Perak Genealogical Records
Perak Birth & Baptism Records
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
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
Newspapers Covering Perak
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Perak Military Records
Details of over 1,500 men who died in Malaysia's war of independence from Britain.
Perak Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.
Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.
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
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Perak Obituaries
Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.
Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.
Perak Histories & Books
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.
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
Perak Occupation & Business Records
Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.
Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Perak
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.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Perak Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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
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
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Malaysia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee | 31,771 | 1:75 | 9.38% | 3 |
| 2 | Tan | 28,324 | 1:84 | 7.00% | 1 |
| 3 | Wong | 27,004 | 1:89 | 9.35% | 4 |
| 4 | Ng | 22,132 | 1:108 | 10.55% | 6 |
| 5 | Lim | 20,395 | 1:117 | 5.99% | 2 |
| 6 | bin Ahmad | 17,815 | 1:134 | 9.03% | 9 |
| 7 | Chan | 16,738 | 1:143 | 12.88% | 15 |
| 8 | bin Ismail | 16,615 | 1:144 | 8.19% | 7 |
| 9 | binti Ahmad | 16,215 | 1:148 | 8.52% | 12 |
| 10 | Chong | 15,699 | 1:152 | 9.12% | 13 |
| 11 | binti Ismail | 15,058 | 1:159 | 7.66% | 10 |
| 12 | bin Abdullah | 14,528 | 1:165 | 7.27% | 8 |
| 13 | binti Abdullah | 13,466 | 1:178 | 6.88% | 11 |
| 14 | Wan | 12,418 | 1:193 | 5.27% | 5 |
| 15 | Yusof | 11,837 | 1:202 | 12.94% | 25 |
| 16 | Isa | 11,459 | 1:209 | 14.17% | 29 |
| 17 | Rahman | 11,228 | 1:213 | 7.15% | 14 |
| 18 | Ong | 11,163 | 1:214 | 10.39% | 19 |
| 19 | Abidin | 10,527 | 1:227 | 18.49% | 62 |
| 20 | Leong | 10,521 | 1:227 | 14.94% | 40 |
| 21 | Ali | 10,348 | 1:231 | 9.21% | 16 |
| 22 | Noor | 9,646 | 1:248 | 9.85% | 22 |
| 23 | Chin | 9,069 | 1:264 | 8.55% | 20 |
| 24 | bin Ibrahim | 8,794 | 1:272 | 7.87% | 17 |
| 25 | Liew | 8,570 | 1:279 | 11.72% | 36 |
| 26 | Nor | 8,194 | 1:292 | 8.03% | 21 |
| 27 | binti Ibrahim | 8,164 | 1:293 | 7.42% | 18 |
| 28 | Aziz | 8,145 | 1:294 | 10.30% | 31 |
| 29 | Hamid | 7,807 | 1:307 | 11.09% | 41 |
| 30 | bin Othman | 7,334 | 1:326 | 8.42% | 26 |
| 31 | binti Othman | 7,112 | 1:337 | 8.38% | 27 |
