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