Diffa Department Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Diffa Department

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Diffa Department Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

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.

Diffa Department Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Diffa Department Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

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.

Diffa Department Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Diffa Department

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.

Diffa Department 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.

Diffa Department 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 Diffa Department

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Diffa Region
1Mamadou5,3001:3037.89%5
2Moustapha5,0201:3145.82%8
3Ari3,6831:4337.55%11
4Madou2,9261:5436.72%14
5Moussa2,9181:5415.49%1
6Abdou2,6051:6017.01%2
7Boukar2,5941:6118.54%4
8Ousmane2,5871:6119.76%6
9Ibrahim2,3311:6727.22%13
10Oumara2,1251:7448.73%27
11Kiari2,0141:7845.82%26
12Issa1,9091:8213.20%3
13Boulama1,8811:8443.52%28
14Boucar1,7901:8823.65%15
15Mahamadou1,7321:9124.37%16
16Adam1,6161:9716.15%10
17Aboucar1,3981:11360.99%40
18Adamou1,3491:11715.34%12
19Oumarou1,0531:14915.27%17
20Amadou1,0381:15221.61%23
21Aboukar1,0161:15544.15%39
22Ali1,0051:1579.78%9
23Goni9201:17142.14%42
24Hassane8821:17815.28%18
25Chetima8801:17943.33%45
26Abba8721:18033.46%34
27Oumar8441:18622.16%31
28Saley8071:19516.65%22
29Makinta8051:19565.77%68
30Issoufou7611:20729.51%35
31Idi7301:21514.44%20
32Tidjani7291:21656.78%64
33Grema7231:21853.40%61
34Harouna7091:22214.16%21
35Hamadou7061:2236.02%7
36Mamane7001:22517.19%30
37Lawan6931:22734.15%46
38Mele6901:22844.75%55
39Abba Gana6681:23562.26%79
40Garba6581:23928.19%38
41Brah6471:24353.21%71
42Abari6141:25629.97%44
43Souley6011:26214.49%29
44Malam Ari6001:26247.24%65
45Malam Kiari5771:27360.04%87
46Gambo5401:29126.16%43
47Ousseini5371:29321.23%36
48Aboubacar5021:31333.05%56
49Mani4851:32410.55%24
50Malam4681:33638.77%72
51Malam Boukar4631:34037.89%69
52Mala4581:34341.30%76
53Matta4561:34572.38%130
54Abdoulaye4491:35024.78%48
55Adji4441:35425.89%51
56Malam Madou4421:35644.07%82
57Modou4411:35744.68%84
58Ado4171:3777.45%19
59Maina4101:38424.45%53
60Kolo3991:39457.08%121
61Maman3971:39623.57%52
62Ligari3861:40843.37%96
63Gremah3841:41034.91%77
64Hassan3671:42918.12%47
65Saidou3661:43012.49%33
66Awari3541:44456.28%131
67Malam Abba3501:44944.70%108
68Malam Mamadou3401:46336.76%92
69Malam Boucar3351:47045.70%114
70Sanda3331:47228.83%75
71Bagale3251:48463.23%168
72Daouda3221:48922.74%60
73Lawane3181:49548.85%125
73Ousman3181:49532.78%86
75Aissami3151:49934.62%93
76Katchalla3071:51240.66%109
77Elh Moustapha3061:51455.33%156
77Fannami3061:51451.43%139
79Dalla2941:53541.29%120
80Malam Gana2921:53945.91%128
81Yacouba2911:54119.96%58
82Malam Moustapha2881:54652.94%161
83Laminou2841:55451.92%159
84Issaka2731:57629.23%90
85Boukari2681:58718.44%59
86Malla2671:58931.08%101
87Elhadji2651:59436.91%119
88Mahamane2531:62217.31%57
89Idrissa2431:64728.03%98
90Chaibou2421:65024.37%83
91Hamidou2361:66719.92%73
91Zarami2361:66741.70%151
