Oman Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Oman

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.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Oman 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.

Oman Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Oman 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.

Oman Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Oman

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.

Oman 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.

Oman 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 Oman

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ali201,3281:18
2Yousuf169,3251:22
3Sultan104,9021:35
4Khan88,7271:42
5Gawas79,1151:47
6Al Balushi59,5921:62
7Ramadan59,3591:62
8Saeed56,9441:65
9Singh55,3021:67
10Ahmed53,8151:69
11Kumar46,5691:79
12Nair43,1131:86
13Araba40,5901:91
14Khawar38,3941:96
15Hussain34,9881:105
16Balochia33,2341:111
17Thani33,1741:111
18Varghese27,1021:136
19Raj26,0091:142
20Pillai23,3781:158
21Salim21,3761:173
22Sharma20,0691:184
23Rahman17,6491:209
24El Amery17,3051:213
25Rashid17,0001:217
26Sheikh15,9841:231
27Babu15,3541:240
28Abbas14,6351:252
29Das14,3941:256
30Krishnan14,3061:258
31Amerieh14,2091:260
32Zaidi13,9751:264
33Menon13,6241:271
34Mathew13,1971:279
35Iqbal11,6681:316
36Ramadani11,6171:317
37Patel11,4011:323
38Murad11,2231:329
39Rajan11,1951:329
40Albalushi10,4091:354
41Rao10,0341:368
42Malik9,8871:373
43Jamil9,6921:381
44Mohan9,5161:388
45Rehan9,2141:400
46Bakhsh9,1281:404
47Abdul Latif9,0281:409
48Ansari8,8061:419
49Mohammed8,7501:421
50Ahmad8,6821:425
51Mohamed8,3451:442
52Alam8,0301:459
53Shah8,0251:460
54Shetty7,9091:466
55Muslim7,8721:468
56Al Hinai7,6521:482
57Thomas7,4531:495
58Al-Zadjali7,3351:503
59John7,3321:503
59Shaikh7,3321:503
61Mahmood7,3191:504
62Al Jaafari7,2261:510
63Hameed7,0831:521
64Al Arimiyah7,0811:521
65Dad6,9271:532
66George6,8231:541
67Chacko6,7501:546
68Kannan6,6761:552
69Raya6,6461:555
70Joseph6,6211:557
71Harthy6,4891:568
72Sajwani6,4691:570
73Nambiar6,3081:585
74Siddiqui6,2901:586
75Al Mukhini6,2601:589
76Al-Balushi6,2551:590
77Kurian6,1781:597
78Ramachandran6,0871:606
79Said5,9531:620
80Al Kaabi5,8241:633
81Lal5,8081:635
82Raja5,7981:636
83Hassan5,7571:641
84Al Lawati5,7201:645
85Antony5,6501:653
86Al Jabri5,5911:660
87Al Busaidi5,5691:662
88Al-Mukhneia5,5121:669
89Chandran5,5091:669
90Al Harthy5,4921:672
91Aljafaria5,4901:672
92Narayanan5,4441:677
93Balushi5,3201:693
94Sirai5,0081:736
95Prasad5,0001:738
96Sulaiman4,9231:749
97Raman4,9151:750
98Iyer4,8301:764
99Ghulam4,8281:764
100Muscat4,8241:765
101Joshi4,8191:765
102Hendasy4,7751:772
103Salam4,7651:774
104Rehman4,7631:774
105Fernandes4,7141:782
106Habsi4,6911:786
107Rana4,6551:792
108Al Zadjali4,6081:800
109Perera4,5631:808
110Al-Zadjalieh4,5031:819
111Gupta4,5011:819
112Dsouza4,4551:828
113Al Wahibi4,4531:828
114Al Sananieh4,4161:835
115Basheer4,4121:836
116Abdullah4,4081:837
117Ibrahim4,3711:844
118Baqir4,3701:844
119Abdul4,3401:850
120Al Ghilani4,3321:851
121Amin4,3161:854
122Raza4,3061:856
123Ahamed4,2611:866
124Paul4,2361:871
125Alabri4,1751:883
126Madhavan4,1071:898
127Mirza4,0711:906
128Aziz4,0091:920
129Jose3,9921:924
130Al Rawahi3,9851:925
131Uddin3,9711:929
132Al Sayabi3,9371:937
133Bilal3,9141:942
134Albusaidi3,9001:946
135Raju3,8921:948
136Al-Lawati3,8881:949
137Alzadjali3,8071:969
138Mehta3,7161:992
139Alamri3,6971:998
140Vader3,6551:1,009
141Farsi3,6251:1,017
142Al Jahafi3,6121:1,021
143Al Shabibi3,5681:1,034
144Abraham3,5671:1,034
145Abu3,5261:1,046
146Rahma3,5241:1,047
147Abdul Aziz3,5101:1,051
148El Hassania3,5021:1,053
149Alhabsi3,4331:1,074
150Alhinayiya3,4251:1,077
151Al Sayabiyah3,3491:1,101
152Alhinai3,2761:1,126
153Habib3,2471:1,136
154Vijayan3,2231:1,144
155Khalid3,2021:1,152
156Alfarsi3,1951:1,154
157Alharthy3,1831:1,159
158Al Abri3,1721:1,163
159Jacob3,1461:1,172
160Al-Abri3,1341:1,177
161Aljabri3,1091:1,186
162Mani3,0711:1,201
163Al-Riyami3,0611:1,205
164Akhtar3,0461:1,211
165Shaik3,0451:1,211
166Baamer3,0441:1,212
167D'Souza3,0431:1,212
168Kazi3,0151:1,223
169Saleem3,0121:1,224
170Al-Busaidi3,0031:1,228
171El Hassany2,9881:1,234
172Mishra2,9871:1,235
173Fadel2,9841:1,236
174Al-Harthy2,9481:1,251
175Al Ghilaniyah2,9441:1,253
176Sankar2,9081:1,268
177Ashraf2,8941:1,274
178Gopal2,8791:1,281
178Pasha2,8791:1,281
180Al-Hinai2,8511:1,294
181Naseeb2,8401:1,299
182Hatemieh2,8381:1,299
183Hashmi2,8291:1,304
184Al Habsi2,8191:1,308
185Jain2,8131:1,311
186Rahbi2,7841:1,325
187Al Sanani2,7711:1,331
188Alkindi2,7501:1,341
189Khalasi2,7391:1,346
190Al Amri2,7311:1,350
191Al-Alawi2,7301:1,351
192Nasser2,6591:1,387
192Suresh2,6591:1,387
194Syed2,6581:1,387
195Alalawi2,6391:1,397
196Al Rawas2,6341:1,400
197Almamari2,6271:1,404
198Taya2,6251:1,405
199Cherian2,6221:1,407
199Krishnakumar2,6221:1,407