🌍 How Rare Are You in South Africa?
👥
62M
Population
👁️
85%
Dark Brown Eyes (Most Common)
📏
169
Avg Male Height (cm)
🩸
39%
O+ Blood (Most Common)
🇿🇦 Genetic Landscape of South Africa
South Africa is called the 'Rainbow Nation' for good reason — it may be the world's most genetically diverse country per capita. The Khoisan people carry some of the oldest human genetic lineages on Earth, Bantu-speaking populations form the majority, and Afrikaner, British, Indian, Malay, and mixed-heritage ('Coloured') communities add extraordinary complexity. The Cape Malay community has Southeast Asian ancestry unique to Africa, while Afrikaners carry a founder effect from just a few hundred Dutch settlers.
👁️ Eye Color
| Dark Brown | 85% |
| Brown | 8% |
| Blue | 3% |
| Green | 2% |
| Hazel | 2% |
💇 Hair Color
| Black | 80% |
| Brown | 10% |
| Blonde | 5% |
| Red | 2% |
| Gray | 3% |
🩸 Blood Type
| O+ | 39% |
| A+ | 27% |
| B+ | 15% |
| AB+ | 4% |
| O- | 7% |
| A- | 4% |
| B- | 2% |
| AB- | 2% |
⭐ Rare Facts About South Africa
⭐The Khoisan people carry the oldest known human DNA lineages
⭐South Africa has one of the highest genetic diversity indices in the world
⭐Afrikaner population shows genetic founder effects from ~1,000 original settlers
⭐The Cape Malay community has unique Southeast Asian genetic markers
⭐Blue eyes are found in about 8% of the white South African population