A focused population profile of Afro-Vincentians, their Lesser Antillean African diaspora background, closest modern genetic matches, ancestry model, and World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Afro-Vincentians are Vincentians of African descent from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, shaped by the history of the Lesser Antilles, Atlantic slavery, plantation society, free communities, Garifuna-related regional history, and modern Caribbean identity. The population sits within the wider Afro-Caribbean diaspora.
English is the official language, and Vincentian Creole is widely used. Individual family histories can include African-related ancestry, European-related ancestry, Indigenous Caribbean-related ancestry, and other Caribbean connections.
As a genetic reference, Afro-Vincentian is useful for comparison with Cameroonian Semi-Bantu, Aghem, Mbo, Cameroonian Bafut, Igbo, Jola Gambia, Mende Sierra Leone, Akan Ghana, Lemande, and Tikar South.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, Afro-Vincentian is closest to Cameroonian Semi-Bantu, Aghem, Mbo, Cameroonian Bafut, Igbo, Jola Gambia, Mende Sierra Leone, Akan Ghana, Lemande, and Tikar South. The result points toward a West/Central African-related profile, with several Cameroonian and Nigerian-adjacent references near the top.
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The ancestry breakdown gives deeper component proportions, while closest matches show modern similarity. Afro-Vincentian is best interpreted as a Lesser Antillean African diaspora profile, with strong West/Central African-related affinity in this reference comparison.
The heatmap should emphasize Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Lesser Antilles, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, and wider African diaspora comparison zones.
This reference is closest to Cameroonian, Nigerian-adjacent, Ghanaian, Sierra Leonean, and Gambian references, especially Cameroonian Semi-Bantu, Aghem, Mbo, Bafut, Igbo, and Akan Ghana.
Yes. Several Cameroonian references appear at the top of the closest-match list.
Yes. The current reference has a very small sample size, so it should be read alongside other Afro-Caribbean and West/Central African pages.
