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.
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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
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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 MandeSenufoVoltaic
IVORY COAST
GABON
Mandinka FulaniWolofJolaAku
GAMBIAKotaMakinaNdumuNzebiObambaOrunguPunuShakeAtekeTsogo
MALI MOROCCO
Berber MakuaTsongoMalawiShona
FulaniMandeMalinke
SosoBerber
FanteNzimeAshanti
AkanGa
MoshiGonjaBobo
GHANA
GUINEA
KpelleBasso
GioKruKissiBello
Kikuyu Somali
TurkanaMaasai
Bambara Bodoi Boozo Dogon Fulani Malinke
Merina(Hova) Betsileo
KENYA
Fula-TorroFula-TorcanaJancancaLandomaManchanhaMandingaManjacoMansoncaNaluSussuPapel
GUINEA-BISSAU
Tuareg Mande Songhai
MOZAMBIQUE
MADAGASCARLIBERIA
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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