On the mtDNA Ancestral Origins page, what does the Match Total mean?
When looking at the mtDNA 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 it says 16, it means that there are 16 people who have tested with us who match your result and have reported England as their maternal country of origin.1 Higher counts may mean a higher chance that your ancestors come from that region, but keep in mind that more people with ancestry from some countries may have tested than from others. • Family Tree DNA uses the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 3166 for country names.
