Taraba Genealogical Records

Taraba 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.

Taraba 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.

Taraba 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 Taraba

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.

Taraba 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.

Taraba Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Taraba 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.

Taraba 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 Taraba

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.

Taraba 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.

Taraba 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 Taraba

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Nigeria
1Adamu76,1051:373.66%7
2Musa69,5861:402.29%2
3Ibrahim68,0951:412.06%1
4Abubakar58,2891:482.08%3
5Usman49,1731:572.62%8
6Mohammed48,7721:572.09%5
7Umar46,6551:602.49%9
8Muhammed39,8161:702.41%11
9Abdullahi35,2221:791.38%4
10Sani32,1431:871.41%6
11Isa31,3821:895.26%31
12Ali29,8501:932.61%14
13Yakubu28,8881:963.86%21
14Yusuf28,4311:982.24%13
15Bala23,4361:1194.24%34
16Bello22,6901:1232.28%16
17Hassan22,1851:1262.39%18
18Garba22,1371:1262.13%15
19Haruna21,8481:1272.26%17
20John20,5501:1362.83%23
21Muhammad20,0201:1391.16%10
22Aliyu20,0041:1391.49%12
23Danjuma19,4431:14310.93%125
24Umaru19,3311:1443.68%35
25Audu17,9841:1554.35%44
26Danladi17,1261:16310.01%134
27Tanko16,6851:16712.51%170
28Emmanuel16,2681:1713.52%38
29Joseph16,1401:1733.69%41
30Dauda15,4261:1813.76%46
31Ahmed15,0011:1862.24%28
32Saidu14,5761:1913.22%39
33Yahaya14,3281:1942.10%26
34Daniel14,2881:1954.38%63
35Salisu14,2641:1952.11%27
36Nuhu14,1911:1965.26%78
37James13,9991:1993.25%42
38Idris12,9331:2151.78%24
39Samuel12,8851:2163.14%45
40Sale12,4841:2234.24%72
41Gambo12,4521:2246.60%113
42Peter12,2511:2273.34%57
43Aminu11,3691:2451.46%20
44Ahmadu11,3531:2457.34%148
45David11,2011:2493.45%64
46Ayuba9,7261:2864.07%90
47Buba9,6291:2896.63%160
48Bulus9,3651:29710.25%260
48Suleiman9,3651:2972.41%51
50Salihu9,1881:3033.10%71
51Bako9,0441:3088.52%219
52Ahmad8,4351:3301.64%36
53Joshua8,0901:3445.55%159
54Amos7,8891:3535.35%156
55Solomon7,7131:3614.80%144
56Sule7,6731:3632.55%70
57Moses7,6651:3633.14%88
58Sabo7,6571:3644.90%146
59Baba7,5771:3681.99%53
60Sunday7,5051:3711.17%29
61Bitrus7,4971:3719.01%278
62Hamza7,4321:3753.04%87
63Samaila7,0481:3953.47%107
64Zakari6,8311:4086.26%210
65Simon6,6951:4165.11%172
66Yunusa6,6631:4182.96%95
67Magaji6,4701:4303.06%103
68Muhammadu6,4461:4321.75%56
69Ishaku6,4381:4338.81%315
70Dahiru6,4221:4342.34%75
71Luka6,3981:4356.82%254
72Ishaya6,3501:4398.27%301
73Danlami6,1421:45310.16%380
74Saleh5,7491:4843.40%136
75Sulaiman5,6931:4891.49%52
76Anthony5,4281:5134.30%178
77Kabiru5,4201:5141.74%67
78Iliya5,4121:5154.93%209
78Shehu5,4121:5150.91%32
80Lawan5,3721:5181.95%74
81Jonathan5,3481:5217.44%323
82Adi5,3321:52229.15%1,061
83Ezekiel5,2681:5295.43%240
84Paul5,0751:5492.66%112
85Shuaibu5,0591:5501.89%79
86Yohanna5,0431:5528.48%387
87Thomas5,0111:5564.23%192
88Suleman4,9951:5582.14%92
89Stephen4,7871:5824.48%217
90Kefas4,6581:59826.92%1,095
91Abba4,6261:6021.24%55
