Kaduna Genealogical Records

Kaduna 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.

Kaduna 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.

Kaduna 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 Kaduna

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.

Kaduna 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.

Kaduna Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Kaduna 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.

Kaduna 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 Kaduna

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.

Kaduna 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.

Kaduna 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 Kaduna

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nigeria
1Ibrahim255,9631:297.73%1
2Abdullahi218,6811:348.56%4
3Abubakar216,9181:347.75%3
4Musa202,9621:376.68%2
5Adamu138,8661:546.68%7
6Sani135,1481:555.92%6
7Usman130,8311:576.98%8
8Muhammad129,3591:587.52%10
9Umar123,5361:606.61%9
10Muhammed121,2601:627.35%11
11Aliyu116,9581:648.71%12
12Mohammed116,4221:644.98%5
13Yusuf108,4061:698.56%13
14Haruna81,7621:918.46%17
15Lawal79,4561:949.71%19
16Yakubu71,6031:1049.56%21
17Idris70,1731:1069.68%24
18Garba66,9761:1116.44%15
19Yahaya65,9231:1139.68%26
20Ahmed58,6431:1278.75%28
21Hassan55,0501:1365.92%18
22Isah54,0281:1387.28%22
23Salisu51,9261:1447.67%27
24Shehu51,7101:1448.73%32
25John50,6241:1476.98%23
26Suleiman48,8841:15312.58%51
27Bello46,4841:1614.68%16
28Aminu46,2421:1615.94%20
29Bala43,7401:1717.90%34
30Ahmad42,0111:1788.16%36
31Saidu41,8721:1789.25%39
32Dauda40,5401:1849.88%46
33Isa36,0221:2076.03%31
34Emmanuel33,3581:2247.22%38
34Joseph33,3581:2247.63%41
36Nuhu33,1801:22512.29%78
37Ayuba32,8221:22713.73%90
38Ali31,8821:2342.78%14
39Rabiu31,8371:2357.13%40
40Sulaiman31,3731:2388.19%52
41Daniel31,1731:2409.56%63
42Sunday31,1051:2404.86%29
43Shuaibu29,6521:25211.08%79
44Adam27,9761:2679.89%73
45Peter27,3121:2737.44%57
46Audu27,1271:2756.56%44
47Ismail24,6631:30310.53%91
48James24,4591:3055.68%42
49David23,9081:3127.36%64
50Mustapha23,1151:3235.65%48
51Alhassan23,0591:32412.06%111
52Danjuma22,4621:33212.63%125
53Samuel21,7491:3435.30%45
54Tanko21,4701:34816.10%170
55Kabiru21,0741:3546.76%67
56Yau20,6741:3618.24%83
57Magaji20,4621:3659.66%103
58Dahiru20,3751:3667.43%75
59Jibril20,1411:37119.00%220
60Bashir19,5231:38210.67%117
60Yunusa19,5231:3828.67%95
62Hamza19,2431:3887.88%87
63Hussaini19,1381:3909.82%108
64Auwal18,8851:39511.37%138
65Samaila18,8701:3969.29%107
66Bulus18,5261:40320.28%260
67Monday18,2771:40910.43%128
68Ishaya18,2091:41023.71%301
69Salihu18,1001:4126.10%71
70Mama17,9381:41645.09%595
71Danladi17,0471:4389.96%134
72Umaru16,8321:4443.20%35
73Gambo16,7681:4458.89%113
74Habibu16,2661:45914.93%211
75Iliya16,0171:46614.59%209
76Sale15,8621:4715.39%72
77Moses15,6541:4776.41%88
78Joshua15,5521:48010.68%159
79Saleh15,5111:4819.16%136
80Nasiru15,4841:4826.32%86
81Simon15,3561:48611.72%172
82Luka14,7671:50615.74%254
83Bawa14,4651:51613.07%206
84Bako14,4241:51813.58%219
85Muazu14,3901:51910.68%168
86Abdulkadir14,3331:5219.39%150
87Murtala14,3261:52110.14%163
88Tukur14,1331:5288.88%145
89Suleman14,0841:5306.05%92
90Hamisu13,9941:5347.80%121
91Jibrin13,8921:5377.43%116
