A focused population profile of Igbo, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Igbo is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Igbo 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 Igbo.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Igbo is Akan Ghana. Other nearby references include Esan, Yoruba Nigeria, Frafra Nankam, and Kassena Ghana. This gives the Igbo 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 Igbo 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 Igbo profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Igbo average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Akan Ghana. Other nearby references include Esan, Yoruba Nigeria, Frafra Nankam, and Kassena Ghana.
In the current modern G25 reference set, Akan Ghana is the closest listed match to the Igbo average after removing Igbo itself from the table.
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Igbo G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.
