Adamawa Genealogical Records

Adamawa 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.

Adamawa 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.

Adamawa 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 Adamawa

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.

Adamawa 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.

Adamawa Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Adamawa 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.

Adamawa 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 Adamawa

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.

Adamawa 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.

Adamawa 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 Adamawa

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nigeria
1Mohammed131,8931:295.64%5
2Musa105,0501:373.46%2
3Adamu98,9031:394.76%7
4Abubakar94,4041:413.37%3
5Ibrahim85,6071:452.59%1
6Usman78,9471:494.21%8
7Umar62,6141:613.35%9
8Abdullahi52,6061:732.06%4
9Ali42,7471:903.73%14
10Aliyu39,3161:982.93%12
11Muhammed38,3851:1002.33%11
12Isa37,4421:1036.27%31
13Ahmed35,3651:1095.28%28
14Bello35,3051:1093.55%16
15John31,6531:1224.36%23
16Umaru31,1221:1245.92%35
17Hassan29,2721:1323.15%18
18Buba29,1761:13220.09%160
19Yusuf28,6211:1342.26%13
20Haruna28,5501:1352.96%17
21Yakubu27,0521:1423.61%21
22Garba26,3121:1462.53%15
23Aisha24,9211:15424.88%238
24Sani24,5811:1571.08%6
25James24,0381:1605.58%42
26Aminu23,2381:1662.99%20
27Akpan22,5881:1703.58%30
28Dauda22,2421:1735.42%46
29Audu21,5201:1795.20%44
30Saidu19,9261:1934.40%39
31Joseph19,8901:1944.55%41
32Ahmadu19,7291:19512.76%148
33Abba19,5921:1965.26%55
34Peter18,4581:2095.03%57
35Daniel18,3751:2095.64%63
36Emmanuel17,5391:2193.80%38
37Yahaya16,7281:2302.46%26
38Ayuba16,4831:2346.89%90
39David16,2201:2374.99%64
40Bitrus16,2021:23819.46%278
41Suleiman16,0291:2404.12%51
42Samuel14,8301:2603.61%45
43Salihu14,3761:2684.85%71
44Ahmad14,0661:2742.73%36
45Idris13,6901:2811.89%24
46Sunday13,4931:2852.11%29
47Sale13,3501:2884.54%72
48Bala13,2481:2912.39%34
49Okon13,0101:2963.48%54
50Dahiru12,9321:2984.71%75
51Muhammad12,3951:3110.72%10
52Simon12,3891:3119.45%172
53Baba11,2791:3412.97%53
54Kabiru10,8431:3553.48%67
55Hamidu10,6111:36318.58%416
56Adebayo10,5151:3662.59%49
57Luka10,3841:37111.07%254
58Bulus9,8531:39110.79%260
59Mustapha9,5961:4012.35%48
60Solomon9,5601:4035.95%144
61Hamman9,5481:40353.85%1,080
62Udo9,5251:4042.66%60
63Yohanna9,1011:42315.30%387
64Amos9,0891:4246.17%156
65Obe9,0711:42450.02%1,067
66Zira8,8981:43366.85%1,340
67Gambo8,7961:4384.66%113
68Nuhu8,7791:4383.25%78
69Moses8,7611:4393.59%88
70Ishaya8,7011:44211.33%301
71Joshua8,6351:4465.93%159
72Lawan8,5941:4483.12%74
73Yunusa8,5701:4493.81%95
74Mark8,3731:4606.73%184
75Effiong8,3671:4603.95%102
76Ishaku8,3551:46111.43%315
77Tanko8,3431:4616.26%170
78Al8,0621:47780.58%1,674
79Shehu8,0151:4801.35%32
80Thomas7,9551:4846.72%192
81Paul7,8241:4924.10%112
81Udoh7,8241:4924.52%130
83Iliya7,7341:4987.05%209
84Etim7,6861:5014.01%110
85Stephen7,6691:5027.17%217
86Nu7,5491:51077.54%1,709
87Anthony7,3341:5255.80%178
88Yahya7,3221:52617.94%582
89Auwal7,2511:5314.36%138
90Bassey7,1611:5382.70%80
