Namibia Genealogy

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Guide to Namibia ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Namibia is a country in Africa bordered by Angola, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. It was formerly under the rule of Germany and South Africa. The official language is English.

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Namibia.

ǁKaras

Zambezi

Otjozondjupa

Omusati

Oshana

Oshikoto

Ohangwena

Hardap

Kunene

Erongo

Omaheke

Khomas

Kavango

Regions

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Namibia. Namibia is divided into the following regions:

ǁKaras Region Erongo Hardap Kavango Khomas

Kunene Ohangwena Omaheke Omusati Oshana

Oshikoto Otjozondjupa Zambezi