Sabah Genealogical Records
Sabah 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.
Sabah Death & Burial Records
A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.
Newspapers Covering Sabah
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.
Sabah Military Records
Details of over 1,500 men who died in Malaysia's war of independence from Britain.
Sabah 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.
Sabah Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Sabah 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.
Sabah 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.
Sabah 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 Sabah
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.
Sabah 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.
Sabah 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 Sabah
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Malaysia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wong | 30,101 | 1:111 | 10.42% | 4 |
| 2 | Chong | 23,527 | 1:143 | 13.67% | 13 |
| 3 | Lee | 23,207 | 1:145 | 6.86% | 3 |
| 4 | Chin | 21,416 | 1:157 | 20.18% | 20 |
| 5 | Lim | 18,193 | 1:184 | 5.35% | 2 |
| 6 | bin Ahmad | 12,958 | 1:259 | 6.57% | 9 |
| 7 | bin Abdullah | 12,764 | 1:263 | 6.39% | 8 |
| 8 | Tan | 12,434 | 1:270 | 3.07% | 1 |
| 9 | Yong | 12,184 | 1:275 | 15.70% | 32 |
| 10 | binti Abdullah | 11,764 | 1:285 | 6.01% | 11 |
| 11 | Liew | 11,434 | 1:293 | 15.64% | 36 |
| 12 | binti Ahmad | 11,197 | 1:300 | 5.88% | 12 |
| 13 | bin Ismail | 10,514 | 1:319 | 5.19% | 7 |
| 14 | Ng | 10,512 | 1:319 | 5.01% | 6 |
| 15 | Abdullah | 9,902 | 1:339 | 15.25% | 46 |
| 16 | Rahman | 9,632 | 1:348 | 6.14% | 14 |
| 17 | binti Ismail | 9,578 | 1:350 | 4.87% | 10 |
| 18 | Chung | 8,939 | 1:375 | 35.62% | 170 |
| 19 | Ali | 8,808 | 1:381 | 7.84% | 16 |
| 20 | bin Ali | 6,748 | 1:497 | 10.28% | 44 |
| 21 | bin Hassan | 6,692 | 1:501 | 9.23% | 37 |
| 22 | binti Hassan | 6,651 | 1:504 | 9.40% | 39 |
| 23 | Ho | 6,520 | 1:514 | 11.34% | 60 |
| 24 | Salleh | 6,511 | 1:515 | 10.04% | 47 |
| 25 | Chang | 6,321 | 1:531 | 15.79% | 96 |
| 26 | binti Ali | 6,185 | 1:542 | 9.82% | 49 |
| 27 | Chan | 6,175 | 1:543 | 4.75% | 15 |
| 28 | bin Ibrahim | 5,904 | 1:568 | 5.29% | 17 |
| 29 | binti Awang | 5,725 | 1:586 | 11.71% | 71 |
| 30 | Ahmad | 5,678 | 1:591 | 9.24% | 54 |
| 31 | binti Ibrahim | 5,656 | 1:593 | 5.14% | 18 |
| 32 | Lai | 5,560 | 1:603 | 8.06% | 42 |
| 33 | Leong | 5,506 | 1:609 | 7.82% | 40 |
| 34 | Hassan | 5,407 | 1:620 | 8.91% | 55 |
| 35 | James | 5,404 | 1:621 | 31.43% | 260 |
| 36 | bin Awang | 5,250 | 1:639 | 10.84% | 72 |
| 37 | John | 5,133 | 1:653 | 37.56% | 324 |
| 38 | Hamid | 5,009 | 1:670 | 7.11% | 41 |
