Iraq Genealogical Records

Iraq Birth & Baptism Records

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Iraq Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Iraq Death & Burial Records

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Newspapers Covering Iraq

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.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Iraq 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.

Iraq Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Iraq Histories & Books

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.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Iraq

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.

Iraq 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.

Iraq 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 Iraq

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Mohamed1,751,5921:20
2Hussein1,222,2781:29
3Ali1,221,9641:29
4Hassan1,015,1611:34
5Kazem846,8351:41
6Abbas740,2031:47
7Jassim717,9541:49
8Abdel673,3211:52
9Ahmed632,5551:55
10Abdullah501,4471:70
11Salman499,6971:70
12Ibrahim493,3831:71
13Saleh419,8991:83
14Mahmoud416,4561:84
15Khalaf377,5241:93
16Hamid363,0561:96
17Mahdi335,6261:104
18Mohsen310,4901:113
19Khudair278,5321:126
20Karim275,7441:127
21Gabr267,5701:131
22Alwan266,9731:131
23Jabbar251,8921:139
24Aboud245,2171:143
25Obaid225,5461:155
26Rashid211,4931:166
27Jawad210,3191:167
28Nasser201,5891:174
29Hashem192,6551:182
30Dawood187,2061:187
31Ismail186,9441:187
32Hadi180,1111:194
33Majid179,3561:195
34Hamad177,8001:197
35Fadel167,3991:209
36Yousef166,2511:211
37Saeed165,0781:212
38Abdelhossein162,7201:215
39Hamoud151,4961:231
40Mousa151,4751:231
41Khalil148,4041:236
42Radi147,9171:237
43Hamza147,3561:238
44Qasim145,3491:241
45Farhan142,1791:246
46Attieh131,0241:267
47Hammadi128,8231:272
48Aziz128,2731:273
49Lafet127,1831:275
50Faleh125,7991:278
51Alawi125,6261:279
52Eawda124,0491:282
53Yassin122,9861:285
54Najm120,3761:291
55Jaber115,7601:303
56Salem114,1931:307
57Naima113,0401:310
58Hassoun111,0601:315
59Abdul Karim107,9681:324
60Jaafar105,5211:332
61Shaker102,0211:343
62Eisaa99,9821:350
63Abdul Razzaq97,0901:361
64Abdelraza92,9351:377
65Katie90,4561:387
66Faraj89,9581:389
67Abdelhassen89,9481:389
68Rahim88,4551:396
69Jamil85,4571:410
70Kamel83,1891:421
71Habib81,5271:430
72Abdul Amir80,8461:433
73Awad80,8041:433
74Matar79,4161:441
75Mansour78,0011:449
76Taher77,8491:450
77Abdaly75,9841:461
78Zaher74,9041:468
79Mostafa73,8821:474
80Jumah73,6361:476
80Taha73,6361:476
82Zghir73,1121:479
83Naji73,0761:479
84Fayad70,9381:494
85Latif67,0441:522
86Shehab66,4681:527
87Rassin64,6811:541
88Sadiq64,4871:543
89Abdul Jabbar63,0521:555
90Idan62,8841:557
91Abdel Rahman62,8261:557
92Sultan60,4891:579
93Nayef57,6181:608
94Hamoudi57,0001:614
95Saad56,5651:619
96Hatem55,8051:628
97Khamis55,4961:631
98Nasif55,4851:631
99Reda55,2441:634
100Zidan54,8251:639
101Khalifa54,2121:646
102Nouri53,9131:650
103Moheisen52,8081:663
104Saadoun52,5931:666
105Luaibi52,5881:666
106Lazem51,9381:674
107Taleb51,0631:686
108Dakhil50,2091:698
109Mutlaq48,6001:721
110Abdel Wahid48,5061:722
111Khader47,6731:735
112Amin47,6361:735
113Glob46,5201:753
114Suleiman46,2631:757
115Younis46,1221:759
116Jouda46,0641:760
117Khazal45,7441:766
118Abdel Wahab44,4711:788
119Ghazi44,4451:788
120Oued44,3561:790
121Mohamed Aly43,7851:800
122Mutashar43,2131:810
123Haidar42,9991:814
124Tawfiq42,9571:815
125Abdel Sada42,8051:818
126Abdul Latif42,7841:819
127Fahd42,2811:828
128Khaled41,9301:835
129Salim41,0281:854
130Hamed41,0181:854
131Sarhan40,9341:856
132Tohma40,1221:873
133Fares39,3991:889
134Jayad39,3671:890
135Omran39,3311:890
136Anad39,1941:894
137Faisal39,1791:894
138Badr39,1211:895
139Abdel Zahra38,9801:898
140Hafez38,9381:899
141Hamdan38,2151:916
142Mezal38,0731:920
143Abdul Hamid37,7171:929
144Mohamed Saleh37,4651:935
145Abdelkader36,5431:958
146Sabry36,3861:963
147Ajil36,1811:968
148Shalal35,4161:989
149Allawi35,3431:991
150Hanoun35,1651:996
151Murad34,9081:1,003
152Sayed34,6301:1,011
153Thamer34,5681:1,013
154Diab34,2851:1,021
155Ghanim33,5881:1,043
156Thajil33,4201:1,048
157Saget32,3301:1,083
158Saber32,0581:1,092
159Hilal31,7801:1,102
160Sabah31,6491:1,107
161Khalif31,5761:1,109
162Rahima31,2611:1,120
163Adnan31,1511:1,124
164Mohi31,1351:1,125
165Abdel Hadi31,0671:1,127
166Abdul Aziz31,0201:1,129
167Muslim30,9831:1,130
168Mukhlaf30,8841:1,134
169Hanna30,5751:1,145
170Ghadban30,2921:1,156
171Shamky30,1611:1,161
172Shukr30,1241:1,163
173Yasser29,8521:1,173
174Sherif29,5691:1,184
175Wadi29,5531:1,185
176Abdulnabi28,4741:1,230
177Yahya28,4421:1,231
178Mazloum28,3951:1,233
179Zaboun28,2221:1,241
180Ghali28,0181:1,250
181Suhail27,8811:1,256
182Daham27,7561:1,262
183Ashour27,7091:1,264
184Abdel Sattar27,2631:1,285
185Sawadi27,1531:1,290
185Yacoub27,1531:1,290
187Assi26,9851:1,298
188Zamil26,8961:1,302
189Abdelkazem26,7651:1,308
190Jalil26,6241:1,315
191Abdul Majid26,6131:1,316
192Naeem26,4411:1,325
192Saud26,4411:1,325
194Saddam26,4141:1,326
195Baqir26,3411:1,330
196Turki26,2991:1,332
197Wahib25,9061:1,352
198Badin25,5291:1,372
199Jassam25,4031:1,379
200Shabib25,3351:1,382