Kwara Genealogical Records

Kwara 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.

Kwara 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.

Kwara 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 Kwara

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.

Kwara 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.

Kwara Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Kwara 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.

Kwara 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 Kwara

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.

Kwara 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.

Kwara 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 Kwara

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nigeria
1Mohammed74,8671:393.20%5
2Ibrahim69,5511:422.10%1
3Yusuf51,9221:564.10%13
4Jimoh51,7771:5615.16%62
5Adebayo32,5981:898.04%49
6Abubakar31,9241:911.14%3
7Abdullahi31,1691:931.22%4
8Lawal30,4411:963.72%19
9Usman30,0521:971.60%8
10Muhammed27,6801:1051.68%11
11Musa27,3651:1060.90%2
12Issa25,6641:11356.18%512
13Ahmed24,9191:1173.72%28
14Babatunde23,5521:12416.03%157
15Bello23,2731:1252.34%16
16Alabi20,3131:14311.35%124
17Saka17,8701:16323.25%300
18Azeez17,8351:1638.33%99
19Adeyemi16,4451:1777.22%94
20Afolabi15,3951:1897.22%100
21Isiaka15,3891:18915.32%237
22Idris14,5991:1992.01%24
23Suleiman14,3291:2033.69%51
24Umar14,1081:2060.75%9
25Hassan13,6911:2121.47%18
26Mustapha13,5821:2143.32%48
27Aliyu13,5591:2151.01%12
28Sulaiman13,3281:2183.48%52
29Abdulkareem12,3421:23621.39%410
30Saliu12,3011:23713.09%252
31Balogun12,1341:2405.65%97
32Adeniyi11,8421:2467.65%147
33Aremu11,8131:24616.43%324
34Kareem11,6521:25010.73%213
35Ajayi11,4371:2543.22%61
36Abdulsalam11,2901:25812.02%251
37Afolayan11,0201:26424.08%510
38Jamiu10,5511:27624.37%540
39Raji10,4581:2789.64%214
40Ojo10,3041:2822.52%47
41Yahaya9,8611:2951.45%26
42Owolabi9,8581:2957.98%187
43Salami9,8291:2965.75%135
44Ganiyu9,6271:3028.47%204
45Kolawole9,4121:3098.69%215
46Aliu9,2031:3167.99%199
47Ishola9,1491:31813.34%338
48Soliu8,8021:33143.93%985
49Akanbi8,7951:33116.27%446
50Salaudeen8,7381:33318.47%492
51Bamidele8,6351:33711.08%293
52Sanni8,3461:3496.71%183
53Raheem8,2111:35413.41%378
54Saheed8,0411:36220.02%588
55Hammed7,8811:36911.78%344
56Samuel7,8611:3701.91%45
57Sulyman7,8321:37179.98%1,705
58Abdulahi7,6241:3824.65%142
59Abdulganiyu7,5661:38529.13%815
60Babalola7,5181:3875.96%180
61Adam7,3481:3962.60%73
62Muritala7,2641:40013.11%436
63Agboola7,2001:4048.46%273
63Dada7,2001:4046.11%193
65Olatunji7,1621:4066.77%222
66Adamu7,0941:4100.34%7
67Dauda7,0811:4111.73%46
68Adeleke6,8081:4274.57%153
69Abdulraheem6,6131:44039.53%1,112
70Olarewaju6,5551:44414.19%507
71Yakubu6,5291:4460.87%21
72Shehu6,5261:4461.10%32
73Ajiboye6,4751:44913.90%501
74Garuba6,4651:4509.90%351
75Adebisi6,4101:4546.63%241
75Adeoye6,4101:4546.30%233
77Salihu6,3691:4572.15%71
78Umaru6,3431:4591.21%35
79Ibraheem6,3111:46116.32%613
80Abdulrahman6,2501:46510.39%382
81Ayinla6,1601:47224.23%828
82Abolarin6,1381:47432.86%1,038
83Taiwo6,1151:4763.72%141
84Joseph6,0801:4781.39%41
85Fatai6,0641:48010.70%422
85Idowu6,0641:4803.43%126
87Abdulazeez6,0161:48411.63%464
87Saadu6,0161:4846.65%261
