The data is a compilation of published sources, research collaborations and primary research. The populations sampled are based on direction from historians, anthropologists, linguists and other geneticists.

This extensive database allows us to find identical matches for approximately 85% of the people we test. For the remaining people, we find closely related lineages with greater than 95% confidence. To find out more about genetic ancestry testing, visit www.africanancestry.com.

OUR EXCLUSIVE AFRICAN LINEAGE DATABASE

African Ancestry's exclusive African Lineage Database is the largest and most comprehensive resource of African lineages available today. It includes over 30,000 maternal and paternal lineages from more than 30 countries and several hundred ethnic groups.

EGYPTLIBYA

TUNISIA

ALGERIA

MOROCCO

WESTERNSAHARA

MALI

MAURITANIA

SENEGAL

GAMBIA

GUINEA-BISSAU

SIERRALEONE

LIBERIA

IVORY COAST

GHANA

BURKINA FASO

BENINTOGO

NIGER

NIGERIA

CAMEROON

EQUATORIALGUINEA

GABONCONGO

ANGOLA

ZAMBIA

TANZANIA

MALAWI

MOZAMBIQUE

ZIMBABWE

BOTSWANA

DEMOCRATICREPUBLICOF CONGO

CHAD

SUDAN

ERITREA

DJIBOUTI

ETHIOPIA

SOMALIA

KENYA

UGANDA

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

NAMIBIA

SOUTH AFRICA

SWAZILAND

LESOTHO

MADAGASCAR

BURUNDI

RWANDA

BIOKO ISLAND

ALGERIA ANGOLA

Mbundu Kimbundu BakongaGanguela

KuvaleNyaneka

Mozabite

BENIN

FonAdja

BarbiaSomba

EGYPT

Bubi Fang

MossiFulaniBoboSamoPanaLyela

NamaquSotho-Tswana

Tswanga

BOTSWANA BURKINA FASO

SamoyaMarkaNunaMossiBissaKassena

Bakongo Mboshi SangaTeke

Baya Banda Mbaka

Sara Biaka

Lissongo

CENTRAL AFRICANREPUBLIC

Bakara Tikar TaliBakolaNgumbaHideKotokoMafaMasa

CAMEROON

DEM. REP. ofCONGO

Kuba Bakonga Monga Nilotic MbutiMbuun

YansiPendeMbala

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

CONGO

Cameroon Highlanders Bamileke Kirdi Fulani Northern Bantu Eastern Nigritic Mbenzele Ewondo Fali

BoranaOromaSomaliKonsoOmo

ETHIOPIA

(BIOKO ISLAND)

BaulaBete Kru

Malinke MandeSenutoVoltaic

IVORY COAST

GABON

Mandinka FulaniWolof

JolaAku

GAMBIAKotaMakinaNdumuNzebiObambaOrunguPunuShakeAtekeTsogo

MALI MOROCCO

BerberMakuaTsongoMalawiShona

FulaniMande

MalinkeSoso

Berber

FanteNzime

AshantiAkan

GaMoahiGonjaBobo

GHANA

GUINEA

KpelleBasso

GioKru

KissiBello

Kikuyu Somali

TurkanaMaasai

Bambara Bodoi Boozo Dogon Fulani Malinke

Merina(Hova) Betsileo

KENYA

Fula-TorroFula-TorcanaJancancaLandomaManchanhaMandingaManjacoMansoncaNaluSussuPapel

GUINEA-BISSAU

Tuareg Mande Songhai

MOZAMBIQUE

MADAGASCARLIBERIA

BalantaFulaniMalinkeMandyakoBaioteBeafadaBijagoBrameCassangaDjolaFuta-FulaFula-Preto

Fang Pounou TekeBakaBengaDumaEshiraEviyaGaloaAkele

NIGER NIGERIA

HausaFulaniFulbeUrhoboEdoIbibioYoruba

SonghaiTuareg Fulbe Kanuri

SENEGAL

Wolof Fulani

Tukulor Serer Jola

Mandinka

MendeTemne

SIERRA LEONE SOMALIA

Karimojong

Mina Ewe

NikoyaChokweMbundaLuyana

Lozi

TOGO

ZAMBIAUGANDA

Sekele SanSotho

TswanaXhosaZulu

Nubian

SUDAN TANZANIA

DatogaBurungeDatoga

MbugweTuru

SukumaHadza

Sandawe

KanuriIjawNupeTivItsekiriIbo

SOUTH AFRICA