| 39 | bin Salleh | 4,999 | 1:671 | 10.46% | 77 |
| 40 | Yap | 4,974 | 1:674 | 5.34% | 23 |
| 41 | bin Osman | 4,737 | 1:708 | 11.18% | 88 |
| 42 | bin Omar | 4,659 | 1:720 | 7.91% | 57 |
| 43 | Pang | 4,623 | 1:726 | 14.42% | 121 |
| 44 | binti Salleh | 4,620 | 1:726 | 10.19% | 81 |
| 45 | bin Mohamad | 4,615 | 1:727 | 5.53% | 28 |
| 46 | binti Omar | 4,577 | 1:733 | 7.79% | 58 |
| 47 | Wan | 4,575 | 1:733 | 1.94% | 5 |
| 48 | binti Osman | 4,569 | 1:734 | 11.10% | 89 |
| 49 | Kong | 4,438 | 1:756 | 11.74% | 101 |
| 50 | binti Mohamad | 4,296 | 1:781 | 5.39% | 30 |
| 51 | Joseph | 4,228 | 1:793 | 36.40% | 383 |
| 52 | Rahim | 4,112 | 1:816 | 6.54% | 50 |
| 53 | Bakar | 4,095 | 1:819 | 5.32% | 33 |
| 54 | bin Sulaiman | 4,027 | 1:833 | 8.45% | 78 |
| 55 | Thien | 3,997 | 1:839 | 78.14% | 764 |
| 56 | Ismail | 3,941 | 1:851 | 7.22% | 64 |
| 57 | bin Abdul | 3,934 | 1:853 | 26.56% | 301 |
| 58 | binti Abdul | 3,904 | 1:859 | 32.37% | 367 |
| 59 | Chia | 3,880 | 1:864 | 11.32% | 113 |
| 60 | Chu | 3,879 | 1:865 | 24.43% | 281 |
| 61 | Said | 3,828 | 1:876 | 11.03% | 111 |
| 62 | Voo | 3,717 | 1:902 | 80.14% | 808 |
| 63 | Fung | 3,711 | 1:904 | 51.84% | 603 |
| 64 | binti Sulaiman | 3,700 | 1:907 | 8.58% | 84 |
| 65 | Noor | 3,595 | 1:933 | 3.67% | 22 |
| 66 | bin Amat | 3,429 | 1:978 | 47.13% | 596 |
| 67 | Yusof | 3,401 | 1:986 | 3.72% | 25 |
| 68 | bin Mohammad | 3,377 | 1:993 | 14.88% | 197 |
| 69 | Tsen | 3,375 | 1:994 | 76.00% | 837 |
| 70 | Chua | 3,341 | 1:1,004 | 7.05% | 79 |
| 71 | binti Amat | 3,337 | 1:1,005 | 49.56% | 630 |
| 72 | Yee | 3,312 | 1:1,013 | 10.87% | 134 |
| 73 | Amin | 3,229 | 1:1,039 | 7.94% | 95 |
| 74 | Chai | 3,190 | 1:1,051 | 5.98% | 66 |
| 75 | Chee | 3,155 | 1:1,063 | 11.01% | 140 |
| 76 | bin Kassim | 3,150 | 1:1,065 | 17.86% | 254 |
| 77 | binti Kassim | 3,106 | 1:1,080 | 17.99% | 259 |
| 78 | Chen | 3,082 | 1:1,088 | 8.22% | 102 |
| 79 | binti Mohammad | 3,062 | 1:1,095 | 15.12% | 218 |
| 80 | Damit | 3,048 | 1:1,100 | 79.85% | 929 |
| 81 | bin Abu Bakar | 3,010 | 1:1,114 | 4.72% | 48 |
| 82 | bin Karim | 2,996 | 1:1,120 | 27.91% | 409 |
| 83 | Tahir | 2,986 | 1:1,123 | 13.67% | 204 |
| 84 | Vun | 2,972 | 1:1,129 | 78.07% | 931 |
| 85 | Fong | 2,957 | 1:1,134 | 10.75% | 153 |
| 86 | Hiew | 2,935 | 1:1,143 | 38.95% | 576 |
| 87 | bin Hussin | 2,931 | 1:1,144 | 10.24% | 141 |
| 88 | Bin Abdul Rahman | 2,925 | 1:1,147 | 5.61% | 68 |
| 89 | bin Yusof | 2,845 | 1:1,179 | 6.61% | 85 |
| 90 | Nasir | 2,826 | 1:1,187 | 5.86% | 74 |
| 91 | Ong | 2,787 | 1:1,203 | 2.60% | 19 |
| 92 | Ling | 2,772 | 1:1,210 | 7.21% | 100 |
| 93 | Karim | 2,742 | 1:1,223 | 10.48% | 159 |
| 94 | Teo | 2,734 | 1:1,227 | 7.57% | 108 |