| 32 | bin Hashim | 6,915 | 1:346 | 10.99% | 51 |
| 33 | bin Ramli | 6,789 | 1:353 | 11.23% | 56 |
| 34 | Chai | 6,716 | 1:356 | 12.60% | 66 |
| 35 | Bakar | 6,534 | 1:366 | 8.49% | 33 |
| 36 | binti Ramli | 6,445 | 1:371 | 11.10% | 59 |
| 37 | Loh | 6,430 | 1:372 | 11.95% | 65 |
| 38 | Singh | 6,361 | 1:376 | 19.45% | 120 |
| 39 | binti Hashim | 6,344 | 1:377 | 10.11% | 52 |
| 40 | bin Zakaria | 6,327 | 1:378 | 9.57% | 43 |
| 41 | Lai | 6,206 | 1:386 | 9.00% | 42 |
| 42 | Low | 6,098 | 1:392 | 8.04% | 35 |
| 43 | bin Abu Bakar | 5,978 | 1:400 | 9.38% | 48 |
| 44 | Lau | 5,880 | 1:407 | 10.42% | 63 |
| 45 | bin Hassan | 5,847 | 1:409 | 8.07% | 37 |
| 46 | binti Zakaria | 5,761 | 1:415 | 9.20% | 53 |
| 47 | Ahmad | 5,755 | 1:416 | 9.36% | 54 |
| 48 | Ho | 5,754 | 1:416 | 10.00% | 60 |
| 49 | Rahim | 5,748 | 1:416 | 9.14% | 50 |
| 50 | Yong | 5,597 | 1:428 | 7.21% | 32 |
| 51 | Rashid | 5,562 | 1:430 | 12.39% | 83 |
| 52 | bin Mohamad | 5,517 | 1:434 | 6.61% | 28 |
| 53 | binti Hassan | 5,508 | 1:435 | 7.79% | 39 |
| 54 | Hassan | 5,506 | 1:435 | 9.07% | 55 |
| 55 | Goh | 5,488 | 1:436 | 7.18% | 34 |
| 56 | Cheong | 5,231 | 1:458 | 16.45% | 123 |
| 57 | Bin Abdul Rahman | 5,217 | 1:459 | 10.00% | 68 |
| 58 | bin Osman | 5,216 | 1:459 | 12.31% | 88 |
| 59 | bin Mohamed | 5,210 | 1:459 | 7.25% | 38 |
| 60 | Teh | 5,167 | 1:463 | 10.76% | 76 |
| 61 | Chew | 5,090 | 1:470 | 9.70% | 67 |
| 62 | Salleh | 5,088 | 1:470 | 7.85% | 47 |
| 63 | Cheah | 4,990 | 1:480 | 16.19% | 132 |
| 64 | Ooi | 4,905 | 1:488 | 8.59% | 61 |
| 65 | binti Mohamad | 4,894 | 1:489 | 6.14% | 30 |
| 66 | Teoh | 4,889 | 1:490 | 12.00% | 94 |
| 67 | Nasir | 4,861 | 1:492 | 10.08% | 74 |
| 68 | bin Ishak | 4,829 | 1:496 | 11.29% | 86 |
| 68 | binti Ishak | 4,829 | 1:496 | 11.78% | 91 |
| 70 | binti Mohamed | 4,817 | 1:497 | 7.36% | 45 |
| 71 | Saad | 4,789 | 1:500 | 12.79% | 103 |
| 72 | Che | 4,757 | 1:503 | 5.17% | 24 |
| 73 | Kong | 4,673 | 1:512 | 12.36% | 101 |
| 74 | Yusoff | 4,619 | 1:518 | 9.55% | 73 |
| 75 | bin Harun | 4,589 | 1:522 | 11.69% | 98 |
| 76 | Razak | 4,571 | 1:524 | 9.10% | 69 |
| 77 | binti Osman | 4,524 | 1:529 | 10.99% | 89 |
| 78 | Yap | 4,329 | 1:553 | 4.65% | 23 |
| 79 | bin Omar | 4,309 | 1:555 | 7.31% | 57 |
| 80 | Wahab | 4,290 | 1:558 | 10.44% | 90 |
| 81 | Khor | 4,230 | 1:566 | 15.06% | 144 |
| 82 | binti Harun | 4,228 | 1:566 | 11.40% | 106 |
| 83 | Hashim | 4,195 | 1:571 | 13.22% | 124 |
| 84 | bin Sulaiman | 4,107 | 1:583 | 8.62% | 78 |
| 85 | Ismail | 4,098 | 1:584 | 7.51% | 64 |
| 86 | Tang | 4,097 | 1:584 | 9.61% | 87 |
| 87 | Chang | 3,984 | 1:601 | 9.95% | 96 |
| 88 | binti Omar | 3,937 | 1:608 | 6.70% | 58 |
| 89 | Chow | 3,902 | 1:613 | 15.13% | 163 |
| 90 | bin Idris | 3,884 | 1:616 | 12.27% | 126 |
