Yemen Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering Yemen

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.

Yemen Military Records

British Casualties in Aden (1955-1967)

Brief details of 214 British military personnel who died in Aden (Yemen.).

Yemen 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.

Yemen Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Yemen 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 Yemen

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.

Yemen 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.

Yemen 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 Yemen

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Mohamed1,115,2411:24
2Ali950,9941:28
3Ahmed946,2221:28
4Saleh525,0271:50
5Abdullah515,4631:51
6Saeed428,4181:62
7Hassan393,0121:67
8Qasim309,0251:86
9Abdo237,4351:111
10Salem201,8621:131
11Hussein185,9291:142
12Ghaleb185,3581:143
13Naji179,0071:148
14Yahya173,9371:152
15Nasser166,4451:159
16Saif140,7801:188
17Mohsen111,2131:238
18Omar109,2221:242
19El Haddad102,5481:258
20El Hajj99,6061:265
21Al Faqih99,4971:266
22Moqbel96,8881:273
23Thabet96,7921:273
24Awad94,9241:278
25Ibrahim94,3921:280
26Saad91,6851:288
27El Amery90,4291:292
28Qaid89,6431:295
29Osman85,5641:309
30Ismail84,8131:312
31Al-Qadi84,5981:312
32Mahdi81,7831:323
33Hadi78,5121:337
34El Shami77,7961:340
35Al Jabri77,1581:342
36Faree76,6841:345
37Al Wasabi75,4831:350
38El Omry73,5291:359
39Amer72,1151:366
40Muthanna71,7241:368
41Kayed71,3141:371
42Morshed69,1551:382
43Al Baadani68,8901:384
44Al Khulani68,7461:384
45Obaid66,7901:396
46Haidar66,5691:397
47El Din65,6981:402
48Noman65,4281:404
49Hazem64,5691:409
50Al Najjar64,3101:411
51Rajeh64,1861:412
52Hamid62,5851:422
53Al Ahdal62,2481:425
54Al Shmeiri61,6791:428
55Salah58,8161:449
56El Ansy58,4141:452
57Al Ariqi58,3961:453
58Al Sharabi55,3531:477
59El Sherfi55,0571:480
60Al Sabri54,3161:487
61Hamoud53,1311:497
62Farhan52,9901:499
63Jaber52,8621:500
64Al Mokhtary52,6191:502
65Al Qubati51,7081:511
66Al Ashool51,5301:513
67Al Awadi50,2651:526
68Al Nahari49,8461:530
69Zaid48,7141:542
70Alagamaoe48,4061:546
71Al Raimi47,9401:551
72Musleh47,3961:558
73Al Abssi45,9221:575
74Al Saqqaf45,5581:580
75Allah45,3671:582
76Abdel Rahman44,4341:595
77Ghanim44,2151:598
78Mansour44,0041:601
79El Matry43,5191:607
80Aklan43,3851:609
81El Amary43,2921:610
82El Hammady43,1011:613
83El Harazi43,0301:614
84Al Habishi42,9771:615
85Rashid42,4491:623
86Suleiman41,9101:631
87Salam41,6841:634
88Al Jaradi40,3901:654
89Al Kahlani40,3411:655
90Mahyoub39,6311:667
91Al Qudsi39,5661:668
92Massad39,0771:676
93Al Maamri38,8301:681
94El Feky38,0111:695
95El Solawy37,8711:698
96Taher37,8331:698
97Alwan37,5941:703
98Shamsan37,5501:704
99Al Yousuf37,4731:705
100Yousef37,2821:709
101Sghir36,3361:727
102Abbas35,9411:735
103El Sherif35,7571:739
104Heba35,0721:753
105Al Saeedi34,9301:757
106El Soufi34,6481:763
107Sinan34,2601:771
108Al Dabbi33,2281:795
109Al Zubaidi33,0301:800
110Al Qadri32,4321:815
111Massoud32,1171:823
112Al-Zubairi31,8541:830
113Al Ameesi31,5591:837
114Alnaqib31,4231:841
115Qahtan31,3731:842
116Al Hamdani31,1621:848
117El Salami31,1521:848
118Al-Hakimi31,0611:851
119Al Ansi30,6161:863
120Majali30,4801:867
121Hazza30,4601:868
122Al Shahari30,2251:874
123Al Azi30,1601:876
124Al Humaidi30,1281:877
125Taleb29,8111:886
126Nasr29,6921:890
127Al-Bahri29,6361:892
128Al Saadi29,4951:896
129Al Makhlafi28,9721:912
130El Wadai28,8851:915
131Abadi28,8311:917
132Al Amoudi28,0501:942
133Nasher27,8421:949
134Al Ahmadi27,5441:959
135Al Tamimi27,1311:974
136Al-Humiri27,0041:979
137Al Montaser26,9261:981
138Al Hajri26,7941:986
139Khaled26,7501:988
140Al Shaibani26,4311:1,000
141Al Azani26,2641:1,006
142Al Yamani26,2041:1,008
143Atef25,9941:1,017
144Mansar25,9331:1,019
145Maqbool25,8941:1,021
146Al Junaid25,8061:1,024
147Bihan25,3631:1,042
148Al Samawi25,1031:1,053
149Mubarak25,0891:1,053
150Al Aqeel24,8871:1,062
151Eisaa24,8351:1,064
152Bawazeer24,6441:1,072
153Al Awlaki24,4701:1,080
154Al Falahi24,2701:1,089
155Abdulrab24,1591:1,094
156Al Aghbari23,8581:1,108
157Sultan23,7581:1,112
158Jamil23,7001:1,115
159Hashem23,6811:1,116
160Alshshawush23,3781:1,130
161Al Adaini23,3231:1,133
162Al Subahi23,3181:1,133
163El Hassany23,2451:1,137
164El Salahy23,2201:1,138
165Al Dais23,1171:1,143
166Mousa22,9381:1,152
167El Masoury22,8561:1,156
168El Emad22,5701:1,171
169Ayyash22,5111:1,174
170Al Mansouri22,5061:1,174
171Al Qurashi22,3071:1,185
172Ceylon22,1121:1,195
173Al Udy21,9201:1,206
174Ayed21,7331:1,216
175Fadel21,6901:1,218
176Al Khalidi21,4861:1,230
177Abbad21,4381:1,233
178Al Habashi21,4331:1,233
179El Hakami21,3871:1,236
180El Raey21,2861:1,241
181Abda21,2251:1,245
182Moftah21,0421:1,256
183Al Sheikh21,0221:1,257
184Al Khatib20,9121:1,264
185Al Haidari20,8581:1,267
186Faraj20,8181:1,269
187Redman20,7731:1,272
188Al Ward20,4601:1,292
189El Samai20,4161:1,294
190Al Nahmi20,4091:1,295
191Al Mutawakil20,1931:1,309
192Alhashdi20,1411:1,312
193Al Haimi20,1341:1,312
194Al Shuaibi20,1021:1,315
195Jaafar19,9121:1,327
196Jamaan19,8011:1,335
197El Wageh19,7701:1,337
198Alawi19,5201:1,354
199Omran19,5031:1,355
200El Sayed19,4181:1,361