Modern World Kakaji K11

Modern World Kakaji K11 — What it analyzes

This calculator estimates a person's global ancestry proportions using 11 modern reference populations chosen to capture broad continental and subcontinental variation in the modern era. It models an individual's genome as a mixture of contributions from: Bedouin, EastAsia, Finn, Gambian, Kalash, Karitiana, Mbuti_Pygmies, Pima, Sardinian, Telegu, and Yakut. The K11 panel is tuned to highlight major Eurasian, African, and Native American components while retaining sensitivity to regional isolates and founder populations.

Who it's for

• Researchers, genealogists, and curious individuals with diverse global ancestries
• People tracing recent admixture or regional affinities in the modern world
• Educators and students exploring comparative population structure

Insights you can gain

• Proportional ancestry estimates across 11 informative reference groups
• Signals of recent admixture (e.g., West Eurasian, South Asian, East Asian, West African, Central African, Native American)
• Relative affinities to regional proxies (e.g., Sardinian as a Mediterranean/early European proxy; Kalash and Finn as regional isolates)
• A starting point for hypothesis generation about migration, colonization, and recent gene flow

Context and caveats

Reference populations are proxies: they capture characteristic allele patterns but do not represent every historical population. Modern labels (e.g., Bedouin, Telegu, Yakut) are simplified summaries of complex histories. This tool emphasizes modern-era admixture and is not a direct reconstruction of ancient genomes. Results are probabilistic, not prescriptive, and should be interpreted alongside historical, archaeological, and genealogical information.

Why this calculator is valuable

Kakaji K11 balances breadth and resolution to give accessible, interpretable ancestry breakdowns for global users. Its curated mix of continental and regional references helps reveal both broad co