Perak Genealogical Records

Perak 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.

Perak 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 Perak

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.

Perak Military Records

Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths (1948-1960)

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

Perak 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.

Perak Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Perak 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.

Perak 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.

Perak 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 Perak

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.

Perak 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.

Perak 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 Perak

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Malaysia
1Lee31,7711:759.38%3
2Tan28,3241:847.00%1
3Wong27,0041:899.35%4
4Ng22,1321:10810.55%6
5Lim20,3951:1175.99%2
6bin Ahmad17,8151:1349.03%9
7Chan16,7381:14312.88%15
8bin Ismail16,6151:1448.19%7
9binti Ahmad16,2151:1488.52%12
10Chong15,6991:1529.12%13
11binti Ismail15,0581:1597.66%10
12bin Abdullah14,5281:1657.27%8
13binti Abdullah13,4661:1786.88%11
14Wan12,4181:1935.27%5
15Yusof11,8371:20212.94%25
16Isa11,4591:20914.17%29
17Rahman11,2281:2137.15%14
18Ong11,1631:21410.39%19
19Abidin10,5271:22718.49%62
20Leong10,5211:22714.94%40
21Ali10,3481:2319.21%16
22Noor9,6461:2489.85%22
23Chin9,0691:2648.55%20
24bin Ibrahim8,7941:2727.87%17
25Liew8,5701:27911.72%36
26Nor8,1941:2928.03%21
27binti Ibrahim8,1641:2937.42%18
28Aziz8,1451:29410.30%31
29Hamid7,8071:30711.09%41
30bin Othman7,3341:3268.42%26
31binti Othman7,1121:3378.38%27
32bin Hashim6,9151:34610.99%51
33bin Ramli6,7891:35311.23%56
34Chai6,7161:35612.60%66
35Bakar6,5341:3668.49%33
36binti Ramli6,4451:37111.10%59
37Loh6,4301:37211.95%65
38Singh6,3611:37619.45%120
39binti Hashim6,3441:37710.11%52
40bin Zakaria6,3271:3789.57%43
41Lai6,2061:3869.00%42
42Low6,0981:3928.04%35
43bin Abu Bakar5,9781:4009.38%48
44Lau5,8801:40710.42%63
45bin Hassan5,8471:4098.07%37
46binti Zakaria5,7611:4159.20%53
47Ahmad5,7551:4169.36%54
48Ho5,7541:41610.00%60
49Rahim5,7481:4169.14%50
50Yong5,5971:4287.21%32
51Rashid5,5621:43012.39%83
52bin Mohamad5,5171:4346.61%28
53binti Hassan5,5081:4357.79%39
54Hassan5,5061:4359.07%55
55Goh5,4881:4367.18%34
56Cheong5,2311:45816.45%123
57Bin Abdul Rahman5,2171:45910.00%68
58bin Osman5,2161:45912.31%88
59bin Mohamed5,2101:4597.25%38
60Teh5,1671:46310.76%76
61Chew5,0901:4709.70%67
62Salleh5,0881:4707.85%47
63Cheah4,9901:48016.19%132
64Ooi4,9051:4888.59%61
65binti Mohamad4,8941:4896.14%30
66Teoh4,8891:49012.00%94
67Nasir4,8611:49210.08%74
68bin Ishak4,8291:49611.29%86
68binti Ishak4,8291:49611.78%91
70binti Mohamed4,8171:4977.36%45
71Saad4,7891:50012.79%103
72Che4,7571:5035.17%24
73Kong4,6731:51212.36%101
74Yusoff4,6191:5189.55%73
75bin Harun4,5891:52211.69%98
76Razak4,5711:5249.10%69
77binti Osman4,5241:52910.99%89
78Yap4,3291:5534.65%23
79bin Omar4,3091:5557.31%57
80Wahab4,2901:55810.44%90
81Khor4,2301:56615.06%144
82binti Harun4,2281:56611.40%106
83Hashim4,1951:57113.22%124
84bin Sulaiman4,1071:5838.62%78
85Ismail4,0981:5847.51%64
86Tang4,0971:5849.61%87
87Chang3,9841:6019.95%96
88binti Omar3,9371:6086.70%58
89Chow3,9021:61315.13%163
90bin Idris3,8841:61612.27%126
