Kolda Region Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Kolda Region

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.

Kolda Region 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.

Kolda Region Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Kolda Region 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.

Kolda Region 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Kolda Region

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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Kolda Region 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.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Kolda Region 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 Kolda Region

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Senegal
1Balde144,1371:579.42%20
2Diallo91,6341:813.71%4
3Mballo36,6351:1979.39%59
4Diao32,3241:2245.35%43
5Ba30,5811:234.52%3
6Kande29,3121:2469.14%65
7Sow23,2261:314.14%5
8Camara20,2451:3513.58%26
9Sabaly16,0631:4475.51%97
10Boiro12,8641:5589.48%119
11Seydi12,2811:5829.97%66
12Barry10,1821:7019.14%50
13Cisse9,9191:723.62%11
14Toure9,7561:735.54%21
15Sane8,9261:809.51%32
16Diamanka8,5181:8368.51%136
17Mane8,5071:8411.43%40
18Ndiaye7,1241:1000.78%1
19Diop6,9351:1030.96%2
20Sy6,0241:1183.46%23
21Dia5,6601:1263.23%22
22Gano5,6141:12777.54%179
23Kante5,5221:12919.84%83
24Thiam4,7621:1491.98%14
25Seck4,4631:1591.74%12
26Sall4,2301:1682.61%24
27Boye3,9351:18116.75%94
28Drame3,8581:1844.00%30
29Mbaye3,6461:1951.51%15
30Coulibaly3,5661:1999.93%72
31Kebe3,4541:2066.24%48
32Gueye3,3191:2140.74%7
33Keita3,2421:2196.63%55
34Sylla3,1071:2293.76%37
35Deme2,9911:2386.97%63
36Sidibe2,8441:25011.41%91
37Sarr2,5131:2830.86%10
38Dieng2,3591:3011.16%18
39Gaye2,2451:3171.68%28
40Diaby2,2291:31913.20%109
41Niang2,2211:3200.88%13
42Faty2,1451:33210.55%99
43Sagna2,0821:3424.02%52
44Ly2,0471:3473.45%47
45Souare2,0021:35511.74%108
46Fall1,9421:3660.46%8
47Cissoko1,9211:37039.62%206
48Ndao1,9081:3731.33%27
49Konte1,8951:37510.15%103
50Kane1,8821:3781.56%29
51Diouf1,7921:3970.39%6
52Diatta1,7571:4051.82%31
53Traore1,4941:4763.67%67
54Diagne1,4621:4860.79%19
55Niabaly1,3091:54355.56%294
56Sadio1,2511:5684.51%84
57Aidara1,2081:5897.52%114
58Lo1,1841:6011.27%33
59Ka1,1811:6020.56%17
60Diedhiou1,1781:6041.60%41
61Tall1,1671:6092.42%56
62Cissokho1,1571:6153.12%70
63Faye1,1511:6180.31%9
64Diaw1,1241:6331.22%35
65Sonko1,1101:6414.03%85
66Mandiang1,1061:64315.03%178
67Khouma1,0711:6648.45%132
68Kondjira1,0701:66552.55%321
69Anne9871:7207.46%125
70Danfa9831:72310.72%160
71Diambang9781:72740.11%287
72Tounkara9331:76212.23%173
73Fofana9201:7736.74%121
74Badji9181:7751.38%44
75Gassama8701:8174.01%96
76Konate8651:8225.31%110
77Sakho8591:8282.30%69
78Diawara8501:8375.26%112
79Sene7981:8910.33%16
80Coly7891:9011.55%54
81Wane7871:9047.51%149
82Sambou7841:9072.28%74
83Kouyate7831:90818.40%217
84Dabo7721:9212.94%88
85Bayo7671:92712.06%189
86Gadjigo7321:97119.56%233
87Diassy7101:1,0029.38%175
88So7031:1,01220.83%244
89Koita6691:1,06324.39%272
90Diangana6531:1,08998.20%547
91Guisse6221:1,1433.62%107