89Sunday6,0001:4850.94%29
90Ismail5,8901:4942.51%91
91Adeyemo5,8781:4955.68%225
92Shittu5,8391:4986.92%276
93Kayode5,8231:5008.03%321
94Busari5,7881:50310.88%452
94Tijani5,7881:5033.91%154
96Ayuba5,7811:5032.42%90
97Adisa5,7171:50910.32%435
98Abdulkadir5,7141:5093.74%150
99Ayinde5,6561:51412.68%523
100Akande5,5981:5206.07%257
101Wahab5,5851:52111.86%496
102Olajide5,5471:5246.46%271
103Olanrewaju5,5341:5268.15%339
104Alao5,4761:5319.72%424
105Tajudeen5,4701:5329.68%423
106Popoola5,4601:5336.09%264
107Yakub5,4281:53620.17%794
108Suleman5,4151:5372.32%92
109Bakare5,2481:5545.15%231
110Adewumi5,2161:5589.91%455
111Baba5,1521:5651.36%53
112Adewale5,0881:5724.81%221
113Olaoye5,0811:57310.81%498
114Adekunle5,0331:5783.92%175
115Jibril5,0141:5804.73%220
116Omotosho4,9691:58511.03%519
117Oni4,8541:5995.17%250
118John4,8501:6000.67%23
119Haruna4,8441:6010.50%17
120Audu4,7831:6081.16%44
121Alhassan4,7701:6102.50%111
122Aminu4,6991:6190.60%20
123Sanusi4,6771:6222.48%114
123Sheu4,6771:62230.03%1,188
125James4,6671:6231.08%42
126Oseni4,6031:6325.96%298
127Oladipo4,5551:63911.87%616
128Abdulwahab4,5491:64015.16%731
129Oladimeji4,5161:6447.48%381
130Kehinde4,5001:6466.17%317
131Emmanuel4,4231:6580.96%38
132Abiodun4,4201:6584.90%262
133Adeniran4,4141:6596.00%314
134Garba4,3821:6640.42%15
135Olaniyan4,3011:6767.26%388
136Oladele4,2501:6854.90%268
137Olaniyi4,2281:6885.79%316
138Ayodele4,2021:6923.95%218
139Ismaila4,1471:7023.62%202
140Shuaib4,1281:70526.15%1,172
141David4,1061:7091.26%64
142Wasiu4,1021:7099.78%568
143Adegoke4,0161:7244.36%258
144Olawale4,0131:7257.18%431
145Ajibade3,9871:7305.88%340
146Saidu3,9581:7350.87%39
147Ajibola3,9351:7397.01%426
147Badmus3,9351:7396.69%391
149Sani3,9261:7410.17%6
150Aina3,8741:7517.07%440
151Nurudeen3,8461:75614.06%784
152Ademola3,8131:7634.89%294
153Kazeem3,7851:7696.00%364
154Oyewole3,7751:7715.19%319
155Lukman3,7721:77111.31%685
156Amuda3,7401:77814.77%830
157Olayiwola3,6981:7874.59%284
158Ajadi3,6921:78815.88%884
158Salawu3,6921:7885.53%345
160Ogundele3,6821:7906.60%432
161Oyeniyi3,6721:79210.64%670
162Adepoju3,6271:8024.80%309
163Adesina3,6211:8034.52%285
164Yunus3,6141:80519.07%1,029
165Tiamiyu3,5571:8186.97%467
166Ayeni3,5531:8194.55%292
167Tunde3,4481:84413.67%834
168Rasaq3,4311:84812.27%771
169Akeem3,4191:8519.53%653
170Ajao3,4091:8539.34%644
171Adeoti3,3871:85916.50%962
172Abdulrasheed3,3771:86118.06%1,036
173Atoyebi3,3741:86218.34%1,054
174Abdulfatai3,3481:86932.95%1,656
175Moshood3,3321:8738.27%585
176Sulaimon3,3261:8756.13%443
176Yunusa3,3261:8751.48%95
178Salman3,3191:87746.47%2,161
179Yinusa3,3161:8779.11%646
180Alade3,3131:8785.82%419
181Ibitoye3,2841:88612.27%796
182Rasheed3,2771:8886.61%477
183Adeshina3,2421:8978.26%605
184Adedeji3,2261:9023.65%266
185Atanda3,2101:90611.50%773
186Folorunsho3,1591:9219.88%699
187Ambali3,1361:92830.84%1,653
188Adeboye3,1231:9328.16%618
189Moses3,0851:9431.26%88
190Imam3,0781:94510.96%768
191Saliman3,0691:94861.63%2,889
192Kolo3,0661:9498.19%634
193Olayinka3,0241:9627.39%579
194Olagunju3,0081:9678.19%639
195Abdulrasaq2,9851:97545.81%2,327
195Akinola2,9851:9752.91%229
197Olayemi2,9631:9829.47%708
198Mahmud2,9531:9854.64%360
199Lateef2,9441:9885.15%414
199Rafiu2,9441:9886.56%521