| 95 | binti Hussin | 2,714 | 1:1,236 | 9.67% | 145 |
| 96 | Peter | 2,697 | 1:1,244 | 34.29% | 562 |
| 97 | Goh | 2,680 | 1:1,252 | 3.51% | 34 |
| 98 | bin Tahir | 2,670 | 1:1,256 | 26.27% | 427 |
| 99 | bin Harun | 2,665 | 1:1,259 | 6.79% | 98 |
| 100 | Kassim | 2,598 | 1:1,291 | 15.17% | 261 |
| 101 | bin Said | 2,582 | 1:1,299 | 10.58% | 178 |
| 102 | binti Karim | 2,575 | 1:1,303 | 26.74% | 459 |
| 103 | bin Hamid | 2,569 | 1:1,306 | 9.24% | 149 |
| 104 | binti Tahir | 2,550 | 1:1,315 | 26.29% | 454 |
| 105 | Kadir | 2,543 | 1:1,319 | 9.39% | 155 |
| 106 | binti Harun | 2,528 | 1:1,327 | 6.82% | 106 |
| 107 | binti Amir | 2,516 | 1:1,333 | 31.32% | 551 |
| 108 | binti Hamid | 2,515 | 1:1,334 | 9.33% | 156 |
| 109 | bin Kadir | 2,457 | 1:1,365 | 25.74% | 462 |
| 109 | binti Yusof | 2,457 | 1:1,365 | 6.01% | 92 |
| 111 | bin Othman | 2,422 | 1:1,385 | 2.78% | 26 |
| 112 | bin Abd Rahman | 2,419 | 1:1,387 | 6.20% | 99 |
| 113 | binti Kadir | 2,413 | 1:1,390 | 27.32% | 503 |
| 114 | Chok | 2,410 | 1:1,392 | 41.69% | 702 |
| 114 | Michael | 2,410 | 1:1,392 | 40.17% | 680 |
| 116 | Tai | 2,391 | 1:1,403 | 11.42% | 211 |
| 117 | bin Salim | 2,386 | 1:1,406 | 16.32% | 308 |
| 118 | bin Musa | 2,368 | 1:1,416 | 7.99% | 138 |
| 119 | Yunus | 2,364 | 1:1,419 | 9.40% | 169 |
| 120 | Ibrahim | 2,330 | 1:1,440 | 6.40% | 107 |
| 121 | Francis | 2,321 | 1:1,445 | 38.89% | 684 |
| 122 | Shah | 2,319 | 1:1,446 | 6.89% | 116 |
| 123 | bin Amir | 2,306 | 1:1,455 | 27.60% | 534 |
| 124 | Lau | 2,305 | 1:1,455 | 4.08% | 63 |
| 125 | bin Mohamed | 2,286 | 1:1,467 | 3.18% | 38 |
| 126 | bin Nasir | 2,281 | 1:1,470 | 23.45% | 451 |
| 127 | Abidin | 2,271 | 1:1,477 | 3.99% | 62 |
| 128 | Chew | 2,270 | 1:1,478 | 4.33% | 67 |
| 129 | Tang | 2,260 | 1:1,484 | 5.30% | 87 |
| 130 | binti Musa | 2,242 | 1:1,496 | 7.86% | 142 |
| 131 | George | 2,234 | 1:1,501 | 39.03% | 708 |
| 132 | Nor | 2,233 | 1:1,502 | 2.19% | 21 |
| 133 | Majid | 2,205 | 1:1,521 | 9.75% | 200 |
| 134 | Koh | 2,204 | 1:1,522 | 5.89% | 105 |
| 135 | binti Salim | 2,198 | 1:1,526 | 15.88% | 321 |
| 135 | Foo | 2,198 | 1:1,526 | 6.59% | 118 |
| 137 | binti Dullah | 2,197 | 1:1,527 | 84.70% | 1,231 |
| 138 | binti Nasir | 2,183 | 1:1,536 | 24.53% | 501 |
| 139 | bin Nordin | 2,172 | 1:1,544 | 7.53% | 139 |
| 140 | Daud | 2,170 | 1:1,546 | 5.45% | 97 |
| 141 | Isa | 2,166 | 1:1,549 | 2.68% | 29 |
| 141 | Shim | 2,166 | 1:1,549 | 60.28% | 973 |
| 143 | Tay | 2,152 | 1:1,559 | 7.71% | 148 |
| 144 | bin Ramli | 2,148 | 1:1,561 | 3.55% | 56 |
| 145 | binti Othman | 2,128 | 1:1,576 | 2.51% | 27 |
| 146 | bin Idris | 2,116 | 1:1,585 | 6.68% | 126 |
| 147 | binti Nordin | 2,068 | 1:1,622 | 7.46% | 150 |
