United Arab Emirates Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering United Arab Emirates

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.

United Arab Emirates 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.

United Arab Emirates Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

United Arab Emirates 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.

United Arab Emirates Occupation & Business Records

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering United Arab Emirates

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.

United Arab Emirates 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.

United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Ali332,8491:28
2Ahmed191,7741:48
3Khan174,9521:52
4Al Shehhi135,9991:67
5Kumar89,7891:102
6Al Zaabi78,0181:117
7Al Mansouri75,2381:122
8Saeed75,1191:122
9Mohamed66,8511:137
10Al Shamsi59,9051:153
11Rashid56,3041:163
12Hussain51,3211:179
13Allah50,9611:180
14Nair49,0161:187
15Singh41,9361:218
16Salim39,2951:233
17Al Balushi35,4061:259
18Malik34,5581:265
19Ibrahim34,3841:266
20Mathew33,1621:276
21Shah32,6551:281
22Al Mazroui32,0231:286
23Al Zaheri31,4341:291
24Abbas30,9851:296
25El Sewedy30,7151:298
26Shaikh29,5931:310
27El Amery28,4481:322
28Al Habsi27,7911:330
29Ahmad27,7451:330
30Al Muhairi27,3601:335
31El Kutby27,0731:338
32Al Mazrouei26,6061:344
33Varghese26,2661:349
34El Kaaby25,0601:366
35Hassan24,5661:373
36Al Qasimi23,4091:391
37Hanafi23,1531:396
38Al Nuaimi22,3911:409
39Iqbal22,0071:416
40Al Naimi21,3521:429
41Rahman21,2511:431
42Rao20,9401:438
43Abdullah20,7831:441
44Hajar20,6111:445
45Dsouza20,0101:458
46Al Taniji19,3671:473
47Babu19,3501:474
48Al Khatiri18,6811:490
49Raj18,1531:505
50Sharma17,9991:509
51Aloam17,9251:511
52Mohammed17,7701:516
53Alam17,5721:521
54Menon17,4451:525
55Sultan17,3631:528
56Shetty16,2761:563
57El Nekby16,1201:568
58Krishnan15,6961:584
59Murad15,4461:593
60Hussein15,2961:599
61Pillai15,2831:600
62Al Shihi15,0241:610
63Suleiman14,4101:636
64Sheikh14,1371:648
65Siddiqui13,5671:675
66Al Qubaisi13,0441:702
67Ahamed12,9981:705
68Salem12,7931:716
69Al Rumaithi12,6091:727
70Khamis12,5931:728
71George12,5311:731
72Das12,4861:734
73Mia12,3881:740
74Ansari12,3541:742
75Raza12,2351:749
76M12,1491:754
77Amin12,0841:758
78Anwar12,0481:760
79Abdul11,9061:770
80Saleem11,8621:772
81Rajan11,8101:776
82Ramadan11,7191:782
83Thani11,6781:785
84Mahmood11,3591:807
85Rehman11,2711:813
86Hameed11,2161:817
87D'Souza11,1891:819
88Mirza11,0521:829
89Mohan11,0251:831
90Aziz10,9241:839
91Patel10,8971:841
92Ashraf10,8941:841
93Sam10,7821:850
94Islam10,7581:852
95El Nayady10,7161:855
96John10,3191:888
97Bhatia10,3011:889
98Bashir10,1691:901
99Rahma10,0571:911
100Al-Naqbi10,0131:915
101Syed9,8861:927
102El Tanigy9,7811:937
103Hasan9,7521:940
104Mohammad9,6931:945
105Rana9,6871:946
106Abdulla9,5951:955
107Shaik9,4461:970
108Al Rashedi9,3911:976
109Qureshi9,3621:979
110Muhammad9,3541:980
111Prasad9,1601:1,000
112Khalid9,0471:1,013
113Saleh8,9991:1,018
114Akhtar8,9451:1,024
115Bilal8,9311:1,026
116Paul8,7771:1,044
117Akbar8,7121:1,052
118Antony8,6181:1,063
119Habib8,5681:1,069
120Chandran8,5401:1,073
121Al Mulla8,3511:1,097
122Shahzad8,3261:1,100
123Butt8,2571:1,110
124El Hammady8,2351:1,113
125Hakim8,1701:1,121
126Aslam8,1411:1,125
127Hadi8,0511:1,138
128Gupta8,0451:1,139
128Rasheed8,0451:1,139
130Shamli8,0311:1,141
131Javed7,9271:1,156
132Haider7,8791:1,163
133Ismail7,8651:1,165
134Al Ahmad7,8621:1,165
135Uddin7,8461:1,168
136Jamal7,8171:1,172
137Mustafa7,7921:1,176
138Narayanan7,7721:1,179
139Bakhsh7,7661:1,180
140Al Dahmani7,7641:1,180
141Yousef7,7061:1,189
142Al Manhali7,6701:1,195
143Juma7,6201:1,202
144Farooq7,5511:1,213
145Al Mutawa7,5451:1,214
146Al Thahouri7,5251:1,218
147Abu7,3381:1,249
148Baig7,3301:1,250
149El Ahbaby7,2151:1,270
150Nawaz7,2051:1,272
151Basheer7,1221:1,286
152Tamim7,0921:1,292
153Ullah7,0621:1,297
154Elhamly7,0171:1,306
155Mehmood7,0101:1,307
156Younis6,9531:1,318
157Karim6,8851:1,331
158Ghulam6,8771:1,332
159Yas6,8731:1,333
160Reddy6,7111:1,365
161Abraham6,6871:1,370
162Obaid6,6131:1,385
163Darwish6,4681:1,417
164Noor6,4521:1,420
165Sadiq6,4501:1,421
166Salam6,4011:1,431
167Lim6,3631:1,440
168El Din6,2721:1,461
169Hossain6,2691:1,462
170El Khoury6,2481:1,466
171Lal6,1901:1,480
172Chacko6,1601:1,487
173Jacob6,1551:1,489
174El Marzouki6,1021:1,502
175Zaman6,1011:1,502
176Mahmoud6,0811:1,507
177Maryam6,0701:1,509
178Shafi6,0081:1,525
179Al Qaidi5,9911:1,529
180El Yamahy5,9111:1,550
181Aleama5,8791:1,558
181Baby5,8791:1,558
183Muslim5,8111:1,577
184Joshi5,8081:1,578
185Raja5,7951:1,581
186Aldermaki5,7931:1,582
187Cherian5,7781:1,586
188Al Khaily5,7611:1,590
189Perera5,6421:1,624
190Al Muhairbi5,6271:1,628
191Al Awadhi5,5731:1,644
192Al Hosny5,5641:1,647
193Khoury5,5281:1,657
194Nambiar5,5141:1,662
195Mehta5,4881:1,670
196Yousuf5,4841:1,671
197Abdul Aziz5,4711:1,675
198Naseeb5,4631:1,677
199Kurian5,3771:1,704
200Ramachandran5,3751:1,705