Kano Genealogical Records
Kano Birth & Baptism Records
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.
Kano Marriage & Divorce Records
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.
Kano Death & Burial Records
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 Kano
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.
An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.
Kano Directories & Gazetteers
A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.
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.
Kano Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Kano Histories & Books
Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.
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.
Kano Occupation & Business Records
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.
A database of cricket scores and players.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kano
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.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.
Kano Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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.
Kano Maps
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 Kano
Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Nigeria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Musa | 501,570 | 1:23 | 16.50% | 2 |
2 | Ibrahim | 466,448 | 1:25 | 14.09% | 1 |
3 | Abdullahi | 429,748 | 1:27 | 16.83% | 4 |
4 | Sani | 393,847 | 1:30 | 17.25% | 6 |
5 | Muhammad | 364,809 | 1:32 | 21.20% | 10 |
6 | Abubakar | 315,710 | 1:37 | 11.27% | 3 |
7 | Umar | 310,741 | 1:38 | 16.62% | 9 |
8 | Adamu | 286,942 | 1:41 | 13.81% | 7 |
9 | Usman | 229,446 | 1:51 | 12.25% | 8 |
10 | Muhammed | 183,050 | 1:64 | 11.10% | 11 |
11 | Garba | 170,656 | 1:69 | 16.41% | 15 |
12 | Aminu | 167,948 | 1:70 | 21.57% | 20 |
13 | Salisu | 162,692 | 1:72 | 24.02% | 27 |
14 | Ali | 155,456 | 1:76 | 13.57% | 14 |
15 | Aliyu | 151,909 | 1:77 | 11.32% | 12 |
16 | Ahmad | 151,788 | 1:77 | 29.48% | 36 |
17 | Haruna | 144,446 | 1:81 | 14.95% | 17 |
18 | Yusuf | 140,466 | 1:84 | 11.09% | 13 |
19 | Rabiu | 137,596 | 1:85 | 30.83% | 40 |
20 | Mohammed | 130,956 | 1:90 | 5.60% | 5 |
21 | Idris | 127,988 | 1:92 | 17.65% | 24 |
22 | Isah | 122,713 | 1:96 | 16.54% | 22 |
23 | Yahaya | 114,962 | 1:102 | 16.88% | 26 |
24 | Lawan | 109,213 | 1:108 | 39.60% | 74 |
25 | Isa | 103,005 | 1:114 | 17.25% | 31 |
26 | Ado | 102,480 | 1:115 | 40.61% | 82 |
27 | Hassan | 99,067 | 1:119 | 10.66% | 18 |
28 | Nura | 92,839 | 1:127 | 37.19% | 85 |
29 | Bala | 89,175 | 1:132 | 16.11% | 34 |
30 | Sulaiman | 82,080 | 1:143 | 21.44% | 52 |
