Johor Genealogy Resources & Vital Records

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Johor Genealogical Records

Johor Birth & Baptism Records

Births, Marriages & Deaths in the Protectorates (1895-1965)

Notifications forwarded by officials responsible for civil registration under administrative ordinances in Nyasaland, Kenya, Somaliland, Uganda, Sudan, Palestine, Sarawak, Malaya, including Johore and Selangor, and British North Borneo.

Johor Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Johor

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.

Johor Military Records

Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths (1948-1960)

Details of over 1,500 men who died in Malaysia's war of independence from Britain.

Johor Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

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.

Johor Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Johor Obituaries

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Johor 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.

Johor Occupation & Business Records

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Johor

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.

Johor Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

Johor 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 Johor

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Malaysia
1	Tan	79,261	1:43	19.59%	1
2	Lim	62,562	1:55	18.39%	2
3	Lee	54,336	1:63	16.05%	3
4	Wong	48,285	1:71	16.72%	4
5	Ng	35,849	1:96	17.08%	6
6	Chong	35,024	1:98	20.35%	13
7	bin Ahmad	27,943	1:123	14.16%	9
8	binti Ahmad	26,201	1:131	13.76%	12
9	bin Abdullah	22,022	1:156	11.03%	8
10	Rahman	21,390	1:161	13.62%	14
11	binti Abdullah	20,863	1:165	10.67%	11
12	bin Ismail	20,039	1:172	9.88%	7
13	binti Ismail	18,959	1:182	9.64%	10
14	Ong	17,605	1:196	16.39%	19
15	Chan	14,903	1:231	11.46%	15
16	Chai	14,544	1:237	27.28%	66
17	Teo	14,483	1:238	40.08%	108
18	Goh	14,453	1:238	18.91%	34
19	Chin	14,241	1:242	13.42%	20
20	Tee	13,656	1:252	36.48%	104
21	Low	13,304	1:259	17.55%	35
22	bin Othman	12,772	1:270	14.66%	26
23	binti Othman	12,767	1:270	15.04%	27
24	Gan	12,700	1:271	31.09%	93
25	Ali	12,437	1:277	11.07%	16
26	Yap	12,398	1:278	13.31%	23
27	bin Ibrahim	11,668	1:295	10.45%	17
28	Wan	11,432	1:301	4.85%	5
29	Chua	11,419	1:302	24.08%	79
30	binti Ibrahim	11,280	1:305	10.25%	18
31	Salleh	10,977	1:314	16.93%	47
32	Yusof	10,850	1:317	11.86%	25
33	Liew	10,813	1:319	14.79%	36
