Nigeria Genealogical Records

Nigeria Birth & Baptism Records

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Nigeria Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Nigeria Death & Burial Records

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Newspapers Covering Nigeria

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.

Nigeria 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.

Nigeria Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Nigeria 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.

Nigeria 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.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Nigeria

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.

Nigeria 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.

Nigeria 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 Nigeria

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ibrahim3,310,4191:54
2Musa3,039,7011:58
3Abubakar2,800,5791:63
4Abdullahi2,553,5661:69
5Mohammed2,338,9251:76
6Sani2,282,9871:78
7Adamu2,077,3391:85
8Usman1,873,6071:95
9Umar1,870,1931:95
10Muhammad1,720,6051:103
11Muhammed1,649,1361:107
12Aliyu1,342,1571:132
13Yusuf1,267,0141:140
14Ali1,145,5381:155
15Garba1,040,1321:170
16Bello993,5871:178
17Haruna966,0021:183
18Hassan929,4121:191
19Lawal818,3041:216
20Aminu778,4921:228
21Yakubu749,0811:236
22Isah741,8971:239
23John725,4321:244
24Idris725,1251:244
25Eze683,5001:259
26Yahaya680,9521:260
27Salisu677,2931:262
28Ahmed670,0221:264
29Sunday640,4711:277
30Akpan630,9011:281
31Isa597,0511:297
32Shehu592,5671:299
33Amadi586,4911:302
34Bala553,3741:320
35Umaru525,9161:337
36Ahmad514,9711:344
37Okafor501,7551:353
38Emmanuel461,7771:384
39Saidu452,4371:392
40Rabiu446,3541:397
41Joseph437,0011:405
42James430,6391:411
43Okeke422,9881:419
44Audu413,6051:428
45Samuel410,6251:431
46Dauda410,2201:432
47Ojo409,4731:433
48Mustapha408,8771:433
49Adebayo405,4631:437
50Okoro405,1431:437
51Suleiman388,6941:456
52Sulaiman382,9201:463
53Baba380,0541:466
54Okon374,1121:474
55Abba372,2821:476
56Muhammadu368,1931:481
57Peter367,2271:482
58Chukwu363,5251:487
59Igwe358,6621:494
60Udo357,5231:495
61Ajayi355,4351:498
62Jimoh341,5451:519
63Daniel326,0181:543
64David324,7711:545
65Nwachukwu324,1461:546
66Obi319,9991:554
67Kabiru311,5751:569
68Ugwu309,6741:572
69Nwankwo302,3671:586
70Sule300,6291:589
71Salihu296,6941:597
72Sale294,3221:602
73Adam282,8761:626
74Lawan275,7921:642
75Dahiru274,4041:646
76Okoye271,5531:652
77Njoku270,9001:654
78Nuhu269,9421:656
79Shuaibu267,6411:662
80Bassey265,4821:667
81Okonkwo256,7251:690
82Ado252,3591:702
83Yau250,7981:706
84Alhaji250,6221:707
85Nura249,6061:710
86Nasiru244,9011:723
87Hamza244,3491:725
88Moses244,1671:725
89Ogbonna240,9201:735
90Ayuba239,1181:741
91Ismail234,2521:756
92Suleman232,9351:760
93Nweke227,8561:777
94Adeyemi227,6831:778
95Yunusa225,2201:787
96Bukar222,3581:797
97Balogun214,9311:824
98Nwafor214,4651:826
99Azeez214,0781:827
100Afolabi213,2551:831
101Amadu212,9781:832
102Effiong211,9891:836
103Magaji211,7651:837
104Ani209,1491:847
105Mohammad207,5961:853
106Godwin206,6751:857
107Samaila203,1361:872
108Hussaini194,9311:909
109Abu192,8711:918
110Etim191,8581:923
111Alhassan191,1561:927
112Paul190,9221:928
113Gambo188,6381:939
114Sanusi188,3761:940
115Okorie187,2971:946
116Jibrin187,0231:947
117Bashir182,9311:968
118Johnson182,7961:969
119Kalu181,4561:976
120Edet179,6231:986
121Hamisu179,3991:987
122Anyanwu179,3871:987
123Orji179,2551:988
124Alabi178,9401:990
125Danjuma177,8711:996
126Idowu176,7851:1,002
127Nwosu175,7991:1,008
128Monday175,1851:1,011
129Ohakwu173,3951:1,022
130Udoh173,0511:1,024
131Abdu172,5161:1,027
132Opara172,3101:1,028
133Kabir172,1601:1,029
134Danladi171,0881:1,035
135Salami170,8431:1,037
136Saleh169,2571:1,047
137Shaibu168,4081:1,052
138Auwal166,1401:1,066
139Jamilu165,1821:1,072
140Dike164,9971:1,074
141Taiwo164,5291:1,077
142Abdulahi163,9991:1,080
143Agu160,8681:1,101
144Solomon160,7441:1,102
145Tukur159,1611:1,113
146Sabo156,2891:1,133
147Adeniyi154,7791:1,144
148Ahmadu154,6281:1,146
149Onuoha154,0611:1,150
150Abdulkadir152,6311:1,161
151Abdul150,8021:1,175
152Lawali149,8141:1,182
153Adeleke148,9211:1,190
154Tijani147,9051:1,198
155Ibe147,6801:1,200
156Amos147,3461:1,202
157Babatunde146,9241:1,206
158Mamman146,2991:1,211
159Joshua145,6631:1,216
160Buba145,2621:1,219
161Jacob144,6061:1,225
162Agbo143,6661:1,233
163Murtala141,2141:1,254
164Micheal140,4611:1,261
165Isaac138,4011:1,280
166Eke137,9101:1,284
167Uche135,5831:1,307
168Muazu134,6991:1,315
169Edem133,5521:1,326
170Tanko133,3291:1,329
171Friday133,3251:1,329
172Simon131,0521:1,352
173Michael130,6621:1,356
174Auwalu129,2371:1,371
175Adekunle128,4581:1,379
176Obasi128,3101:1,381
177Chuku127,8941:1,385
178Anthony126,3761:1,402
179Saminu126,3551:1,402
180Babalola126,0681:1,405
181Oke124,9601:1,418
182Mohammadu124,5741:1,422
183Sanni124,4031:1,424
184Mark124,3801:1,424
185Ogbu123,7131:1,432
186Duru123,6211:1,433
187Owolabi123,5741:1,433
188Uba123,2961:1,437
189Asuquo120,4951:1,470
190Ezeh119,7081:1,480
191Okoli118,4071:1,496
192Thomas118,3731:1,496
193Dada117,9231:1,502
194Ogbonda117,5461:1,507
195Umoh116,5261:1,520
196Buhari116,2911:1,523
197Zubairu115,5621:1,533
198Gabriel115,4021:1,535
199Aliu115,1881:1,538
200Inusa115,1171:1,539