Global Ancestry K25

Africa

• Africa_East: Luhya_Kenya, Datog, Masai — Indigenous groups in East Africa with a diverse cultural heritage.
• Central_African: Mbuti — One of the ancient hunter-gatherer populations in Central Africa.
• South_Africa: Khomani_San — Indigenous peoples of South Africa with a rich ancestral lineage.
• West_African: Yoruba, Esan_Nigeria — Prominent ethnic groups in West Africa known for their history and influence.

Anatolia_Caucasus_Iranian_Plateau

• West_Turkish, Abkhasian, Armenian, Chechen, Ossetian, Kumyk, Adygei, Georgian_Laz, Georgian_Imer, Lebanese_Druze, Druze, Iran, Balkar — Ethnically and culturally diverse regions bridging Europe and Asia.

Ashkenazi_Jewish

• Ashkenazi_Belarussia, Ashkenazi_Germany, Ashkenazi_Lithuania, Ashkenazi_Poland, Ashkenazi_Russia, Ashkenazi_Ukraine — Jewish populations with roots in Central and Eastern Europe.

Bengal

• Bengali_Bangladesh — Predominantly Bengali population with a rich history in South Asia.

Central_Asia

• Kalash, Hazara, Uygur, Uzbek — Diverse ethnic groups residing in the heart of Asia, each with unique cultural identities.

Central_Indian_subcontinent

• Balochi, Brahui, Burusho, Gujarati, Makrani, Sindhi — Distinct groups from the western and central areas of the Indian subcontinent.

East_Asia

• Han_NChina, Miao, Naxi, She, Tujia, Yi — Varied ethnic groups primarily from China and surrounding regions.

East_European

• Belarusian, Ukrainian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Mordovian, Russian_Smolensk — Ethnic populations from Eastern Europe with significant historical influence.

East_Mediterranean

• Greek, Albanian, Bulgarian, Sicilian_West, Sicilian_East, Maltese, Cypriot — Cultures from the Eastern Mediterranean known for their ancient civilizations.

Finland

• Finnish — Known for their unique language and culture in Northern Europe.

Middle_East

• BedouinA, BedouinB, Syrian, Palestinian, Jordanian, Saudi, Yemenite_Mahra — Peoples from the Arabian Peninsula and Levant with deep-rooted traditions.

North_African

• Algerian, Mozabite, Tunisian, Saharawi — Communities in North Africa with a mix of Arab and indigenous Berber heritage.

North_British_Isles

• Orcadian, Scottish — Populations from the northern reaches of the British Isles with Celtic roots.

North_Italy

• Italian_Tuscany, North_Italy — Regions known for their rich cultural and historical heritage in Northern Italy.

North_and_central_European

• Irish, German, English — Significant cultural groups from the central and north of Europe.

North_central_Asia

• Kalmyk, Altaian, Tuvinian, Yakut — Ethnic groups scattered across the vast steppes and highland regions of Asia.

North_east_Asia

• Daur, Oroqen, Hezhen, Xibo — Indigenous peoples from northeastern parts of Asia with unique customs.

North_west_Asia

• Bashkir, Chuvash, Mordovian, Udmurt — Ethnic groups inhabiting the northwest Asia region with distinct languages and traditions.

Oceania

• Australian, Melanesian, Papuan — Indigenous and native populations from the oceanic continent known for diverse cultures and languages.

Scandinavia

• Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic — Nordic cultures known for their historical Viking heritage and modern welfare systems.

Siberia

• Koryak, Nganasan, Selkup, Tatar — Ethnic groups native to the cold and vast Siberian landscape.

South_West_European

• Spanish_Castilla_Y_Leon, Basque, French_South, Sardinian — Regions with unique languages and cultures in the southwestern part of Europe.

South_east_Asia

• Kinh_Vietnam, Dai, Lahu — Ethnic groups from Southeast Asia with rich histories and traditions.

Southern_Indian_subcontinent

• Brahmin_Tamil_Nadu — Distinct cultural group from the southern part of India with a focus on tradition and spirituality.