Plateau Genealogical Records

Plateau 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.

Plateau 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.

Plateau 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 Plateau

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.

Plateau 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.

Plateau Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Plateau 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.

Plateau 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 Plateau

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.

Plateau 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.

Plateau 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 Plateau

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nigeria
1Ibrahim83,5431:462.52%1
2Musa80,9071:472.66%2
3Abdullahi74,3451:522.91%4
4Abubakar67,2201:572.40%3
5Muhammad59,8531:643.48%10
6Adamu58,1401:662.80%7
7Pam43,6341:8889.27%482
8Umar41,1021:932.20%9
9Usman39,7981:962.12%8
10Mohammed38,3761:1001.64%5
11John37,4951:1025.17%23
12Yakubu37,4401:1025.00%21
13Yusuf37,0931:1032.93%13
14Haruna34,0961:1123.53%17
15Muhammed31,6751:1211.92%11
16Sani30,9741:1241.36%6
17Sunday29,1911:1314.56%29
18Gyang28,4981:13493.49%719
19Isa28,0811:1364.70%31
20Aliyu26,5901:1441.98%12
21Adam25,4181:1518.99%73
22Dung25,0571:15394.64%804
23Garba24,5641:1562.36%15
24Idris23,6001:1623.25%24
25Joseph22,6501:1695.18%41
26Daniel22,4971:1706.90%63
27Hassan22,2611:1722.40%18
28Bala21,7411:1763.93%34
29Samuel21,0471:1825.13%45
30Ali20,6311:1861.80%14
31James20,1941:1904.69%42
32Peter18,7721:2045.11%57
33Davou18,6751:20594.98%1,003
34Emmanuel18,6261:2064.03%38
35Danjuma17,4471:2209.81%125
36David16,8921:2275.20%64
37Danladi16,0871:2389.40%134
38Yahaya15,0601:2542.21%26
39Dauda14,9631:2563.65%46
40Ayuba14,8381:2586.21%90
41Bulus14,7411:26016.14%260
42Ahmad14,0411:2732.73%36
43Bitrus13,4441:28516.15%278
44Shehu12,9381:2962.18%32
45Moses12,8681:2985.27%88
46Salisu12,7161:3011.88%27
47Audu12,4381:3083.01%44
48Ahmed11,9321:3211.78%28
49Dalyop11,8491:32394.24%1,413
50Luka11,8211:32412.60%254
51Monday11,5711:3316.61%128
52Sale11,3981:3363.87%72
53Salihu10,7591:3563.63%71
54Lawal10,5651:3631.29%19
55Bello10,3991:3681.05%16
56Joshua10,1981:3767.00%159
57Aminu9,8581:3891.27%20
58Simon9,7261:3947.42%172
59Ishaya9,7191:39412.66%301
60Suleiman9,6361:3972.48%51
61Nyam9,6151:39847.01%968
62Paul9,3371:4104.89%112
63Nuhu9,2751:4133.44%78
64Amos9,2471:4146.28%156
65Saidu8,7681:4371.94%39
66Shuaibu8,6511:4433.23%79
67Iliya8,4291:4547.68%209
68Yohanna8,4221:45514.16%387
69Sulaiman8,4011:4562.19%52
70Choji8,3801:45794.76%1,828
71Rabiu7,9981:4791.79%40
72Bot7,9431:48295.94%1,924
73Eze7,9081:4841.16%25
74Dashe7,8601:48750.50%1,189
75Stephen7,7761:4937.27%217
76Ishaku7,7491:49410.60%315
77Ezekiel7,7071:4977.94%240
78Solomon7,7001:4974.79%144
79Gambo7,5611:5074.01%113
80Chuwang7,5341:50895.90%2,006
81Ismail7,3951:5183.16%91
82Jibrin7,3811:5193.95%116
83Zakari7,0481:5436.46%210
84Auwal6,8401:5604.12%138
85Sambo6,8331:5618.95%305
86Thomas6,7781:5655.73%192
87Suleman6,7361:5692.89%92
88Tanko6,5421:5854.91%170
89Alhassan6,5211:5873.41%111
90Hamza6,4101:5982.62%87