92Habu4,6101:6044.89%248
93Markus4,4901:6209.54%496
94Eze4,4661:6240.65%25
95Sambo4,4261:6295.80%305
96Tanimu4,3781:6366.12%326
97Timothy4,2651:6536.64%353
98Jacob4,2491:6552.94%161
99Christopher4,2171:6605.34%288
99Hussaini4,2171:6602.16%108
101Abdulahi4,1931:6642.56%142
101Bawa4,1931:6643.79%206
103Rabiu4,1771:6670.94%40
104Idi4,1291:6744.98%280
105Ismaila3,9851:6993.48%202
105Mohammad3,9851:6991.92%105
107Joel3,9291:7096.34%367
108Bashir3,8571:7222.11%117
109Tukur3,8411:7252.41%145
110Amadu3,8161:7301.79%101
111Augustine3,8001:7334.80%287
112Andrew3,7761:7384.95%306
113Mustapha3,6801:7570.90%48
114Philip3,6721:7585.05%320
115Iliyasu3,5841:7773.30%212
116Francis3,5281:7893.46%232
116Isah3,5281:7890.48%22
116Mamman3,5281:7892.41%158
119Inuwa3,4721:8023.16%208
120Jonah3,4641:8044.87%328
121Bakari3,4081:81727.39%1,420
122Godwin3,3671:8271.63%106
123Sanusi3,3351:8351.77%114
124Isaac3,2791:8492.37%165
124Shaibu3,2791:8491.95%137
126Sadiq3,2551:8563.10%223
127Jibrin3,2471:8581.74%116
128Saadu3,2151:8663.56%261
129Hamidu3,1751:8775.56%416
129Lawal3,1751:8770.39%19
131Samson3,1511:8843.06%228
132Alhaji3,1271:8911.25%84
132Habila3,1271:89111.05%764
134Nasiru3,0951:9001.26%86
135Jauro3,0631:90910.95%770
136Galadima3,0471:9145.33%415
136Titus3,0471:9148.98%680
138Waziri2,9911:9315.59%449
139Abraham2,9351:9493.41%270
140Inusa2,9181:9542.53%200
140Obadiah2,9181:95421.90%1,338
142Abdul2,9021:9601.92%151
143Adam2,8861:9651.02%73
143Agyo2,8861:96563.35%3,126
145Mathew2,8541:9762.80%230
145Muazu2,8541:9762.12%168
147Ismail2,8301:9841.21%91
148Agbu2,8221:98766.45%3,299
149Auwal2,8141:9901.69%138
149Gani2,8141:99023.28%1,446
151Abbas2,8061:9922.84%239
152Benjamin2,7821:1,0013.64%303
153Yaro2,7741:1,0046.61%567
154Jibril2,7661:1,0072.61%220
155Alhassan2,7581:1,0101.44%111
155Yau2,7581:1,0101.10%83
155Yerima2,7581:1,01011.32%851
158Elisha2,6941:1,0348.17%691
159Chukwu2,5981:1,0720.71%58
160Abdulkadir2,5181:1,1061.65%150
161Johnson2,4861:1,1201.36%118
162Abdulkarim2,4691:1,1283.64%341
162Murtala2,4691:1,1281.75%163
164Gabriel2,4611:1,1322.13%198
164Patrick2,4611:1,1323.15%291
166Mohammadu2,4371:1,1431.96%182
167Zubairu2,4211:1,1502.09%197
168Jabir2,4051:1,15822.43%1,598
169Clement2,3891:1,1664.28%433
169Uba2,3891:1,1661.94%188
171Mamuda2,3811:1,1703.78%365
172Manu2,3571:1,1823.70%361
173Pius2,3491:1,1864.23%434
174Hamman2,3411:1,19013.20%1,080
175Wakili2,3331:1,1945.50%558
176Babangida2,3251:1,1982.48%253
176Kaka2,3251:1,1987.56%713
178Buoyi2,2771:1,22399.61%5,524
178Ezra2,2771:1,22316.84%1,321
180Kasimu2,2291:1,2494.46%472
181Aboki2,2211:1,25425.23%1,835
181Tukura2,2211:1,25417.61%1,409
183Ishaka2,2051:1,2637.22%715
184Balarabe2,1891:1,2725.09%546
185Ugwu2,1811:1,2770.70%68
186Misa2,1091:1,32030.38%2,210
187Auta2,0691:1,3465.19%591
187Michael2,0691:1,3461.58%173
189Buhari2,0611:1,3511.77%196
190Aa2,0531:1,35617.68%1,494
190Hosea2,0531:1,35616.99%1,448
190William2,0531:1,3563.60%417
193Yohana2,0371:1,3678.09%836
194Mallam2,0281:1,3733.30%375
195Useni2,0041:1,39015.16%1,352
196Linus1,9801:1,4065.91%683
197Angyu1,9561:1,42485.08%5,505
198Jatau1,9401:1,4356.61%745
198Mathias1,9401:1,4357.56%821
198Yahya1,9401:1,4354.75%582