34	bin Mohamed	10,650	1:323	14.82%	38
35	Lai	10,606	1:325	15.37%	42
36	Bakar	10,475	1:329	13.62%	33
37	Lau	10,461	1:329	18.53%	63
38	binti Mohamed	10,390	1:332	15.89%	45
39	Koh	10,252	1:336	27.42%	105
40	Yong	10,215	1:337	13.17%	32
41	Pang	10,000	1:344	31.19%	121
42	bin Ali	9,897	1:348	15.08%	44
43	Hamid	9,678	1:356	13.74%	41
44	bin Mohamad	9,428	1:365	11.30%	28
45	Tay	9,125	1:377	32.67%	148
46	binti Ali	9,095	1:379	14.44%	49
47	Nor	9,061	1:380	8.88%	21
48	Rahim	8,966	1:384	14.25%	50
49	bin Abu Bakar	8,907	1:387	13.97%	48
50	Noor	8,900	1:387	9.09%	22
51	Aziz	8,850	1:389	11.19%	31
52	Chew	8,804	1:391	16.78%	67
53	binti Mohamad	8,653	1:398	10.86%	30
54	bin Hassan	8,478	1:406	11.70%	37
55	binti Hassan	8,327	1:414	11.77%	39
56	Ho	8,310	1:415	14.45%	60
57	Loh	8,288	1:416	15.40%	65
58	binti Omar	7,725	1:446	13.16%	58
59	bin Omar	7,713	1:447	13.09%	57
60	Tey	7,254	1:475	65.83%	398
61	bin Hashim	7,109	1:485	11.30%	51
62	bin Sulaiman	6,839	1:504	14.35%	78
63	Leong	6,559	1:525	9.31%	40
64	Ang	6,508	1:529	14.34%	80
65	binti Hashim	6,497	1:530	10.36%	52
66	Amin	6,302	1:547	15.49%	95
67	Tang	6,233	1:553	14.62%	87
68	bin Abd Rahman	6,192	1:556	15.88%	99
69	Chen	6,131	1:562	16.36%	102
70	Chia	6,099	1:565	17.79%	113
71	Soh	5,911	1:583	26.71%	202
72	Chang	5,893	1:585	14.72%	96
73	Razak	5,838	1:590	11.62%	69
74	binti Sulaiman	5,830	1:591	13.53%	84
75	Tai	5,827	1:591	27.82%	211
76	Shah	5,714	1:603	16.99%	116
77	Toh	5,694	1:605	30.47%	236
78	bin Ramli	5,611	1:614	9.28%	56
79	Cheng	5,610	1:614	18.40%	133
80	Ahmad	5,587	1:617	9.09%	54
81	Foo	5,581	1:617	16.72%	118
82	Isa	5,578	1:618	6.90%	29
83	bin Yusof	5,550	1:621	12.89%	85
84	Bin Abdul Rahman	5,532	1:623	10.60%	68
85	bin Salleh	5,429	1:634	11.36%	77
86	Noh	5,414	1:636	21.61%	171
87	Said	5,370	1:641	15.48%	111
88	bin Zakaria	5,291	1:651	8.01%	43
89	Yeo	5,111	1:674	31.20%	272
90	binti Ramli	5,104	1:675	8.79%	59
91	binti Yusof	5,069	1:680	12.40%	92
92	Nasir	5,050	1:682	10.47%	74
93	Sim	5,034	1:684	16.17%	131
94	binti Zakaria	4,941	1:697	7.89%	53
95	binti Salleh	4,845	1:711	10.68%	81
96	Abidin	4,808	1:716	8.45%	62
97	bin Ishak	4,750	1:725	11.10%	86
98	Ismail	4,697	1:733	8.61%	64
99	Choo	4,593	1:750	13.82%	119
100	Hassan	4,591	1:750	7.56%	55
101	binti Ishak	4,501	1:765	10.98%	91
102	Mohamed	4,494	1:766	9.98%	82
103	Khoo	4,477	1:769	12.74%	110
104	Ghani	4,472	1:770	9.31%	75
105	Che	4,361	1:790	4.74%	24
106	binti Zainal	4,292	1:803	19.71%	206
107	Kadir	4,257	1:809	15.73%	155
108	Teh	4,255	1:810	8.86%	76
109	Eng	4,240	1:812	22.98%	239

