Pohnpei Genealogical Records
Newspapers Covering Pohnpei
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 and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
Pohnpei Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
A guide to the Pacific Islands for traders, tourists and potential settlers. Contains directories of residents and businesses, statistics, laws, lists of institutions 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.
Pohnpei Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Pohnpei Histories & Books
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
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.
A guide to the Pacific Islands for traders, tourists and potential settlers. Contains directories of residents and businesses, statistics, laws, lists of institutions and more.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Pohnpei
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.
Pohnpei 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.
Pohnpei 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 Pohnpei
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Micronesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 525 | 1:62 | 96.69% | 29 |
| 2 | Hadley | 493 | 1:66 | 99.20% | 37 |
| 3 | Pelep | 398 | 1:81 | 100.00% | 53 |
| 4 | Amor | 350 | 1:93 | 100.00% | 78 |
| 4 | Panuelo | 350 | 1:93 | 100.00% | 78 |
| 6 | Primo | 342 | 1:95 | 99.71% | 80 |
| 7 | Ladore | 326 | 1:99 | 100.00% | 83 |
| 7 | Santos | 326 | 1:99 | 97.60% | 82 |
| 9 | Albert | 310 | 1:105 | 40.16% | 15 |
| 10 | Abraham | 302 | 1:107 | 57.74% | 35 |
| 10 | John | 302 | 1:107 | 94.38% | 85 |
| 12 | Peter | 294 | 1:110 | 26.09% | 6 |
| 13 | Donre | 286 | 1:113 | 100.00% | 88 |
| 14 | Paul | 263 | 1:123 | 24.56% | 8 |
| 15 | Henry | 247 | 1:131 | 91.48% | 95 |
| 15 | Joseph | 247 | 1:131 | 22.62% | 7 |
| 17 | Jack | 239 | 1:136 | 84.15% | 89 |
| 17 | Johnny | 239 | 1:136 | 99.58% | 128 |
| 17 | Martin | 239 | 1:136 | 29.33% | 13 |
| 20 | Edward | 231 | 1:140 | 39.29% | 27 |
| 21 | Saimon | 215 | 1:151 | 92.67% | 129 |
| 22 | Elias | 207 | 1:157 | 98.10% | 130 |
| 22 | Rosario | 207 | 1:157 | 100.00% | 132 |
| 24 | Andon | 199 | 1:163 | 42.61% | 43 |