| 91 | Halim | 3,877 | 1:617 | 11.02% | 109 |
| 92 | Zain | 3,845 | 1:622 | 7.75% | 70 |
| 93 | Subramaniam | 3,835 | 1:624 | 15.88% | 180 |
| 94 | binti Sulaiman | 3,744 | 1:639 | 8.69% | 84 |
| 95 | Ling | 3,724 | 1:643 | 9.69% | 100 |
| 96 | Loo | 3,694 | 1:648 | 11.86% | 130 |
| 97 | Said | 3,657 | 1:654 | 10.54% | 111 |
| 98 | bin Abdul Aziz | 3,635 | 1:658 | 13.74% | 158 |
| 99 | Lam | 3,612 | 1:663 | 15.66% | 190 |
| 100 | Shah | 3,596 | 1:666 | 10.69% | 116 |
| 101 | Radzi | 3,584 | 1:668 | 19.55% | 243 |
| 102 | Daud | 3,568 | 1:671 | 8.96% | 97 |
| 103 | bin Abdul Hamid | 3,537 | 1:677 | 14.34% | 175 |
| 104 | bin Abd Rahman | 3,517 | 1:681 | 9.02% | 99 |
| 105 | binti Idris | 3,508 | 1:682 | 11.52% | 135 |
| 106 | Razali | 3,454 | 1:693 | 14.93% | 189 |
| 107 | Kok | 3,443 | 1:695 | 15.18% | 198 |
| 108 | Foo | 3,430 | 1:698 | 10.28% | 118 |
| 109 | bin Alias | 3,408 | 1:702 | 12.84% | 157 |
| 110 | Ang | 3,317 | 1:722 | 7.31% | 80 |
| 111 | Chuah | 3,300 | 1:725 | 19.64% | 265 |
| 112 | Mohamed | 3,270 | 1:732 | 7.26% | 82 |
| 113 | Anuar | 3,250 | 1:736 | 15.93% | 216 |
| 114 | Amin | 3,233 | 1:740 | 7.95% | 95 |
| 115 | bin Ali | 3,227 | 1:742 | 4.92% | 44 |
| 116 | Ramli | 3,199 | 1:748 | 14.98% | 209 |
| 117 | bin Jaafar | 3,192 | 1:750 | 9.52% | 117 |
| 118 | bin Yusof | 3,188 | 1:751 | 7.40% | 85 |
| 119 | Azmi | 3,178 | 1:753 | 13.22% | 181 |
| 119 | Ibrahim | 3,178 | 1:753 | 8.72% | 107 |
| 121 | bin Yahya | 3,159 | 1:758 | 11.26% | 146 |
| 122 | Chen | 3,136 | 1:763 | 8.37% | 102 |
| 123 | Cheng | 3,125 | 1:766 | 10.25% | 133 |
| 124 | bin Rosli | 3,103 | 1:771 | 9.81% | 127 |
| 124 | binti Alias | 3,103 | 1:771 | 11.95% | 161 |
| 126 | Choo | 3,070 | 1:780 | 9.23% | 119 |
| 127 | bin Hamzah | 3,066 | 1:781 | 9.57% | 122 |
| 128 | Yunus | 3,036 | 1:788 | 12.07% | 169 |
| 129 | Chee | 3,010 | 1:795 | 10.50% | 140 |
| 129 | Nordin | 3,010 | 1:795 | 15.28% | 224 |
| 131 | bin Yahaya | 2,996 | 1:799 | 15.23% | 225 |
| 132 | Kamal | 2,970 | 1:806 | 14.80% | 221 |
| 133 | binti Rosli | 2,966 | 1:807 | 9.88% | 136 |
| 134 | binti Ali | 2,956 | 1:810 | 4.69% | 49 |
| 135 | Beh | 2,953 | 1:810 | 27.41% | 408 |
| 136 | binti Yusof | 2,952 | 1:811 | 7.22% | 92 |
| 137 | Ariffin | 2,936 | 1:815 | 14.96% | 227 |
| 138 | binti Kamaruddin | 2,864 | 1:836 | 18.97% | 298 |
| 139 | bin Saad | 2,850 | 1:840 | 8.38% | 114 |
| 140 | Yee | 2,842 | 1:842 | 9.33% | 134 |
| 141 | bin Nordin | 2,836 | 1:844 | 9.83% | 139 |
| 142 | bin Musa | 2,832 | 1:845 | 9.56% | 138 |
| 142 | Idris | 2,832 | 1:845 | 14.48% | 229 |
| 144 | bin Kamaruddin | 2,829 | 1:846 | 18.11% | 285 |
| 145 | binti Hamzah | 2,814 | 1:851 | 8.93% | 128 |
| 146 | bin Razali | 2,804 | 1:854 | 10.85% | 162 |