91Tumba6,9581:55363.15%1,556
92Danjuma6,8631:5613.86%125
93Danladi6,7731:5683.96%134
94Markus6,7501:57014.34%496
95Edet6,6721:5773.71%120
96Tizhe6,5941:58480.38%1,938
97Jacob6,4391:5984.45%161
98Tukur6,3561:6063.99%145
99Samaila6,3201:6093.11%107
100Alhaji6,1891:6222.47%84
101Hamza6,1831:6232.53%87
102Mahmud6,0511:6369.50%360
103Hussaini6,0041:6413.08%108
104Saleh5,9621:6463.52%136
105Muhammadu5,9441:6481.61%56
106Emeka5,9021:6527.10%279
107Inuwa5,8841:6545.35%208
108Sambo5,7771:6667.57%305
109Aa5,7651:66849.66%1,494
110Shuaibu5,7591:6682.15%79
111Mohammad5,7411:6712.77%105
112Augustine5,6931:6767.20%287
113Shaibu5,6101:6863.33%137
114Auwalu5,5621:6924.30%174
115Salisu5,5501:6940.82%27
116Babangida5,5141:6985.87%253
117Sadiq5,4721:7035.21%223
118Bukar5,3771:7162.42%96
119Ezekiel5,3591:7185.52%240
120Asuquo5,3231:7234.42%189
121Sabo5,3111:7253.40%146
122Bakari5,2701:73042.36%1,420
123Rabiu5,1741:7441.16%40
124Saad5,0791:75817.35%747
125Andrew5,0311:7656.59%306
126Sule5,0131:7681.67%70
127Isah5,0071:7690.67%22
128Abdulahi5,0011:7703.05%142
129Mohammadu4,8941:7873.93%182
130Johnson4,8341:7962.64%118
131Michael4,8281:7973.70%173
132Cinedu4,7621:80899.96%2,994
133Sulaiman4,7321:8131.24%52
134Philip4,6971:8206.46%320
135Vandi4,6731:82481.70%2,583
136Kande4,6671:82561.92%2,063
137Hadiza4,5711:84210.73%554
138Bako4,5651:8434.30%219
139Franklin4,5351:84960.31%2,071
140Abdulhamid4,5181:8526.32%327
140Patrick4,5181:8525.79%291
142Suleman4,5121:8531.94%92
143Jauro4,4821:85916.02%770
144Elisha4,4701:86113.56%691
145Amadu4,4521:8652.09%101
146Linus4,4341:86813.23%683
147Gabriel4,3801:8793.80%198
148Idi4,3561:8845.25%280
148Saadu4,3561:8844.82%261
150Yuguda4,3451:88638.89%1,541
151Joel4,3031:8956.95%367
152Abdu4,2071:9152.44%131
153Samson4,1951:9184.07%228
154Francis4,1711:9234.10%232
155Yau4,1361:9311.65%83
156Kefas4,1241:93323.83%1,095
157Adam4,0881:9421.45%73
158Umoh4,0641:9473.49%195
159Hayatu4,0581:94918.43%917
159Zubairu4,0581:9493.51%197
161Micheal4,0461:9512.88%164
162Timothy3,9691:9706.18%353
163Godwin3,9571:9731.91%106
164Amira3,9511:97472.26%2,696
165Titus3,9391:97711.61%680
166Habu3,9211:9824.16%248
166Ismail3,9211:9821.67%91
168Kwaji3,9091:98578.87%2,897
169Hafsat3,9031:98629.15%1,332
170Bashir3,8791:9922.12%117
171Jonathan3,8671:9955.38%323
172Sali3,8251:1,00621.35%1,077
173Mathew3,7841:1,0173.71%230
174Lawal3,7781:1,0190.46%19
175Christopher3,7721:1,0214.77%288
176Ezra3,7541:1,02527.76%1,321
177Sini3,6821:1,04563.87%2,571
178Oluwale3,6761:1,04749.03%2,080
179Chuku3,6281:1,0612.84%177
180Ismaila3,5991:1,0703.14%202
181Iliyasu3,5811:1,0753.30%212
181William3,5811:1,0756.28%417
181Yerima3,5811:1,07514.69%851
184Clement3,5691:1,0796.40%433
185Kubura3,5631:1,08090.96%3,518
186Iklima3,5571:1,08295.16%3,671
187Pius3,5331:1,0906.37%434
188Mamman3,5211:1,0932.41%158
189Gidado3,5091:1,09717.33%973
189Njidda3,5091:1,09776.47%3,101
191Jonah3,4911:1,1034.91%328
192Abdulkadir3,4671:1,1102.27%150
193Iya3,4551:1,11441.17%1,907
194Dominic3,4491:1,1169.93%666
195Mathias3,4371:1,12013.39%821
195Zakari3,4371:1,1203.15%210
197Inyang3,4311:1,1223.56%243
198Magaji3,3781:1,1401.60%103
199Eze3,3601:1,1460.49%25
200A Garba3,3541:1,14862.07%2,720