Ekiti Genealogical Records

Ekiti 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.

Ekiti 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.

Ekiti 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 Ekiti

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.

Ekiti 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.

Ekiti Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Ekiti 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.

Ekiti 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 Ekiti

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.

Ekiti 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.

Ekiti 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 Ekiti

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nigeria
1Ojo94,3221:3223.03%47
2Ajayi78,1371:3821.98%61
3Adebayo36,9441:819.11%49
4Dada23,1791:12919.66%193
5Ogunleye20,9771:14225.77%282
6Afolabi20,6181:1459.67%100
7Ayodele18,9661:15817.82%218
8Ayeni17,6601:16922.63%292
9Owolabi17,4761:17114.14%187
10Adeyemi16,8081:1787.38%94
11Adeniyi16,7851:17810.84%147
12Oni16,3331:18317.38%250
13Babalola15,9991:18712.69%180
14Daramola15,8851:18826.94%389
15Alabi15,4211:1948.62%124
16Kolawole15,2821:19614.11%215
17Jimoh14,8291:2014.34%62
18Sunday14,2081:2102.22%29
19Akinola13,9201:21513.56%229
20Idowu13,3381:2247.54%126
21Adewumi13,2101:22625.09%455
22Adeleye12,8741:23218.53%336
23Olajide12,6021:23714.67%271
24Oke12,4701:2409.98%181
25Ibrahim12,1991:2450.37%1
26Ilesanmi12,1031:24727.84%536
27Aina11,8951:25121.72%440
28Akinyemi11,7831:25415.73%311
29Owoeye11,2731:26536.37%710
30Kayode11,2011:26715.44%321
31Babatunde10,8651:2757.39%157
32Bello10,3821:2881.04%16
33Afolayan10,0801:29622.03%510
34Yusuf9,8391:3040.78%13
35Agboola9,7511:30611.45%273
36Awe9,5631:31224.35%604
37Abiodun9,3941:31810.41%262
38Ajewole9,1871:32532.95%777
39Omotoso9,0461:33033.23%789
40Akomolafe9,0291:33141.22%919
41Oladele8,9921:33210.36%268
42Jegede8,9441:33425.01%655
43Balogun8,9391:3344.16%97
44Joseph8,8181:3392.02%41
45Adeoye8,8161:3398.66%233
46Samuel8,7791:3402.14%45
47Taiwo8,7161:3435.30%141
48Oluwafemi8,6191:34727.42%705
49Aluko8,2991:36023.70%663
50Olatunji8,1451:3677.70%222
51Bamidele8,1201:36810.42%293
52Lawal8,0871:3690.99%19
53Omoniyi7,5051:39817.81%564
54Ogundele7,4731:40013.39%432
55Musa7,4521:4010.25%2
56Emmanuel7,4171:4031.61%38
57Adeyeye7,1711:41716.50%537
58John7,0271:4250.97%23
59Salami6,8561:4364.01%135
60Ogunyemi6,7791:44117.37%609
61Ajibola6,6031:45311.77%426
62Eze6,5841:4540.96%25
63Olaleye6,5701:45510.00%348
64Falade6,4191:46523.62%791
65Ariyo6,3991:46717.96%656
66Ogundare6,3781:46816.98%629
67Adewale6,3011:4745.95%221
68Popoola6,1601:4856.88%264
69Abe6,0711:49227.00%899
70Adu5,9811:50021.44%774
71Ibitoye5,9651:50122.29%796
72Adeyemo5,9531:5025.75%225
73Adebisi5,8511:5116.05%241
74Folorunso5,8161:51418.52%706
75Adekunle5,8051:5154.52%175
76Olarewaju5,7931:51612.54%507
77Adeleke5,7741:5173.88%153
77Ajiboye5,7741:51712.40%501
79Ogunlade5,7351:52122.91%838
80Olaiya5,7331:52116.85%679
81Ige5,6701:52711.92%488
82Ogunsakin5,6611:52841.44%1,312
83Omotayo5,6511:52915.76%654
84James5,6241:5311.31%42
85Oguntuase5,6001:53455.16%1,657
86Oladimeji5,5661:5379.22%381
87Olorunfemi5,5611:53719.55%757
88Alonge5,5291:54020.30%788
89Olaoye5,5221:54111.75%498
90Ajibade5,5191:5418.14%340