93Fougou2321:67832.18%118
94Aminami2301:68426.74%99
94Kondo2301:68439.18%141
96Youra2271:6936.87%32
97Boubacar2261:69637.67%137
97Elh Boukar2261:69639.79%149
97Souleymane2261:69613.10%50
100Yahaya2251:69926.91%105
101Malam Issa2211:71241.46%164
102Kale2181:72263.01%218
103Sani2101:74924.42%99
104Djadji2081:75626.16%107
104Mari2081:75623.21%95
106Malam Adji2051:76736.03%148
107Malam Kaou2041:77149.39%196
108Elh Madou2031:77540.28%171
109Malam Abdou1981:79431.99%132
109Malam Moussa1981:79427.12%115
111Goni Ari1921:81958.90%230
111Grah1921:81920.62%91
113Koulouma1871:84159.18%234
113Malam Ousmane1871:84153.43%215
115Tahirou1861:84631.05%138
116Malam Adam1841:85532.22%147
117Barma1831:86019.08%88
117Boulama Kiari1831:86064.44%260
119Inoussa1821:86424.14%110
120Habou1751:89924.01%116
121Bello1731:9097.59%41
122Djibo1721:91534.89%175
123Bounou1711:92040.52%193
124Ahmadou1691:9316.96%37
124Katiella1691:93119.88%103
126Kollo1671:94249.26%221
127Dala1651:95329.15%151
127Nouhou1651:95325.78%127
129Kadey1641:95955.41%249
129Marouma1641:95929.66%156
129Salifou1641:95925.51%126
132Goni Moustapha1631:96559.27%268
133Boulou1621:97135.14%181
133Malam Gambo1621:97144.14%211
135Cherif1581:99627.62%145
136Kaou1551:1,01526.59%143
137Abdourahamane1501:1,04917.75%104
138Mohamed1481:1,0638.45%49
139Ary1461:1,07734.11%192
139Brem1461:1,07754.89%272
141Boudou1431:1,10038.24%209
141Mahaman1431:1,10019.43%112
143Elh Ari1421:1,10834.72%197
143Illiassou1421:1,10816.69%102
143Kassoum1421:1,10837.27%205
143Sale1421:1,10811.41%67
147Maidougou1401:1,12453.64%274
148Youssey1391:1,1328.41%54
149Kaday1371:1,14880.12%388
150Kalle1321:1,19247.31%267
150Malam Goni1321:1,19243.56%245
152Abba Kiari1311:1,20168.95%356
152Elh Boucar1311:1,20134.66%207
154Kadaou1301:1,21091.55%451
154Kellou1301:1,21064.36%331
156Goni Madou1281:1,22964.32%338
156Maloum1281:1,22923.15%156
156Zakaria1281:1,22923.10%155
159Malam Oumara1271:1,23944.88%261
160Malam Ibrahim1261:1,24829.10%191
161Koura1221:1,28950.00%286
162Boulama Madou1211:1,30038.54%238
162Elh Kiari1211:1,30055.76%318
162Kadai1211:1,30025.97%180
162Malam Boulama1211:1,30049.79%288
166Elh Goni1191:1,32268.39%385
166Kelloumi1191:1,32265.38%371
166Malam Oumar1191:1,32251.52%295
166Mamadou Adji1191:1,32233.43%213
170Gaptia1181:1,33320.63%145
171Malam Brah1161:1,35661.38%358
172Abba Kourou1151:1,36892.74%513
172Madou Kourou1151:1,36858.08%340
174Soumaila1141:1,38019.32%140
175Madou Koura1131:1,39274.34%423
175Zakari1131:1,39217.85%129
177Abba Kellou1111:1,41760.33%365
177Djibrilla1111:1,41741.26%270
177Douna1111:1,41720.90%165
177Lawali1111:1,41742.69%276
181Adji Gana1101:1,43070.51%414
181Bachir1101:1,43020.22%161
183Madou Kellou1091:1,44358.92%361
183Malam Maina1091:1,44346.58%292
185Malam Abari1081:1,45751.67%328
186Moumouni1071:1,47020.23%166
187Abbari1061:1,48432.22%228
188Ari Kaou1041:1,51329.13%212
188Goni Boukar1041:1,51345.61%300
190Goni Mamadou1031:1,52749.05%326
190Kiari Kaka1031:1,52740.71%281
190Mamadou Moustapha1031:1,52748.82%323
193Madji1021:1,54221.52%179
194Boulama Ari1011:1,55741.22%285
194Malam Kellou1011:1,55787.07%557
196Gana1001:1,57345.66%315
197Ambalam991:1,58931.33%234
197Boudoumi991:1,58963.46%414
197Meremi991:1,58976.15%493
200Kaka981:1,60534.39%259