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