A focused population profile of Esan, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Esan is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Esan with other modern populations in the database.
The label should be read as a population reference name rather than a complete description of every individual, family, language, region, or community history connected with Esan.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Esan is Yoruba Nigeria. Other nearby references include Igbo, Akan Ghana, Kassena Ghana, and Frafra Nankam. This gives the Esan profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.
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The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Esan average. It should be read as a model of deep ancestry components, while the closest-match table is the better guide to which modern populations are most similar in G25 space.
The heatmap gives the Esan profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Esan average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Yoruba Nigeria. Other nearby references include Igbo, Akan Ghana, Kassena Ghana, and Frafra Nankam.
In the current modern G25 reference set, Yoruba Nigeria is the closest listed match to the Esan average after removing Esan itself from the table.
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Esan G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.
