On my Y-DNA Ancestral Origins page, what does the Match Total column mean?
On the Y-DNA Ancestral Origins page, the Match Total column represents the number of people of this description in our database whom you match. For example, if under the Country column it says England and under the Match Total column says 16, this means that there are 16 people who have tested with us who match your Y-DNA signature that have reported England as their paternal country of origin.1 Higher counts may mean a higher chance that your ancestors come from that region, but more people with ancestry from some countries may have tested than from others. You will also see a Percentage column on the far right of this page. This tells you the frequency of your DNA signature in each country. • Family Tree DNA uses the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 3166 for country names.