31 | Yakubu | 78,230 | 1:150 | 10.44% | 21 |
32 | Shehu | 77,352 | 1:152 | 13.05% | 32 |
33 | Abba | 69,040 | 1:170 | 18.55% | 55 |
34 | Adam | 68,710 | 1:171 | 24.29% | 73 |
35 | Kabiru | 65,701 | 1:179 | 21.09% | 67 |
36 | Bello | 65,157 | 1:180 | 6.56% | 16 |
37 | Bashir | 62,069 | 1:189 | 33.93% | 117 |
38 | Ahmed | 61,275 | 1:192 | 9.15% | 28 |
39 | Auwalu | 59,199 | 1:199 | 45.81% | 174 |
40 | Ismail | 58,159 | 1:202 | 24.83% | 91 |
41 | Yau | 56,696 | 1:207 | 22.61% | 83 |
42 | Shuaibu | 56,144 | 1:209 | 20.98% | 79 |
43 | Sale | 55,150 | 1:213 | 18.74% | 72 |
44 | Yusif | 54,412 | 1:216 | 47.33% | 201 |
45 | Saidu | 54,268 | 1:217 | 11.99% | 39 |
46 | Nuhu | 50,706 | 1:232 | 18.78% | 78 |
47 | Hamza | 49,466 | 1:238 | 20.24% | 87 |
48 | Dahiru | 49,118 | 1:239 | 17.90% | 75 |
49 | Hamisu | 49,039 | 1:240 | 27.34% | 121 |
50 | Jamilu | 46,949 | 1:250 | 28.42% | 139 |
51 | Mustapha | 45,263 | 1:260 | 11.07% | 48 |
51 | Suleiman | 45,263 | 1:260 | 11.64% | 51 |
53 | Auwal | 43,062 | 1:273 | 25.92% | 138 |
54 | Dauda | 42,858 | 1:274 | 10.45% | 46 |
55 | Uba | 38,883 | 1:302 | 31.54% | 188 |
56 | Saminu | 38,358 | 1:306 | 30.36% | 179 |
57 | Yunusa | 37,471 | 1:314 | 16.64% | 95 |
58 | Abdu | 36,538 | 1:322 | 21.18% | 131 |
59 | Lawal | 36,264 | 1:324 | 4.43% | 19 |
60 | Magaji | 36,231 | 1:324 | 17.11% | 103 |
61 | Alhassan | 34,908 | 1:337 | 18.26% | 111 |
62 | Nasiru | 34,192 | 1:344 | 13.96% | 86 |
63 | Tijjani | 34,011 | 1:346 | 36.04% | 247 |
64 | Usaini | 33,770 | 1:348 | 35.88% | 249 |
65 | Inuwa | 32,823 | 1:358 | 29.85% | 208 |
66 | Inusa | 32,400 | 1:363 | 28.15% | 200 |
67 | Salihu | 31,889 | 1:369 | 10.75% | 71 |
68 | Isyaku | 31,044 | 1:379 | 32.82% | 246 |
69 | Mohammad | 29,247 | 1:402 | 14.09% | 105 |
70 | Abdulkadir | 29,242 | 1:402 | 19.16% | 150 |
71 | Jibrin | 28,053 | 1:419 | 15.00% | 116 |
72 | Ayuba | 27,696 | 1:424 | 11.58% | 90 |
73 | Suleman | 27,533 | 1:427 | 11.82% | 92 |
74 | Sule | 26,925 | 1:437 | 8.96% | 70 |
75 | Baba | 26,809 | 1:438 | 7.05% | 53 |
76 | Murtala | 26,191 | 1:449 | 18.55% | 163 |
77 | Alasan | 25,913 | 1:454 | 42.06% | 373 |
78 | Gambo | 25,801 | 1:456 | 13.68% | 113 |
79 | Sunusi | 25,239 | 1:466 | 36.12% | 334 |
80 | Saleh | 24,185 | 1:486 | 14.29% | 136 |
81 | Audu | 23,957 | 1:491 | 5.79% | 44 |
82 | Habibu | 22,722 | 1:517 | 20.85% | 211 |
83 | Iliyasu | 22,713 | 1:518 | 20.90% | 212 |
84 | Sabiu | 22,699 | 1:518 | 25.29% | 263 |
85 | Haladu | 22,694 | 1:518 | 32.79% | 337 |
86 | Kabir | 22,448 | 1:524 | 13.04% | 133 |
87 | Sabo | 22,355 | 1:526 | 14.30% | 146 |
88 | John | 22,235 | 1:529 | 3.07% | 23 |
89 | Mustafa | 21,923 | 1:536 | 22.82% | 244 |
