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