92Niamadio6101:1,16684.72%524
93Diarra5861:1,2132.59%95
94Sanding5801:1,22662.30%467
95Ngom5751:1,2370.38%25
96Dieme5611:1,2681.32%64
97Dembou5361:1,32795.71%597
98Bandia5271:1,34944.77%418
99Dianfo5061:1,40565.21%505
100Diane4851:1,4663.30%117
101Diaite4821:1,47516.42%261
102Danso4761:1,49422.80%313
103Doucoure4681:1,5196.80%183
104Badiane4561:1,5591.06%62
105Couloubaly4521:1,57355.32%494
105Deh4521:1,5734.44%152
107Guirassy4471:1,59139.49%427
108Biaye4401:1,6163.06%120
109Samb3981:1,7870.49%38
110Segnane3971:1,7914.27%157
111Ndaw3811:1,8662.08%105
112Kote3761:1,89113.96%273
113Diakite3751:1,8967.33%203
114Dandio3691:1,92739.68%468
115Bindia3681:1,9327.06%201
116Soumboundou3631:1,95970.62%621
117Ndongo3621:1,9643.01%139
118Bodian3611:1,9702.23%111
119Dioum3501:2,0322.69%127
120Mbengue3481:2,0430.37%34
121Doumbouya3471:2,0497.25%209
121Thioune3471:2,0491.22%82
123Kaba3451:2,06113.42%280
124Mendy3351:2,1230.64%51
125Soumare3341:2,1291.65%100
126Aw3331:2,1352.57%128
127Wandianga3311:2,14890.44%729
128Souane3281:2,1686.18%200
129Top3221:2,2081.27%89
130Ndour3081:2,3090.38%39
131Mara3071:2,31612.87%292
132Kaira3061:2,32487.93%746
133Yaffa3041:2,33918.42%355
134Soh2991:2,37862.55%641
135Loum2961:2,4021.04%81
136Kamara2941:2,4192.28%130
137Niane2751:2,5861.04%86
138Savane2741:2,59511.24%288
139Sangare2661:2,6739.59%270
140Goudiaby2641:2,6941.27%98
141Boubane2621:2,7148.86%260
142Damba2611:2,72513.30%330
143Dembele2561:2,7782.24%142
144Barro2521:2,8222.38%148
145Ndimbalane2441:2,91468.73%738
146Koulibaly2421:2,9387.49%250
147Manga2401:2,9630.97%92
148Daffe2341:3,0393.71%190
148Mbow2341:3,0390.75%78
150Bah2281:3,1193.40%186
151Dione2241:3,1750.26%36
151Gadiaga2241:3,1751.47%116
153Mangane2231:3,1892.64%162
154Tine2101:3,3860.41%53
155Djikine2081:3,41931.33%548
156Diaoune2071:3,43510.03%316
157Marena2041:3,4865.37%230
157Tambedou2041:3,4863.77%199
159Basse2011:3,5381.88%147
160Bassene1981:3,5911.63%138
161Kambaye1971:3,61012.49%365
161Wagne1971:3,6103.17%191
163Wague1961:3,6286.62%259
164Bangoura1951:3,64712.68%370
165Banora1921:3,70440.08%640
165Bodiang1921:3,7044.92%223
167Gollo1911:3,72385.65%889
168Samby1891:3,76291.75%924
169Sewane1851:3,84418.16%448
170Diakhate1831:3,8860.41%60
170Senghor1831:3,8860.69%87
170Wandia1831:3,88699.46%959
173Dianko1821:3,90711.04%357
174Diante1721:4,13452.12%765
175Sama1691:4,20812.65%391
176Dicko1681:4,2335.22%252
177Niasse1661:4,2840.91%106
177Pouye1661:4,2840.50%76
179Sao1651:4,3104.34%229
180Gnamadio1591:4,47270.98%887
181Noba1581:4,50137.71%687
182Samoura1571:4,5293.37%213
183Gomis1561:4,5580.52%79
184Willane1551:4,5881.68%159
185Sawane1521:4,67810.40%380
186Wade1511:4,7090.24%46
187Badio1501:4,7419.40%364
187Diaboula1501:4,74125.08%576
187Ndimbelane1501:4,7419.98%375
187Ndong1501:4,7410.32%58
191Tamba1491:4,7731.16%131
192Sevane1471:4,83730.88%643
193Hanne1451:4,9041.81%166
194Djitte1441:4,9381.54%156
195Wone1421:5,0083.51%221
196Mansaly1411:5,0432.42%194
197Bendia1401:5,07959.07%867
198Gnabaly1391:5,11616.91%492
198Konde1391:5,11618.83%519
200Athie1361:5,2295.10%275
200Thioye1361:5,2291.10%137