91Halim3,8771:61711.02%109
92Zain3,8451:6227.75%70
93Subramaniam3,8351:62415.88%180
94binti Sulaiman3,7441:6398.69%84
95Ling3,7241:6439.69%100
96Loo3,6941:64811.86%130
97Said3,6571:65410.54%111
98bin Abdul Aziz3,6351:65813.74%158
99Lam3,6121:66315.66%190
100Shah3,5961:66610.69%116
101Radzi3,5841:66819.55%243
102Daud3,5681:6718.96%97
103bin Abdul Hamid3,5371:67714.34%175
104bin Abd Rahman3,5171:6819.02%99
105binti Idris3,5081:68211.52%135
106Razali3,4541:69314.93%189
107Kok3,4431:69515.18%198
108Foo3,4301:69810.28%118
109bin Alias3,4081:70212.84%157
110Ang3,3171:7227.31%80
111Chuah3,3001:72519.64%265
112Mohamed3,2701:7327.26%82
113Anuar3,2501:73615.93%216
114Amin3,2331:7407.95%95
115bin Ali3,2271:7424.92%44
116Ramli3,1991:74814.98%209
117bin Jaafar3,1921:7509.52%117
118bin Yusof3,1881:7517.40%85
119Azmi3,1781:75313.22%181
119Ibrahim3,1781:7538.72%107
121bin Yahya3,1591:75811.26%146
122Chen3,1361:7638.37%102
123Cheng3,1251:76610.25%133
124bin Rosli3,1031:7719.81%127
124binti Alias3,1031:77111.95%161
126Choo3,0701:7809.23%119
127bin Hamzah3,0661:7819.57%122
128Yunus3,0361:78812.07%169
129Chee3,0101:79510.50%140
129Nordin3,0101:79515.28%224
131bin Yahaya2,9961:79915.23%225
132Kamal2,9701:80614.80%221
133binti Rosli2,9661:8079.88%136
134binti Ali2,9561:8104.69%49
135Beh2,9531:81027.41%408
136binti Yusof2,9521:8117.22%92
137Ariffin2,9361:81514.96%227
138binti Kamaruddin2,8641:83618.97%298
139bin Saad2,8501:8408.38%114
140Yee2,8421:8429.33%134
141bin Nordin2,8361:8449.83%139
142bin Musa2,8321:8459.56%138
142Idris2,8321:84514.48%229
144bin Kamaruddin2,8291:84618.11%285
145binti Hamzah2,8141:8518.93%128
146bin Razali2,8041:85410.85%162
147Fong2,8021:85410.19%153
148bin Hamid2,7871:85910.03%149
148Tahir2,7871:85912.76%204
150binti Jaafar2,7681:8658.80%129
151Desa2,7321:87620.37%332
152bin Salleh2,7251:8785.70%77
153binti Nordin2,7081:8849.76%150
154Abdullah2,6811:8934.13%46
155Karim2,6761:89410.23%159
156bin Shaari2,6491:90316.75%283
157bin Zulkifli2,6191:91410.81%179
158bin Awang2,6091:9175.38%72
159Yeoh2,5981:9219.96%160
160binti Razali2,5941:92310.42%173
160Ghani2,5941:9235.40%75
162bin Mat2,5881:92510.09%164
163bin Ariffin2,5691:93212.68%217
164binti Yahaya2,5661:93313.95%240
165binti Hamid2,5651:9339.52%156
166binti Yahya2,5611:9359.40%154
167binti Musa2,5551:9378.96%142
168binti Zulkifli2,5451:94011.25%199
169binti Saad2,5141:9527.32%112
170Foong2,4931:96020.10%358
171Soo2,4751:96711.28%203
172Yusop2,4701:96920.03%360
173Zaini2,4681:97018.43%334
174binti Ariffin2,4361:98212.38%226
175binti Salleh2,4281:9865.35%81
176bin Jamaludin2,4091:99312.79%234
177Rani2,3461:1,02012.77%241
178bin Din2,3451:1,02114.46%274
179bin Jamaluddin2,3431:1,02121.42%401
180binti Awang2,3411:1,0224.79%71
181Sabri2,3341:1,02516.18%311
182Din2,3321:1,0269.55%177
183binti Mat2,3251:1,0299.09%166
184Bin Abdul Rahim2,3171:1,03311.29%214
185Muniandy2,3091:1,03716.53%320
186bin Kamarudin2,3061:1,03812.86%247
187binti Shaari2,2881:1,04614.87%293
188binti Roslan2,2561:1,0619.68%187
189bin Hussin2,2461:1,0667.85%141
190bin Azmi2,2421:1,0678.96%172
191Yip2,2411:1,06823.18%458
192bin Zainuddin2,2401:1,06816.83%337
193bin Zainal2,2381:1,0699.73%192
194Khoo2,2351:1,0716.36%110
195Yew2,2331:1,07214.46%290
196bin Abd Aziz2,2291:1,07412.14%242
197binti Jamaluddin2,2261:1,07520.06%394
198bin Abd Hamid2,2251:1,07612.73%256
199Law2,2181:1,0798.76%168
200bin Mokhtar2,2101:1,08313.66%275