110	bin Zainal	4,226	1:815	18.38%	192
111	Rashid	4,201	1:820	9.36%	83
112	bin Rahmat	4,150	1:830	38.38%	406
113	Law	4,147	1:831	16.37%	168
114	Lew	4,146	1:831	28.32%	307
115	Wahab	4,071	1:846	9.90%	90
116	bin Nordin	3,992	1:863	13.84%	139
117	bin Rosli	3,944	1:873	12.47%	127
118	binti Hamzah	3,923	1:878	12.45%	128
119	binti Rahmat	3,892	1:885	36.47%	412
120	bin Hamzah	3,857	1:893	12.04%	122
121	Zin	3,853	1:894	11.41%	115
122	bin Osman	3,847	1:895	9.08%	88
123	bin Jaafar	3,830	1:899	11.42%	117
124	bin Selamat	3,822	1:901	39.28%	450
125	Loo	3,811	1:904	12.23%	130
126	Heng	3,782	1:911	16.49%	193
127	bin Musa	3,777	1:912	12.75%	138
128	Cheong	3,765	1:915	11.84%	123
129	binti Atan	3,709	1:929	47.50%	566
130	Chee	3,700	1:931	12.91%	140
131	binti Rosli	3,670	1:939	12.22%	136
132	bin Hussin	3,631	1:949	12.69%	141
133	binti Daud	3,583	1:961	12.09%	137
134	Yusoff	3,582	1:962	7.41%	73
135	Karim	3,568	1:965	13.64%	159
136	binti Selamat	3,565	1:966	38.90%	484
136	See	3,565	1:966	21.54%	270
138	binti Musa	3,503	1:983	12.28%	142
139	binti Nordin	3,490	1:987	12.58%	150
140	binti Hussin	3,488	1:988	12.42%	145
141	Yee	3,471	1:992	11.39%	134
142	bin Atan	3,466	1:994	45.17%	571
143	Abdullah	3,458	1:996	5.33%	46
143	Tahir	3,458	1:996	15.83%	204
145	bin Awang	3,457	1:996	7.14%	72
146	binti Jaafar	3,435	1:1,003	10.92%	129
147	Fong	3,432	1:1,004	12.48%	153
148	bin Yahya	3,426	1:1,005	12.21%	146
149	Samad	3,425	1:1,006	26.47%	343
150	binti Osman	3,394	1:1,015	8.24%	89
151	Kong	3,372	1:1,022	8.92%	101
152	bin Daud	3,310	1:1,041	10.45%	125
153	Ooi	3,299	1:1,044	5.78%	61
154	Phang	3,272	1:1,053	22.38%	309
155	Majid	3,228	1:1,067	14.28%	200
156	Ling	3,216	1:1,071	8.37%	100
157	bin Azman	3,193	1:1,079	16.86%	233
158	Jalil	3,163	1:1,089	18.88%	267
159	Hong	3,162	1:1,089	15.62%	219
160	binti Roslan	3,159	1:1,090	13.55%	187
161	bin Idris	3,154	1:1,092	9.96%	126
162	bin Roslan	3,141	1:1,097	13.09%	182
163	Zain	3,137	1:1,098	6.33%	70
164	Teoh	3,098	1:1,112	7.60%	94
165	binti Yahya	3,080	1:1,118	11.30%	154
166	binti Idris	3,077	1:1,119	10.11%	135
167	bin Haron	3,050	1:1,129	23.56%	342
168	Halim	3,045	1:1,131	8.65%	109
169	Sia	3,037	1:1,134	25.36%	372
170	binti Azman	2,998	1:1,149	17.75%	262
171	Yasin	2,931	1:1,175	17.81%	271
172	bin Abu	2,927	1:1,177	20.31%	312
173	binti Awang	2,899	1:1,188	5.93%	71
174	binti Haron	2,887	1:1,193	21.97%	341
175	Lam	2,871	1:1,200	12.45%	190
176	Chu	2,861	1:1,204	18.02%	281
177	bin Abdul Hamid	2,822	1:1,221	11.44%	175
178	bin Harun	2,768	1:1,244	7.05%	98
179	bin Aziz	2,762	1:1,247	11.53%	184
180	Soo	2,741	1:1,257	12.50%	203
181	binti Salim	2,731	1:1,261	19.73%	321
182	Saad	2,730	1:1,262	7.29%	103
183	bin Abd Hamid	2,729	1:1,262	15.61%	256
184	bin Azmi	2,724	1:1,265	10.88%	172
185	binti Abu	2,721	1:1,266	21.46%	352
186	bin Mansor	2,707	1:1,272	11.65%	188
187	binti Mansor	2,698	1:1,277	11.47%	186
188	Ibrahim	2,696	1:1,278	7.40%	107
189	Wee	2,682	1:1,284	16.76%	276
190	Kee	2,677	1:1,287	17.85%	299
191	Teng	2,671	1:1,290	18.18%	305
192	Hashim	2,635	1:1,307	8.30%	124
193	Khalid	2,630	1:1,310	19.70%	335
194	Subramaniam	2,614	1:1,318	10.82%	180
195	bin Salim	2,612	1:1,319	17.86%	308
196	Chow	2,600	1:1,325	10.08%	163
197	Koo	2,596	1:1,327	23.86%	402
198	Tong	2,594	1:1,328	17.32%	300
199	Er	2,587	1:1,331	64.07%	896
200	binti Johari	2,580	1:1,335	14.67%	255

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