| 147 | Fong | 2,802 | 1:854 | 10.19% | 153 |
| 148 | bin Hamid | 2,787 | 1:859 | 10.03% | 149 |
| 148 | Tahir | 2,787 | 1:859 | 12.76% | 204 |
| 150 | binti Jaafar | 2,768 | 1:865 | 8.80% | 129 |
| 151 | Desa | 2,732 | 1:876 | 20.37% | 332 |
| 152 | bin Salleh | 2,725 | 1:878 | 5.70% | 77 |
| 153 | binti Nordin | 2,708 | 1:884 | 9.76% | 150 |
| 154 | Abdullah | 2,681 | 1:893 | 4.13% | 46 |
| 155 | Karim | 2,676 | 1:894 | 10.23% | 159 |
| 156 | bin Shaari | 2,649 | 1:903 | 16.75% | 283 |
| 157 | bin Zulkifli | 2,619 | 1:914 | 10.81% | 179 |
| 158 | bin Awang | 2,609 | 1:917 | 5.38% | 72 |
| 159 | Yeoh | 2,598 | 1:921 | 9.96% | 160 |
| 160 | binti Razali | 2,594 | 1:923 | 10.42% | 173 |
| 160 | Ghani | 2,594 | 1:923 | 5.40% | 75 |
| 162 | bin Mat | 2,588 | 1:925 | 10.09% | 164 |
| 163 | bin Ariffin | 2,569 | 1:932 | 12.68% | 217 |
| 164 | binti Yahaya | 2,566 | 1:933 | 13.95% | 240 |
| 165 | binti Hamid | 2,565 | 1:933 | 9.52% | 156 |
| 166 | binti Yahya | 2,561 | 1:935 | 9.40% | 154 |
| 167 | binti Musa | 2,555 | 1:937 | 8.96% | 142 |
| 168 | binti Zulkifli | 2,545 | 1:940 | 11.25% | 199 |
| 169 | binti Saad | 2,514 | 1:952 | 7.32% | 112 |
| 170 | Foong | 2,493 | 1:960 | 20.10% | 358 |
| 171 | Soo | 2,475 | 1:967 | 11.28% | 203 |
| 172 | Yusop | 2,470 | 1:969 | 20.03% | 360 |
| 173 | Zaini | 2,468 | 1:970 | 18.43% | 334 |
| 174 | binti Ariffin | 2,436 | 1:982 | 12.38% | 226 |
| 175 | binti Salleh | 2,428 | 1:986 | 5.35% | 81 |
| 176 | bin Jamaludin | 2,409 | 1:993 | 12.79% | 234 |
| 177 | Rani | 2,346 | 1:1,020 | 12.77% | 241 |
| 178 | bin Din | 2,345 | 1:1,021 | 14.46% | 274 |
| 179 | bin Jamaluddin | 2,343 | 1:1,021 | 21.42% | 401 |
| 180 | binti Awang | 2,341 | 1:1,022 | 4.79% | 71 |
| 181 | Sabri | 2,334 | 1:1,025 | 16.18% | 311 |
| 182 | Din | 2,332 | 1:1,026 | 9.55% | 177 |
| 183 | binti Mat | 2,325 | 1:1,029 | 9.09% | 166 |
| 184 | Bin Abdul Rahim | 2,317 | 1:1,033 | 11.29% | 214 |
| 185 | Muniandy | 2,309 | 1:1,037 | 16.53% | 320 |
| 186 | bin Kamarudin | 2,306 | 1:1,038 | 12.86% | 247 |
| 187 | binti Shaari | 2,288 | 1:1,046 | 14.87% | 293 |
| 188 | binti Roslan | 2,256 | 1:1,061 | 9.68% | 187 |
| 189 | bin Hussin | 2,246 | 1:1,066 | 7.85% | 141 |
| 190 | bin Azmi | 2,242 | 1:1,067 | 8.96% | 172 |
| 191 | Yip | 2,241 | 1:1,068 | 23.18% | 458 |
| 192 | bin Zainuddin | 2,240 | 1:1,068 | 16.83% | 337 |
| 193 | bin Zainal | 2,238 | 1:1,069 | 9.73% | 192 |
| 194 | Khoo | 2,235 | 1:1,071 | 6.36% | 110 |
| 195 | Yew | 2,233 | 1:1,072 | 14.46% | 290 |
| 196 | bin Abd Aziz | 2,229 | 1:1,074 | 12.14% | 242 |
| 197 | binti Jamaluddin | 2,226 | 1:1,075 | 20.06% | 394 |
| 198 | bin Abd Hamid | 2,225 | 1:1,076 | 12.73% | 256 |
| 199 | Law | 2,218 | 1:1,079 | 8.76% | 168 |
| 200 | bin Mokhtar | 2,210 | 1:1,083 | 13.66% | 275 |