A focused population profile of Greeks from Ikaria, their North Aegean island background, closest modern genetic matches, ancestry model, and World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Greeks from Ikaria come from a North Aegean island west of Samos and near the Dodecanese and western Anatolia. Ikaria has ancient Greek, Byzantine, Ottoman, maritime, and island mountain-community history, with a strong local identity and diaspora.
Greek is the main language. Ikaria should be read as a North Aegean island reference, related to Chios, Kalymnos, east Crete, Santorini, Astypalaia, Kos, Kythira, Heraklion, and Karpathos in the match table.
As a genetic reference, Greek North Aegean Ikaria is useful for comparison with Chios, Kalymnos, east Crete, Santorini, Astypalaia, broad Crete, Kos, Kythira, Heraklion, and Karpathos.
In the World Genetics modern G25 table, Greek North Aegean Ikaria is closest to Greek North Aegean Chios, Greek Dodecanese Kalymnos, Greek Crete East, Greek Cyclades Santorini, Greek Dodecanese Astypalaia, Greek Crete, Greek Dodecanese Kos, Greek Heptanese Kythira, Greek Crete Heraklion, and Greek Dodecanese Karpathos. The result places Ikaria in a North Aegean, Dodecanese, Cycladic, and Cretan island cluster.
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The ancestry breakdown gives deeper component proportions, while closest matches show modern similarity. Ikaria Greek is best interpreted as a North Aegean island profile, close to Chios, Kalymnos, east Crete, Santorini, Astypalaia, Kos, Kythira, Heraklion, and Karpathos.
The heatmap should emphasize Ikaria, Chios, Kalymnos, Crete, Santorini, Astypalaia, Kos, Kythira, Heraklion, Karpathos, and the Aegean island arc.
Yes. Greek North Aegean Chios is the closest match to Greek North Aegean Ikaria.
Kalymnos, Astypalaia, Kos, and Karpathos all appear among the closest matches.
Greek Crete East, broad Greek Crete, and Greek Crete Heraklion appear close in this table.