91Muhammadu6,3411:6041.72%56
92Dahiru6,1881:6192.26%75
93Umaru6,1251:6251.16%35
94Gwom6,0561:63293.63%2,340
95Bako6,0141:6375.66%219
96Abdulahi5,9871:6403.65%142
97Markus5,9101:64812.55%496
98Kabiru5,8621:6531.88%67
99Okafor5,8061:6601.16%37
100Jacob5,7861:6624.00%161
101Samson5,6681:6765.51%228
102Azi5,6611:67753.82%1,614
103Inusa5,5501:6904.82%200
104Mohammad5,4391:7042.62%105
105Sule5,3491:7161.78%70
106Isaac5,2441:7303.79%165
107Chollom5,2031:73694.04%2,668
108Sabo5,1891:7383.32%146
109Christopher5,1541:7436.52%288
110Adams5,0361:7616.51%297
111Okeke5,0291:7621.19%43
112Isah5,0021:7660.67%22
113Yunusa4,9601:7722.20%95
114Saleh4,9531:7732.93%136
115Anthony4,9251:7783.90%178
116Mathew4,6831:8184.59%230
116Timothy4,6831:8187.29%353
118Gabriel4,6621:8224.04%198
119Usaini4,6551:8234.95%249
120Nasiru4,6411:8251.90%86
121Micheal4,6061:8323.28%164
122Patrick4,5161:8485.79%291
123Philip4,4881:8536.18%320
124Michael4,4741:8563.42%173
125Mustapha4,3631:8781.07%48
126Bature4,3501:88011.17%612
127Lawan4,3081:8891.56%74
128Magaji4,3011:8902.03%103
129Jonathan4,2871:8935.96%323
130Okoye4,2801:8951.58%76
131Yau4,2181:9081.68%83
132Abdul4,1761:9172.77%151
133Pwajok4,1551:92295.89%3,252
134Godwin4,1411:9252.00%106
135Rwang4,0931:93696.15%3,294
136Shaibu4,0861:9372.43%137
137Jatau4,0101:95513.66%745
138Chung3,9191:97796.24%3,407
139Inuwa3,8781:9883.53%208
140Andrew3,8571:9935.05%306
141Francis3,8431:9973.77%232
142Muazu3,7881:1,0112.81%168
143Danlami3,7181:1,0306.15%380
144Joel3,7111:1,0325.99%367
145Yohana3,6281:1,05614.40%836
146Hussaini3,6141:1,0601.85%108
147Auta3,5101:1,0918.81%591
148Bawa3,4961:1,0963.16%206
149Samaila3,4751:1,1021.71%107
150Benjamin3,4691:1,1044.54%303
151Ahmadu3,4411:1,1132.23%148
152Mancha3,4061:1,12493.67%3,747
153Madaki3,3781:1,1347.16%495
154Elisha3,3641:1,13910.21%691
155Baba3,2741:1,1700.86%53
156Izang3,2531:1,17772.11%3,145
157Ugwu3,2191:1,1901.04%68
158Okonkwo3,1981:1,1981.25%81
159Ado3,1911:1,2001.26%82
159Bashir3,1911:1,2001.74%117
161Mark3,1561:1,2142.54%184
162Fom3,1431:1,21994.87%4,083
163Ishaq3,1011:1,2355.81%450
164Augustine3,0941:1,2383.91%287
165Abba3,0451:1,2580.82%55
166Silas3,0381:1,2618.04%622
167Johnson3,0041:1,2751.64%118
168Victor2,9901:1,2814.28%335
169Sati2,9761:1,28743.59%2,230
170Habila2,9551:1,29610.44%764
171Mangai2,9411:1,30284.58%3,903
172Jibril2,9341:1,3052.77%220
173Friday2,9141:1,3142.19%171
174Dachung2,8511:1,34392.38%4,318
174Hamisu2,8511:1,3431.59%121
176Lar2,8371:1,35077.56%3,722
177Buba2,7961:1,3701.92%160
178Kefas2,7261:1,40515.75%1,095
179Nwachukwu2,7121:1,4120.84%65
180Chukwu2,6921:1,4230.74%58
181Pius2,6571:1,4414.79%434
182Idi2,6221:1,4613.16%280
183Obi2,6151:1,4650.82%66
184Dawam2,6011:1,47388.74%4,500
185Sadiq2,5941:1,4762.47%223
186Amadu2,5881:1,4801.22%101
187Dakup2,5741:1,48883.01%4,296
188Adebayo2,5671:1,4920.63%49
189Iliyasu2,5531:1,5002.35%212
190Alex2,5461:1,5044.64%439
191Abdulkarim2,5391:1,5083.75%341
192Badung2,5181:1,52189.45%4,649
193Khalid2,4971:1,5349.01%780
194Abu2,4831:1,5421.29%109
195Titus2,4771:1,5467.30%680
195Williams2,4771:1,5463.20%296
197Clement2,4701:1,5514.43%433
197Maren2,4701:1,55193.99%4,912
197Zubairu2,4701:1,5512.14%197
200Shut2,4491:1,56495.22%4,995