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