Raqqa Governorate Genealogical Records

Raqqa Governorate Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Raqqa Governorate

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.

Raqqa Governorate 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.

Raqqa Governorate Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Raqqa Governorate 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.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Raqqa Governorate

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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

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.

Raqqa Governorate 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.

Medieval Nobility of the Muslim World (500-1512)

Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

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

Raqqa Governorate 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 Raqqa Governorate

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Syria
1Mohamed91,5551:98.91%2
2Ahmed68,4601:1210.03%4
3Ali55,9881:158.24%5
4Hussein37,0741:229.22%7
5Ibrahim28,4391:297.78%8
6Khalaf26,5891:3115.66%17
7Mahmoud26,1091:328.80%9
8Hassan25,0821:335.90%6
9Mostafa21,4501:3910.31%13
10Allah19,9421:4111.04%15
11Jassim19,5311:4222.70%31
12Khalil16,1731:5112.73%21
13Eisaa16,0361:5213.70%24
14Hamoud15,9671:5216.31%26
15Abdel15,4191:5416.11%27
16Mousa14,7341:5615.97%29
17Saleh13,9801:596.45%11
18Ismail10,6221:789.08%25
19Hamad9,3881:8817.38%49
20Omar7,0581:1177.81%30
21Hamidi6,3051:13130.52%115
22Hamid6,1681:13413.97%60
23Awad6,0991:1367.75%34
23Suleiman6,0991:1363.51%16
25Obaid5,2081:15912.76%63
26Hilal5,0711:16319.72%94
27Khader4,7281:1758.61%46
27Ramadan4,7281:17510.32%59
29Juma4,4541:18612.82%72
30Yousef4,0431:2042.62%19
31Khaled3,8381:2150.26%1
31Yassin3,8381:2157.37%51
33Al Furat3,7691:21999.97%573
34Saeed3,5631:2323.86%28
35Al-Razzaq3,4951:2376.18%44
36Ayed3,4261:24119.56%141
36Shawah3,4261:24145.51%304
38Bouzan3,2891:25138.51%275
39Aboud3,2211:2576.52%53
40Khalif3,1521:2628.11%65
41Rahman2,9471:2813.43%32
42Abdo2,8781:2874.13%38
43Al Ard2,8101:29499.89%706
43Eid2,8101:2948.20%75
45Osman2,7411:3024.51%42
45Sheikh2,7411:3023.27%33
47Elkader2,6041:3184.00%40
47Nayef2,6041:3188.81%85
49Alawi2,4671:33516.32%172
49Muslim2,4671:33515.66%166
51Habib2,3991:3457.90%83
51Nasser2,3991:3454.43%48
53Hamada2,3301:3559.40%97
54Hameed2,2611:3664.80%55
54Jumah2,2611:3669.43%100
56Matar2,1931:37711.34%123
57Abdullah2,0561:4023.79%47
58Al Aziz1,9871:4164.23%56
58Darwish1,9871:4164.27%57
58Mari1,9871:4167.50%91
61Hamdan1,9191:4315.54%73
61Hamed1,9191:4319.10%112
61Taha1,9191:4317.16%90
64Muhammed1,8501:44729.56%368
65Haji1,7821:4647.60%104
65Turki1,7821:4647.33%98
67Al-Karim1,7131:4832.43%36