| 148 | binti Idris | 2,065 | 1:1,624 | 6.78% | 135 |
| 149 | Yapp | 2,059 | 1:1,629 | 88.10% | 1,328 |
| 150 | Rashid | 2,039 | 1:1,645 | 4.54% | 83 |
| 151 | Justin | 2,027 | 1:1,655 | 83.28% | 1,286 |
| 152 | Lin | 2,026 | 1:1,656 | 13.12% | 290 |
| 153 | Osman | 2,025 | 1:1,656 | 17.56% | 385 |
| 154 | bin Muhammad | 2,017 | 1:1,663 | 9.88% | 215 |
| 154 | Razak | 2,017 | 1:1,663 | 4.01% | 69 |
| 156 | Omar | 1,999 | 1:1,678 | 8.09% | 174 |
| 157 | bin Amin | 1,998 | 1:1,679 | 30.36% | 637 |
| 157 | bin Kasim | 1,998 | 1:1,679 | 14.13% | 317 |
| 159 | binti Amin | 1,989 | 1:1,686 | 33.56% | 688 |
| 160 | bin Hasan | 1,986 | 1:1,689 | 8.71% | 196 |
| 160 | Ghani | 1,986 | 1:1,689 | 4.13% | 75 |
| 162 | Petrus | 1,974 | 1:1,699 | 71.01% | 1,173 |
| 163 | binti Bakar | 1,973 | 1:1,700 | 9.23% | 208 |
| 164 | binti Said | 1,962 | 1:1,710 | 8.19% | 183 |
| 165 | Aziz | 1,954 | 1:1,717 | 2.47% | 31 |
| 165 | Liau | 1,954 | 1:1,717 | 35.12% | 729 |
| 167 | bin Jaafar | 1,950 | 1:1,720 | 5.82% | 117 |
| 168 | Tham | 1,948 | 1:1,722 | 10.76% | 245 |
| 169 | bin Dullah | 1,947 | 1:1,723 | 80.52% | 1,291 |
| 170 | bin Daud | 1,940 | 1:1,729 | 6.12% | 125 |
| 170 | binti Mohamed | 1,940 | 1:1,729 | 2.97% | 45 |
| 172 | bin Rahman | 1,891 | 1:1,774 | 22.57% | 533 |
| 173 | binti Ramli | 1,888 | 1:1,777 | 3.25% | 59 |
| 174 | bin Zakaria | 1,878 | 1:1,786 | 2.84% | 43 |
| 175 | bin Usman | 1,874 | 1:1,790 | 63.78% | 1,133 |
| 176 | binti Jaafar | 1,873 | 1:1,791 | 5.95% | 129 |
| 177 | bin Jamal | 1,872 | 1:1,792 | 23.12% | 547 |
| 178 | Hussin | 1,868 | 1:1,796 | 9.08% | 213 |
| 179 | bin Yahya | 1,861 | 1:1,802 | 6.63% | 146 |
| 180 | Khan | 1,858 | 1:1,805 | 13.10% | 316 |
| 181 | binti Mahmud | 1,838 | 1:1,825 | 10.21% | 246 |
| 182 | Soon | 1,802 | 1:1,861 | 11.36% | 282 |
| 182 | Thomas | 1,802 | 1:1,861 | 25.91% | 613 |
| 184 | Halim | 1,795 | 1:1,869 | 5.10% | 109 |
| 185 | Sim | 1,786 | 1:1,878 | 5.74% | 131 |
| 186 | bin Mahmud | 1,784 | 1:1,880 | 10.64% | 266 |
| 187 | binti Rahman | 1,779 | 1:1,885 | 24.21% | 588 |
| 188 | Zain | 1,768 | 1:1,897 | 3.57% | 70 |
| 189 | Wahab | 1,764 | 1:1,901 | 4.29% | 90 |
| 190 | binti Roslan | 1,761 | 1:1,905 | 7.55% | 187 |
| 191 | Mohamed | 1,757 | 1:1,909 | 3.90% | 82 |
| 192 | bin Roslan | 1,738 | 1:1,930 | 7.24% | 182 |
| 193 | bin Hashim | 1,720 | 1:1,950 | 2.73% | 51 |
| 194 | bin Bakar | 1,705 | 1:1,967 | 7.87% | 207 |
| 195 | binti Hasan | 1,697 | 1:1,976 | 8.01% | 210 |
| 196 | binti Yahya | 1,690 | 1:1,985 | 6.20% | 154 |
| 197 | Jalil | 1,686 | 1:1,989 | 10.06% | 267 |
| 198 | Johnny | 1,685 | 1:1,991 | 46.57% | 969 |
| 199 | Bin | 1,680 | 1:1,996 | 9.46% | 249 |
| 200 | Robert | 1,671 | 1:2,007 | 37.37% | 829 |