91Adeosun5,4751:54612.25%522
92Ogundipe5,3131:56214.01%619
93Oluwadare5,2851:56530.08%1,086
94Bakare5,2341:5715.13%231
95Adedeji5,2221:5725.91%266
96Oyewole5,1061:5857.03%319
97Abegunde5,0881:58728.39%1,076
98Adeola5,0781:58813.01%609
99Asaolu5,0341:59438.20%1,357
100Kehinde4,9001:6106.72%317
101Mohammed4,8771:6130.21%5
101Oluwole4,8771:61311.80%574
103Ogundana4,8651:61455.32%1,838
104Usman4,8161:6200.26%8
105Adepoju4,7631:6276.30%309
106Adesina4,6451:6435.80%285
107Adebiyi4,5731:6538.04%421
108Alade4,5661:6548.01%419
109Oladipo4,5401:65811.83%616
110Yakubu4,4221:6760.59%21
111Saliu4,4171:6764.70%252
112David4,4081:6781.36%64
113Akinwumi4,3731:68325.81%1,103
114Anifowose4,3241:69119.91%928
115Odeyemi4,2801:69813.67%707
116Oso4,2571:70238.00%1,540
117Esan4,2531:70327.26%1,183
118Rotimi4,1711:71620.37%967
119Ogunjobi4,1671:71719.75%943
120Adeyanju4,1531:71911.83%661
121Adeniran4,1301:7235.62%314
122Ilori4,1091:72715.99%819
123Akande4,0531:7374.40%257
124Adegoke3,9901:7494.33%258
125Azeez3,9861:7501.86%99
126Adedayo3,9831:75014.34%778
127Omotosho3,9301:7608.72%519
128Falana3,9161:76326.94%1,250
129Ugwu3,8791:7701.25%68
130Arowolo3,7701:79313.82%787
131Ademola3,7421:7984.80%294
132Peter3,7171:8041.01%57
133Bamisaye3,6751:81356.11%2,316
134Agunbiade3,6631:81617.34%942
134Ekundayo3,6631:81615.62%877
136Sanni3,6311:8232.92%183
137Sule3,6171:8261.20%70
138Adewole3,5241:8487.00%471
139Olatunde3,5081:8528.98%608
140Micheal3,5031:8532.49%164
141Agbaje3,4961:85511.64%729
142Aliu3,4941:8553.03%199
143Olowookere3,4411:86820.71%1,119
144Akindele3,4171:8747.88%539
145Olanipekun3,4031:87813.24%820
146Olaniyan3,3641:8885.68%388
147Omojola3,3131:90230.87%1,596
148Adelusi3,2781:91246.74%2,200
149Kareem3,2691:9143.01%213
150Solomon3,1921:9361.99%144
151Awoyemi3,1831:93914.62%923
152Muhammed3,1761:9410.19%11
153Moses3,1711:9421.30%88
154Komolafe3,1621:9458.64%640
154Omodara3,1621:94539.45%1,970
156Ogunrinde3,1481:94920.40%1,199
157Hassan3,0831:9690.33%18
158Adewunmi3,0811:97010.30%736
159Olabode3,0741:9728.11%620
159Olaniyi3,0741:9724.21%316
161Abolarin3,0721:97316.45%1,038
162Omoyajowo3,0581:97750.27%2,457
163Abubakar2,9881:1,0000.11%3
164Ahmed2,9811:1,0020.44%28
165Oladapo2,9561:1,0117.34%586
166Ayodeji2,9511:1,01312.32%862
167Onipede2,9231:1,02232.07%1,790
168Adetunji2,8981:1,0315.09%420
169Falodun2,8811:1,03740.81%2,187
170Bamigboye2,8791:1,03820.26%1,274
171Idris2,8631:1,0440.39%24
172Johnson2,8581:1,0451.56%118
173Saka2,8511:1,0483.71%300
174Adeniji2,8371:1,0534.43%357
174Bankole2,8371:1,0535.04%425
176Ayegbusi2,8261:1,05743.15%2,316
177Daniel2,8141:1,0620.86%63
178Oladipupo2,8121:1,0634.63%379
179Ajisafe2,7911:1,07121.24%1,363
180Michael2,7771:1,0762.13%173
181Obafemi2,7421:1,09018.33%1,223
182Gabriel2,7351:1,0922.37%198
182Okafor2,7351:1,0920.55%37
184Adaramola2,7261:1,09632.60%1,912
185Afuye2,7031:1,10550.62%2,747
186Olusola2,6961:1,10812.69%937
187Olayemi2,6821:1,1148.57%708
188Ola2,6681:1,1206.30%560
188Olayinka2,6681:1,1206.52%579
190Omolayo2,6401:1,13236.09%2,117
191Olawale2,6361:1,1334.72%431
192Adesola2,6311:1,13610.90%855
193Adedara2,5941:1,15245.84%2,614
193Ganiyu2,5941:1,1522.28%204
195Olanrewaju2,5871:1,1553.81%339
196Isiaka2,5751:1,1602.56%237
197Osasona2,5711:1,16253.28%2,966
198Olagunju2,5661:1,1646.99%639
199Alaba2,5641:1,16513.84%1,047
200Abiola2,5571:1,1696.04%562