Ironside, do your ancestors come from near Yemen, or are there any tribal ties with the Yemen?
Wasn't Bin Laden, for example, actually of Yemeni origin? Or am I mis-remembering that?
I thought perhaps there might be some fluidity across the borders.
Well it's rather complicated, paternally I'm from the
Quraysh tribe in Mecca and around the
Hejaz, low numbers today, and from my maternal side I'm from
Ghamid, who migrated from Yemen 2000 years ago to Western Arabia, and this migration is authentic because the tribe is mentioned in Sabaean inscriptions, and also Bani Malik, another tribe in the Hejaz.
this is a guy from Ghamid, very similar to my results:
[TD="align: center"]
#
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]
Percent
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]SW-Asian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]42.42[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]Caucasian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]31.11[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]Mediterranean[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]9.35[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]Baloch[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]6.43[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]E-African[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]6.38[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]S-Indian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]SE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.75[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]NE-Euro[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.48[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]American[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.15[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]W-African[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.12[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
#
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]
Distance
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]yemen-jew (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]10.73[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]yemenese (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]12.53[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]egyptian (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]12.93[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]palestinian (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]13.51[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]egypt (henn2012)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]13.83[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]jordanian (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]15.64[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]bedouin (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]15.72[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]saudi (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]16.42[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]qatari (henn2012)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]18.87[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]samaritian (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]19.18[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]syrian (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]19.47[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]palestinian (harappa)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]20.11[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]lebanese (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]21.01[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]iraqi-arab (harappa)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]23.37[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]lebanese-muslim (haber)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]24.45[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]lebanese-christian (haber)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]25.17[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]iraq-jew (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]26.27[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]libya (henn2012)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]26.79[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]lebanese-druze (haber)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]26.92[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]iraqi-mandaean (harappa)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]27.73[/TD]
and this is another guy in my matches:
[TD="align: center"]
#
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]
Percent
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]SW-Asian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]45.71[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]Caucasian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]29.7[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]Mediterranean[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]7.55[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]Baloch[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]6.96[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]E-African[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]6.73[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]NE-Euro[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]1.22[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]NE-Asian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.67[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]S-Indian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.62[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]American[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.34[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]Siberian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.25[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]Beringian[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.13[/TD]
[TD="width: 30, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="width: 120"]San[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]0.12[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]
#
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]
Distance
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]yemen-jew (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]9.22[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]bedouin (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]12.41[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]saudi (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]12.93[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]yemenese (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]13.76[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]egyptian (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]15.47[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]qatari (henn2012)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]15.98[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]egypt (henn2012)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]16.6[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]palestinian (hgdp)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]16.87[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]jordanian (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]18.91[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]samaritian (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]22.26[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]syrian (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]22.56[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]palestinian (harappa)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]23.04[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]13[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]lebanese (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]24.27[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]iraqi-arab (harappa)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]26.14[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]libya (henn2012)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]27.58[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]16[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]lebanese-muslim (haber)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]27.62[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]17[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]lebanese-christian (haber)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]28.31[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]iraq-jew (behar)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]28.98[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]lebanese-druze (haber)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]30.05[/TD]
[TD="width: 40, align: center"]20[/TD]
[TD="width: 220"]iraqi-mandaean (harappa)[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: right"]30.28[/TD]