Raqqa Governorate Genealogical Records
Raqqa Governorate Death & Burial Records
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Newspapers Covering Raqqa Governorate
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Raqqa Governorate Directories & Gazetteers
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Raqqa Governorate Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Raqqa Governorate Histories & Books
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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
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Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.
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Raqqa Governorate Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
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Genealogies of the religious leaders and nobility of Muslim Africa and Asia.
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Raqqa Governorate Maps
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Most Common Surnames in Raqqa Governorate
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Syria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed | 91,555 | 1:9 | 8.91% | 2 |
| 2 | Ahmed | 68,460 | 1:12 | 10.03% | 4 |
| 3 | Ali | 55,988 | 1:15 | 8.24% | 5 |
| 4 | Hussein | 37,074 | 1:22 | 9.22% | 7 |
| 5 | Ibrahim | 28,439 | 1:29 | 7.78% | 8 |
| 6 | Khalaf | 26,589 | 1:31 | 15.66% | 17 |
| 7 | Mahmoud | 26,109 | 1:32 | 8.80% | 9 |
| 8 | Hassan | 25,082 | 1:33 | 5.90% | 6 |
| 9 | Mostafa | 21,450 | 1:39 | 10.31% | 13 |
| 10 | Allah | 19,942 | 1:41 | 11.04% | 15 |
| 11 | Jassim | 19,531 | 1:42 | 22.70% | 31 |
| 12 | Khalil | 16,173 | 1:51 | 12.73% | 21 |
| 13 | Eisaa | 16,036 | 1:52 | 13.70% | 24 |
| 14 | Hamoud | 15,967 | 1:52 | 16.31% | 26 |
| 15 | Abdel | 15,419 | 1:54 | 16.11% | 27 |
| 16 | Mousa | 14,734 | 1:56 | 15.97% | 29 |
| 17 | Saleh | 13,980 | 1:59 | 6.45% | 11 |
| 18 | Ismail | 10,622 | 1:78 | 9.08% | 25 |
| 19 | Hamad | 9,388 | 1:88 | 17.38% | 49 |
| 20 | Omar | 7,058 | 1:117 | 7.81% | 30 |
| 21 | Hamidi | 6,305 | 1:131 | 30.52% | 115 |
| 22 | Hamid | 6,168 | 1:134 | 13.97% | 60 |
| 23 | Awad | 6,099 | 1:136 | 7.75% | 34 |
| 23 | Suleiman | 6,099 | 1:136 | 3.51% | 16 |
| 25 | Obaid | 5,208 | 1:159 | 12.76% | 63 |
| 26 | Hilal | 5,071 | 1:163 | 19.72% | 94 |
| 27 | Khader | 4,728 | 1:175 | 8.61% | 46 |
| 27 | Ramadan | 4,728 | 1:175 | 10.32% | 59 |
| 29 | Juma | 4,454 | 1:186 | 12.82% | 72 |
| 30 | Yousef | 4,043 | 1:204 | 2.62% | 19 |
| 31 | Khaled | 3,838 | 1:215 | 0.26% | 1 |
| 31 | Yassin | 3,838 | 1:215 | 7.37% | 51 |
| 33 | Al Furat | 3,769 | 1:219 | 99.97% | 573 |
| 34 | Saeed | 3,563 | 1:232 | 3.86% | 28 |
| 35 | Al-Razzaq | 3,495 | 1:237 | 6.18% | 44 |
| 36 | Ayed | 3,426 | 1:241 | 19.56% | 141 |
| 36 | Shawah | 3,426 | 1:241 | 45.51% | 304 |
| 38 | Bouzan | 3,289 | 1:251 | 38.51% | 275 |
| 39 | Aboud | 3,221 | 1:257 | 6.52% | 53 |
| 40 | Khalif | 3,152 | 1:262 | 8.11% | 65 |
| 41 | Rahman | 2,947 | 1:281 | 3.43% | 32 |
| 42 | Abdo | 2,878 | 1:287 | 4.13% | 38 |
| 43 | Al Ard | 2,810 | 1:294 | 99.89% | 706 |
| 43 | Eid | 2,810 | 1:294 | 8.20% | 75 |
| 45 | Osman | 2,741 | 1:302 | 4.51% | 42 |
| 45 | Sheikh | 2,741 | 1:302 | 3.27% | 33 |
| 47 | Elkader | 2,604 | 1:318 | 4.00% | 40 |
| 47 | Nayef | 2,604 | 1:318 | 8.81% | 85 |
| 49 | Alawi | 2,467 | 1:335 | 16.32% | 172 |
| 49 | Muslim | 2,467 | 1:335 | 15.66% | 166 |
| 51 | Habib | 2,399 | 1:345 | 7.90% | 83 |
| 51 | Nasser | 2,399 | 1:345 | 4.43% | 48 |
| 53 | Hamada | 2,330 | 1:355 | 9.40% | 97 |
| 54 | Hameed | 2,261 | 1:366 | 4.80% | 55 |
| 54 | Jumah | 2,261 | 1:366 | 9.43% | 100 |
| 56 | Matar | 2,193 | 1:377 | 11.34% | 123 |
| 57 | Abdullah | 2,056 | 1:402 | 3.79% | 47 |
| 58 | Al Aziz | 1,987 | 1:416 | 4.23% | 56 |
| 58 | Darwish | 1,987 | 1:416 | 4.27% | 57 |
| 58 | Mari | 1,987 | 1:416 | 7.50% | 91 |
| 61 | Hamdan | 1,919 | 1:431 | 5.54% | 73 |
| 61 | Hamed | 1,919 | 1:431 | 9.10% | 112 |
| 61 | Taha | 1,919 | 1:431 | 7.16% | 90 |
| 64 | Muhammed | 1,850 | 1:447 | 29.56% | 368 |
| 65 | Haji | 1,782 | 1:464 | 7.60% | 104 |
| 65 | Turki | 1,782 | 1:464 | 7.33% | 98 |
| 67 | Al-Karim | 1,713 | 1:483 | 2.43% | 36 |