
42Fatehi5,3851:28717.75%318
43Salimi5,3711:2874.92%77
44Amiri5,3081:2912.29%24
45Nasseri5,2981:2915.36%91
46Faraji5,2551:2946.32%114
46Habibi5,2551:2945.04%82
48Nouri5,1101:3022.33%29
49Razaie5,0811:3043.26%52
50Khosravi4,9121:3143.17%53
51Amani4,8881:3168.82%177
52Mansouri4,8641:3174.07%71
53Gholami4,8451:3191.88%17
54Feze4,8401:31916.13%321
55Jafari4,8251:3201.15%9
56Fattahi4,7871:3229.61%194
57Monteshlo4,7481:32589.42%1,902
58Salavati4,7051:32843.94%995
59Abdollahi4,7001:3283.09%55
60Lotfi4,5941:3364.31%80
61Majidi4,5841:33710.25%223
62Vakili4,5121:34212.18%258
63Shariati4,3531:35519.07%437
64Sheikh4,0971:3773.75%78
65Fallahi3,9521:3908.39%210
66Akhtagari3,8601:40040.60%1,114
66Bahmani3,8601:4008.55%221
68Maleki3,8071:4052.74%59
69Soleimani3,6821:4191.93%40
70Farhadi3,6341:4255.27%140
71Hasani3,5611:4332.58%60
72Ghorbani3,5471:4351.48%22
73Shah3,4361:4491.80%39
74Ghasemi3,4161:4521.01%12
75Sobhani3,3201:46511.12%325
76Kamangar3,2481:47576.15%2,320
77Mirzaie3,0451:5073.45%100
78Ramezani3,0351:5081.85%51
79Shokri2,9921:5164.46%148
80Seifi2,9871:5176.49%215
81Ezzati2,9341:52610.79%368
82Mohammadian2,8901:5344.34%149
83Akbari2,8861:5351.15%18
83Khani2,8861:5353.41%111
85Hashemi2,8761:5371.30%28
86Samadi2,8471:5424.12%139
87Haji2,8231:5471.23%27
88Soltani2,8181:5481.70%49
89Mohammadzadeh2,7171:5682.63%83
90Hamidi2,6641:5793.93%145
91Dehghani2,6591:5801.86%58
92Amjadi2,6061:59219.68%792
92Aslani2,6061:5927.44%273
94Mirzaei2,5861:5971.78%56
95Bagheri2,5481:6061.10%23
96Saeid2,5191:61375.99%2,930
97Mihai2,4801:62269.58%2,736
98Ahmadzadeh2,4711:6255.15%205
99Karimian2,4131:6406.91%275
100Sohrabi2,4031:6423.53%142
101Kazemi2,3891:6461.04%25
102Mozaffari2,3071:6694.41%185
103Esmaeili2,3021:6701.11%32
103Moradian2,3021:6708.24%354
105Sangin2,2631:68268.91%2,954
106Ghafouri2,2581:6836.15%259
106Mostafaei2,2581:68312.19%559
108Jalali2,2341:6912.08%79
109Allah2,1621:7142.92%129
110Safari2,1571:7151.28%47
111Tahmasbi2,1421:7203.78%176
112Moloody2,1331:72321.42%1,079
113Ghobadi2,0941:7376.30%292
114Nazari2,0851:7401.04%35
115Ahmadpour2,0221:7635.82%278
116Zand2,0031:77010.58%549
117Nosrati1,9831:7785.54%266
118Khadri1,9781:7809.25%474
119Izadi1,9741:7823.44%173
119Khaledi1,9741:7828.67%439
121Shakeri1,9591:7883.80%187
122Ghaffari1,9451:7931.95%88
123Khademaradi1,9211:80329.05%1,555
123Sajjadi1,9211:8034.99%251
125Nasri1,9161:80510.97%598
125Nassiri1,9161:8051.75%76
127Marabi1,9111:80863.24%3,175
128Ghanbari1,9061:8101.42%61
129Sidi1,9011:81214.38%794
130Ahmadian1,8771:8224.50%233
130Rahmati1,8771:8222.56%131
132Abdollah1,8721:8242.89%153
133Sheikhi1,8671:8273.40%178
134Maroufi1,8581:83111.64%658
135Gul1,8341:8413.19%172
136Parviz1,8101:8537.57%415
137Eskandari1,7951:8601.80%89
137Khalili1,7951:8601.70%81
139Hassanpour1,7851:8652.36%125
140Najafi1,7761:8690.99%46
141Pour1,7611:8760.48%11
142Ahmad1,7471:8832.51%137
143Qoame1,7371:88817.13%1,057
144Alizadeh1,7181:8980.81%31
145Khademi1,7131:9012.86%163
146Zarrin1,6991:9087.09%414
147Seif1,6741:9227.68%462
148Mirkei1,6701:92454.15%3,131
149Darvishi1,6501:9352.78%166
150Ranjbar1,6451:9381.43%73
151Hosseinzadeh1,6171:9541.23%63
152Vermaghani1,6071:96066.85%3,836
153Hesami1,5781:97812.89%866
154Nemati1,5681:9841.78%101
155Khazari1,5441:9996.77%438
156Shahsavari1,5391:1,0036.72%432
156Soltanian1,5391:1,00313.73%951
158Shafiee1,5251:1,0121.48%84
159Shabani1,5151:1,0191.24%68
159Zare1,5151:1,0190.62%20
161Monbari1,5061:1,02566.11%4,027
162Kaveh1,4861:1,0388.10%563
163Karimpour1,4811:1,0426.90%470
164Azimi1,4621:1,0561.61%97
164Taheri1,4621:1,0560.89%50
166Almasi1,4571:1,0594.81%319
166Batmani1,4571:1,05952.07%3,367
168Javaheri1,4521:1,0638.69%633
169Babaei1,4481:1,0661.58%96
170Javanmardi1,4431:1,06911.90%881
170Zaheri1,4431:1,06910.37%748
172Hasanza1,4281:1,0811.76%116
172Heydariyan1,4281:1,0817.42%542
174Othmani1,4091:1,09517.08%1,274
174Saad1,4091:1,09534.82%2,435
176Saedpnah1,4041:1,09986.45%5,347
177Mahdoody1,3901:1,11041.68%2,909
178Mostafa1,3851:1,1146.13%443
178Piri1,3851:1,1143.60%252
180Ardalan1,3801:1,11828.55%2,070
181Mardani1,3751:1,1223.86%268
182Hassanbar1,3661:1,13087.23%5,511
183Moradpour1,3561:1,1387.72%591
184Rajabi1,3511:1,1421.03%64
185Shirvani1,3371:1,1544.27%306
186Eliasi1,3321:1,1597.32%569
186Karimzadeh1,3321:1,1593.95%287
188Ghavami1,3221:1,16721.01%1,635
188Sufi1,3221:1,1675.83%442
190Shahbazi1,3131:1,1751.53%108
190Yari1,3131:1,1752.87%216
192Ganji1,3031:1,1844.79%367
192Mabarake1,3031:1,18415.03%1,213
194Azadi1,2881:1,1982.23%170
195Chopani1,2791:1,2076.24%504
196Rahimzadeh1,2741:1,2115.52%430
196Tavakoli1,2741:1,2111.34%94
198Gharibi1,2691:1,2165.16%402
198Mousavi1,2691:1,2160.30%8
200Qomari1,2641:1,2218.19%682