Researching Wael Abbas
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Abbas surname? In that year Abbas was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Wael means "seeking shelter" and is of Arabic origin.
Records of Wael Abbas on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Abbas ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Wael Abbas and the Abbas Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Abbas Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Abbas family tree.
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Research the Abbas surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Abbas Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1570 people with the Abbas surname in the UK? Abbas is now ranked number 2640 for popularity in the UK. |
Abbas Family History Databases
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Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Wael Abbas.
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Check out One Great Family for Abbas records submitted by people who are already researching the Abbas Family Tree.
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Abbas Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Abbas surname in the USA? Abbas is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Abbas Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Wael Abbas. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Wael Abbas
Wael Abbas
Wael Abbas Bilal (, ) (born 14 November 1974 in Egypt) is an internationally renowned Egyptian journalist, blogger, and human rights activist, who blogs at Misr Digital (Egyptian Awareness). He reported an incident of mob harassment of women, and broadcast several videos of police brutality. His actions led to the conviction of police for torture, but he has been harassed by the Egyptian government, and his accounts with YouTube and Yahoo were closed. YouTube has since restored his account and most of his videos. Facebook had deleted Wael's account but it has since been restored.
Source: Wael Abbas, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Abbas
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Abazi Abbes Abbess Abbis Abbishaw Abbiss Abbs Abbys Abbyss Abig Abishaw Abisso Abs Abse Abshaw Absi Abuja Abys Abyss Affuso Apps Aps Apsey Apshaw Avaux Aves Avesque Avice Avis Avise Aviss Aviza
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