Qatar Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Qatar

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.

Qatar 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.

Qatar Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Qatar 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.

Qatar Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Qatar

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.

Qatar 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.

Qatar 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 Qatar

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ali39,0711:60
2Ahmed33,7231:70
3Khan31,4771:75
4Kumar18,8961:125
5Mohamed12,6621:186
6Hussain12,0751:195
7Singh11,7351:201
8Abdulla11,4511:206
9Ahmad10,7521:219
10Nair8,2161:287
11Mathew7,9691:296
12Rahman6,5371:361
13Varghese6,1001:387
14Alam6,0531:390
15Almarri5,6661:416
16Shaikh5,6631:416
17Ansari5,3981:437
18Salim5,1421:459
19Alkuwari5,0641:466
20Hassan5,0551:466
21Mohammad4,9551:476
22Pillai4,8431:487
23Patel4,5771:515
24Yadav4,4931:525
25Sharma4,3751:539
26Abbas4,2311:557
27Shah4,0691:580
28Babu4,0311:585
29Al-Thani4,0191:587
30Al-Kuwari3,8251:616
31Rai3,8041:620
32Alhajri3,8001:621
33Gurung3,7751:625
34Althani3,7631:627
35Thapa3,6911:639
36Al-Marri3,6411:648
37Malik3,4201:689
38Shrestha3,3791:698
38Tamang3,3791:698
40Islam3,2541:725
41Iqbal3,1761:742
42Hossain3,1051:759
43Raj3,0731:767
44Saeed3,0201:781
45Ahamed2,9171:808
46Rashid2,8461:829
47Hameed2,8331:832
48Das2,8141:838
49Mustafa2,7681:852
50Krishnan2,7151:869
51Amin2,6301:897
52Magar2,6241:899
53Prasad2,6181:901
54Uddin2,6121:903
55Muhammad2,6051:905
56Lim2,5931:909
56Mahmoud2,5931:909
58Al-Hajri2,5841:913
59Alnaimi2,5801:914
60Chaudhary2,4991:944
60Dsouza2,4991:944
60Hasan2,4991:944
63Almohannadi2,4621:958
64Aziz2,4491:963
65Rajan2,4091:979
66Shaik2,3121:1,020
67Saleh2,2651:1,041
68Menon2,2591:1,044
69Ramadan2,2341:1,056
70Syed2,2281:1,058
71Paul2,2031:1,070
72Miah2,1871:1,078
73Rasheed2,1811:1,081
74Antony2,1751:1,084
75Saleem2,1691:1,087
76Sheikh2,1441:1,100
77Hadi2,1311:1,107
78Ashraf2,0971:1,124
79Rana2,0781:1,135
80Aldosari2,0441:1,154
80Khalid2,0441:1,154
80Siddiqui2,0441:1,154
83Karki2,0191:1,168
84Fernando2,0061:1,175
84Mohan2,0061:1,175
86Basheer2,0001:1,179
87Alsulaiti1,9841:1,189
88Gupta1,9661:1,199
88Ismail1,9661:1,199
88Sultan1,9661:1,199
91Perera1,9471:1,211
92Chandran1,9101:1,235
93Salam1,8881:1,249
94Al-Sulaiti1,8601:1,268
95Anwar1,8251:1,292
95Chacko1,8251:1,292
95Kutty1,8251:1,292
98Adhikari1,8031:1,308
99Ram1,7661:1,335
100Mahmood1,7601:1,340
101Shetty1,7541:1,344
102Al-Mohannadi1,7501:1,347
103Sah1,7321:1,361
104Alkubaisi1,7071:1,381
105Mohammed1,7041:1,384
106Al-Naimi1,7011:1,386
107Alkaabi1,6761:1,407
108Ibrahim1,6631:1,418
109Basha1,6471:1,432
110Aslam1,6351:1,442
111Bhandari1,6231:1,453
111Salem1,6231:1,453
113Almannai1,6161:1,459
114Hakim1,5911:1,482
115Reddy1,5881:1,485
116Khalil1,5761:1,496
117Akhtar1,5571:1,514
118Mirza1,5511:1,520
119Lama1,5451:1,526
119Yousuf1,5451:1,526
121Jamal1,5261:1,545
121Limbu1,5261:1,545
121Narayanan1,5261:1,545
124Raza1,5101:1,562
125Gul1,5041:1,568
126Joy1,4911:1,581
127Mandal1,4851:1,588
128Pandey1,4791:1,594
129Elsayed1,4731:1,601
130Majeed1,4481:1,628
131Al-Dosari1,4421:1,635
132Almalki1,4381:1,640
133Habib1,4321:1,647
134Mani1,4071:1,676
135Khadka1,4011:1,683
136Zainal1,3921:1,694
137Khatri1,3881:1,699
138Akbar1,3821:1,706
139Chhetri1,3761:1,714
139Sam1,3761:1,714
141Hussein1,3731:1,717
142Al-Mannai1,3701:1,721
143Raju1,3541:1,742
143Subramanian1,3541:1,742
143Valappil1,3541:1,742
146Qureshi1,3351:1,766
146Rehman1,3351:1,766
148Subramaniam1,3291:1,774
148Thakur1,3291:1,774
150Abu1,3201:1,786
151Giri1,3101:1,800
152Alemadi1,3041:1,808
153Al-Abdulla1,2981:1,817