Ethnicity estimate
Your DNA looks most like DNA from these 8 world regions
We compare your DNA against a worldwide reference panel to see which populations your DNA looks most like.How do we calculate this?
- Nigeria49%
- Ivory Coast & Ghana25%
- Benin & Togo11%
- Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples5%
- Mali4%
- Scotland3%
- England & Northwestern Europe2%
- Sweden & Denmark1%
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Updated July 2022
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Ethnicity inheritance
Your regions inherited from each parent
Your parents each contributed half of your DNA. Now, you can see which ethnicities you inherited from each parent—even if they haven’t taken tests.
You
Inherited from Parent 1
Inherited from Parent 2
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DNA communities
Your DNA connects you to 1 community.
Communities form when we identify AncestryDNA members whose ancestors probably came from the same place or cultural group.How this works
DNA matches
Where your family lives today
You are genetically related to these other AncestryDNA members.
7,204
Total DNA matches
192
Matches sharing their location
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Ethnicity estimate
Your DNA looks most like DNA from these 8 world regions
We compare your DNA against a worldwide reference panel to see which populations your DNA looks most like.
How do we calculate this?
Nigeria
49%
Ivory Coast & Ghana
25%
Benin & Togo
11%
Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples
5%
Mali
4%
Scotland
3%
England & Northwestern Europe
2%
Sweden & Denmark
1%
View all 1,800+ regions tested
Updated July 2022
View previous estimate & FAQs
Remember to check out your communities, ThruLines®, and StoryScout®.
Ethnicity inheritance
Your regions inherited from each parent
Your parents each contributed half of your DNA. Now, you can see which ethnicities you inherited from each parent—even if they haven’t taken tests.
You
Inherited from Parent 1
A pie chart showing your ethnicity estimate, split into half inherited from Parent 1, and half from Parent 2. You received 38% of Nigeria from Parent 1, and 11% from Parent 2. Click View Breakdown to learn more.
Inherited from Parent 2
Chromosome painter BETA
See your ethnicity inheritance painted on your DNA.
Chromosome painter
View breakdown
How we identify this
DNA communities
Your DNA connects you to 1 community.
Communities form when we identify AncestryDNA members whose ancestors probably came from the same place or cultural group.
How this works
Afro-Jamaicans
1750—1950
Connected to your regions: Ivory Coast & Ghana; Benin & Togo; Nigeria
South Central Afro-Jamaicans
DNA matches
Where your family lives today
You are genetically related to these other AncestryDNA members.
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7,204
Total DNA matches
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192
Matches sharing their location
View all DNA matches
Add location in your profile so we can show it on the map.
Do more
View stories of your ancestors
We found stories about your possible ancestors in our records.
StoryScout™
Share your DNA Story
Share a link of your result summary or save an image to share on social media.
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