92Sule13,8541:5394.61%70
93Zubairu13,6961:54511.85%197
94Yohanna13,0881:57022.01%387
95Jamilu12,9711:5767.85%139
96Ummar12,9671:57618.47%332
97Bitrus12,9631:57615.57%278
98Tanimu12,7481:58617.82%326
99Iliyasu12,2881:60811.31%212
100Paul12,2691:6096.43%112
101Muhammadu12,0121:6223.26%56
102Abbas11,7941:63311.93%239
103Baba11,5141:6483.03%53
104Kabir11,3561:6576.60%133
105Ishaku11,0431:67615.11%315
106Mohammad10,9711:6815.28%105
107Abdulahi10,9631:6816.68%142
108Nura10,9291:6834.38%85
109Anthony10,8611:6878.59%178
110Abdulsalam10,7561:69411.45%251
111Amos10,7141:6977.27%156
112Thomas10,4731:7138.85%192
113Ishaq10,4421:71519.58%450
114Muktar10,0541:74311.38%267
115Abdul9,8911:7556.56%151
116Zakari9,8161:7619.00%210
117Auta9,8121:76124.61%591
118Abba9,5631:7812.57%55
118Solomon9,5631:7815.95%144
120Abdu9,5441:7825.53%131
121Saminu9,3561:7987.40%179
122Markus9,2271:80919.60%496
123Eze9,1971:8121.35%25
124Jacob8,9931:8306.22%161
125Shaibu8,9591:8335.32%137
126Yahuza8,9291:83614.10%362
127Dalhatu8,8991:83923.01%614
128Stephen8,8421:8448.27%217
129Ahmadu8,7741:8515.67%148
130Andrew8,7481:85311.46%306
131Abdulkarim8,6651:86212.78%341
132Buhari8,6351:8657.43%196
133Mathew8,4881:8808.33%230
134Dogo8,2161:90924.02%678
134Sambo8,2161:90910.76%305
136Francis8,0801:9247.94%232
137Sanusi7,9521:9394.22%114
138Balarabe7,8081:95618.15%546
139Christopher7,7181:9679.77%288
140Adams7,7061:9699.97%297
141Madaki7,5061:99515.91%495
142Mahmud7,4651:1,00011.72%360
143Jonathan7,4541:1,00210.37%323
144Gabriel7,3821:1,0116.40%198
145Bature7,3181:1,02018.79%612
146Sabo7,2611:1,0284.65%146
147Inusa7,2541:1,0296.30%200
148Jatau7,1861:1,03924.48%745
149Jafar6,9971:1,06716.70%569
150Abu6,9741:1,0713.62%109
151Amadu6,9701:1,0713.27%101
152Isiyaku6,9031:1,08213.90%476
153Sadi6,8951:1,08310.57%352
154Michael6,8691:1,0875.26%173
155Abdulrahman6,8351:1,09211.36%382
155Sadiq6,8351:1,0926.50%223
157Abdulazeez6,8161:1,09513.18%464
158Micheal6,7891:1,1004.83%164
159Ezekiel6,7251:1,1106.93%240
160Ado6,6991:1,1152.65%82
161Godwin6,6721:1,1193.23%106
162Abdulhamid6,5861:1,1349.21%327
163Philip6,5781:1,1359.05%320
164Augustine6,5701:1,1368.31%287
165Habila6,4041:1,16622.63%764
166Patrick6,3781:1,1718.17%291
167Danlami6,3741:1,17110.55%380
168Inuwa6,2271:1,1995.66%208
169Samson6,2081:1,2036.03%228
170Jimoh6,0801:1,2281.78%62
171Sarki6,0501:1,23414.83%583
172Timothy6,0121:1,2429.36%353
173Elisha5,9101:1,26317.93%691
174Isyaku5,8421:1,2786.18%246
175Habu5,7821:1,2916.13%248
176Waziri5,7101:1,30810.67%449
177Mamman5,6421:1,3233.86%158
178Tijjani5,5821:1,3385.91%247
179Saadu5,5591:1,3436.15%261
180Nasir5,4871:1,36110.61%465
181Sunusi5,4341:1,3747.78%334
182Jafaru5,3331:1,40013.40%594
183Halilu5,3021:1,4087.87%342
183Okafor5,3021:1,4081.06%37
185Khalid5,2651:1,41819.01%780
186Alhaji5,2421:1,4242.09%84
186Basiru5,2421:1,4245.62%256
188Badamasi5,1441:1,4517.86%350
189Pius5,1401:1,4539.26%434
190Shafiu5,0951:1,46513.49%623
191Isaac5,0121:1,4903.62%165
192Ladan4,9591:1,5067.45%346
193Jonh4,8421:1,54238.68%1,416
194Dogara4,7931:1,55830.81%1,190
195Makama4,7331:1,57725.03%1,031
196Tahir4,7251:1,58015.19%709
197Yohana4,6721:1,59818.55%836
198Surajo4,6651:1,6009.00%463
199Adebayo4,6381:1,6101.14%49
200Kasimu4,5741:1,6329.15%472