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