The Indian slaves were almost invariably given Christian names but their places of origin were indicated in the records of sales and other documents so that it is possible to get an idea of the ratio of slaves from different regions.
De indiske slaver fik næsten altid kristne navne, men deres oprindelsessted blev nedtegnet i salgsfakturaen og gennem andre dokumenter var det muligt at at få en oversigt over mængden af slaver fra forskellige regioner.