90 | Hussaini | 21,821 | 1:539 | 11.19% | 108 |
91 | Muktar | 20,020 | 1:587 | 22.67% | 267 |
92 | Zubairu | 19,216 | 1:612 | 16.63% | 197 |
93 | Tukur | 19,114 | 1:615 | 12.01% | 145 |
94 | Muazu | 19,058 | 1:617 | 14.15% | 168 |
95 | Habu | 18,236 | 1:645 | 19.33% | 248 |
96 | Muhammadu | 17,739 | 1:663 | 4.82% | 56 |
97 | Wada | 17,568 | 1:669 | 26.46% | 347 |
98 | Alhaji | 17,498 | 1:672 | 6.98% | 84 |
99 | Rabi | 17,177 | 1:684 | 29.82% | 411 |
100 | Abbas | 17,112 | 1:687 | 17.31% | 239 |
101 | Ishaq | 16,987 | 1:692 | 31.85% | 450 |
102 | Amadu | 16,769 | 1:701 | 7.87% | 101 |
103 | Jibril | 15,900 | 1:739 | 15.00% | 220 |
104 | Shaibu | 15,882 | 1:740 | 9.43% | 137 |
105 | Ashiru | 15,761 | 1:746 | 21.84% | 322 |
106 | Umaru | 15,501 | 1:758 | 2.95% | 35 |
107 | Abdulhamid | 15,464 | 1:760 | 21.62% | 327 |
108 | Abdul | 15,339 | 1:766 | 10.17% | 151 |
109 | Samaila | 15,041 | 1:782 | 7.40% | 107 |
110 | Said | 14,990 | 1:784 | 40.99% | 641 |
111 | Mukhtar | 14,684 | 1:801 | 37.42% | 606 |
112 | Zakari | 14,507 | 1:810 | 13.30% | 210 |
113 | Surajo | 14,461 | 1:813 | 27.91% | 463 |
114 | Sadi | 13,918 | 1:845 | 21.33% | 352 |
115 | Nasir | 13,862 | 1:848 | 26.80% | 465 |
116 | Tasiu | 13,671 | 1:860 | 23.58% | 404 |
117 | Idiris | 13,439 | 1:875 | 25.56% | 456 |
118 | Ahamad | 13,332 | 1:882 | 28.81% | 505 |
119 | Tanimu | 13,240 | 1:888 | 18.51% | 326 |
120 | Danjuma | 12,803 | 1:918 | 7.20% | 125 |
121 | Sadiq | 12,771 | 1:920 | 12.15% | 223 |
122 | Badamasi | 12,733 | 1:923 | 19.46% | 350 |
123 | Danladi | 12,566 | 1:935 | 7.34% | 134 |
124 | Mahmud | 12,543 | 1:937 | 19.69% | 360 |
125 | Yahuza | 12,515 | 1:939 | 19.76% | 362 |
126 | Balarabe | 12,469 | 1:943 | 28.98% | 546 |
127 | Saadu | 12,218 | 1:962 | 13.51% | 261 |
128 | Labaran | 11,716 | 1:1,003 | 23.14% | 470 |
129 | Abdulkarim | 11,712 | 1:1,004 | 17.28% | 341 |
130 | Jafar | 11,577 | 1:1,015 | 27.63% | 569 |
131 | Tanko | 11,466 | 1:1,025 | 8.60% | 170 |
132 | Musbahu | 11,164 | 1:1,053 | 37.32% | 737 |
133 | Basiru | 11,136 | 1:1,056 | 11.94% | 256 |
134 | Buhari | 11,089 | 1:1,060 | 9.54% | 196 |
135 | Abdulahi | 11,024 | 1:1,066 | 6.72% | 142 |
136 | Goodluck | 10,806 | 1:1,088 | 42.74% | 833 |
137 | Anas | 10,723 | 1:1,096 | 17.87% | 383 |
138 | Wali | 10,500 | 1:1,120 | 45.11% | 883 |
139 | Yaro | 10,490 | 1:1,121 | 24.99% | 567 |
140 | Isiyaku | 10,342 | 1:1,137 | 20.83% | 476 |
141 | Malam | 10,332 | 1:1,138 | 16.76% | 372 |
142 | Mamuda | 10,063 | 1:1,168 | 15.99% | 365 |
143 | Abdulsalam | 9,998 | 1:1,176 | 10.64% | 251 |
144 | David | 9,682 | 1:1,214 | 2.98% | 64 |
144 | Sanusi | 9,682 | 1:1,214 | 5.14% | 114 |
