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