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