146 | Tahir | 9,664 | 1:1,216 | 31.08% | 709 |
147 | Halliru | 9,506 | 1:1,237 | 28.75% | 687 |
148 | Mansur | 9,418 | 1:1,248 | 20.38% | 506 |
149 | Barau | 9,288 | 1:1,266 | 23.25% | 590 |
150 | Safiyanu | 9,250 | 1:1,271 | 25.65% | 651 |
151 | Gali | 9,209 | 1:1,277 | 34.71% | 799 |
152 | Hashimu | 9,167 | 1:1,282 | 14.86% | 371 |
153 | Ilyasu | 9,120 | 1:1,289 | 33.32% | 783 |
154 | Ismaila | 9,042 | 1:1,300 | 7.89% | 202 |
155 | Yahya | 8,944 | 1:1,314 | 21.92% | 582 |
156 | Iliya | 8,856 | 1:1,327 | 8.07% | 209 |
157 | Babangida | 8,638 | 1:1,361 | 9.20% | 253 |
158 | Sunday | 8,419 | 1:1,396 | 1.31% | 29 |
159 | Amir | 8,308 | 1:1,415 | 53.82% | 1,198 |
160 | Hudu | 8,127 | 1:1,446 | 19.01% | 551 |
161 | Bako | 8,108 | 1:1,450 | 7.64% | 219 |
162 | Ya | 7,936 | 1:1,481 | 26.03% | 718 |
163 | Ubale | 7,894 | 1:1,489 | 30.23% | 811 |
164 | Kalla | 7,816 | 1:1,504 | 63.51% | 1,430 |
165 | Dayyabu | 7,774 | 1:1,512 | 30.39% | 822 |
166 | Idi | 7,755 | 1:1,516 | 9.35% | 280 |
167 | Ahamed | 7,653 | 1:1,536 | 12.47% | 376 |
168 | Khalid | 7,644 | 1:1,538 | 27.60% | 780 |
169 | Aisha | 7,616 | 1:1,544 | 7.60% | 238 |
170 | Samuel | 7,495 | 1:1,568 | 1.83% | 45 |
171 | Masaudu | 7,486 | 1:1,570 | 52.04% | 1,259 |
172 | Abdulrahman | 7,449 | 1:1,578 | 12.39% | 382 |
173 | Abdulaziz | 7,379 | 1:1,593 | 24.15% | 714 |
174 | Hussain | 7,351 | 1:1,599 | 31.74% | 886 |
175 | Mubarak | 7,305 | 1:1,609 | 24.44% | 738 |
176 | Husaini | 7,249 | 1:1,622 | 14.56% | 475 |
177 | Nafiu | 7,230 | 1:1,626 | 17.08% | 561 |
178 | Shafiu | 7,161 | 1:1,642 | 18.96% | 623 |
179 | Joseph | 7,151 | 1:1,644 | 1.64% | 41 |
180 | Amina | 7,147 | 1:1,645 | 13.00% | 438 |
181 | Emmanuel | 7,105 | 1:1,655 | 1.54% | 38 |
182 | Adams | 7,068 | 1:1,663 | 9.14% | 297 |
183 | Hashim | 7,026 | 1:1,673 | 31.58% | 907 |
184 | Liman | 7,008 | 1:1,677 | 8.91% | 289 |
185 | Ahmadu | 6,998 | 1:1,680 | 4.53% | 148 |
186 | Danlami | 6,975 | 1:1,685 | 11.54% | 380 |
187 | James | 6,970 | 1:1,687 | 1.62% | 42 |
187 | Saad | 6,970 | 1:1,687 | 23.81% | 747 |
189 | Habib | 6,836 | 1:1,720 | 32.69% | 947 |
189 | Nkemdirim | 6,836 | 1:1,720 | 58.22% | 1,483 |
191 | Asabe | 6,752 | 1:1,741 | 20.46% | 690 |
192 | Halilu | 6,720 | 1:1,749 | 9.98% | 342 |
193 | Samir | 6,715 | 1:1,751 | 73.31% | 1,785 |
194 | Dalhatu | 6,636 | 1:1,771 | 17.16% | 614 |
195 | Shaaibu | 6,590 | 1:1,784 | 27.70% | 868 |
196 | Shitu | 6,538 | 1:1,798 | 16.31% | 589 |
197 | Sarki | 6,520 | 1:1,803 | 15.98% | 583 |
198 | Muntari | 6,232 | 1:1,886 | 17.84% | 664 |
199 | Lado | 6,218 | 1:1,891 | 47.97% | 1,382 |
200 | Alhasan | 6,107 | 1:1,925 | 23.92% | 824 |