Maltese 23andme Results! Since no one on here has seen one before.

[Virtuous]

Well if the results are accurate it shows that out of Calabrese, Maltese, Sicilians, Greeks, and Cypriots.. Cypriots and Sicilians fall into both plots, Maltese only into Middle Eastern, and Greeks and mainland south Italians only in the Europe plot.

2/450,000.

[Sikeliot]

2/450,000.

3. The other Maltese poster who used to be on ABF had the same thing happen to him.

Either way there are some Sicilians who only fall into the Middle East plot too.

[Virtuous]

3. The other Maltese poster who used to be on ABF had the same thing happen to him.

Either way there are some Sicilians who only fall into the Middle East plot too.

You know the names/surnames of these individuals? I'd like to see if there is a correlation with that.

[Sikeliot]

You know the names/surnames of these individuals? I'd like to see if there is a correlation with that.

Cortese, Mercieca, and Muscat.

[Virtuous]

Cortese, Mercieca, and Muscat.

First one is Sicilian, the last two are of Semitic-Sicilian descent.

[Sikeliot]

First one is Sicilian, the last two are of Semitic-Sicilian descent.

Well like I said some Sicilians also don't plot in the Europe plot either.

[Virtuous]

Well like I said some Sicilians also don't plot in the Europe plot either.

La prova della verita' will be Borg-Falzon.

[Sikeliot]

La prova della verita' will be Borg-Falzon.

What it looks like is that all Maltese are genetically similar, and most Sicilians are too.

[Gaston]

Most Maltese and Sicilians cluster together with just slight variations in Sicily in the amount of North African, Greek etc ancestry. However, there are exceptions with some having high North European ancestry (Alfieb) and others scoring high MENA. These exceptions are possible in Malta too although much less likely knowing its small size (and the high[er] density of population), if there is high endogamy in isolated villages.

Both populations are on the extreme end of the Italian continuum that runs from the Alps (natural strong barrier) to the mediterranean islands, North Italians being closer to Iberians and some French.

Globally, to fall in the Near East cluster at 23andme, one has to be African enough.

[Virtuous]

What it looks like is that all Maltese are genetically similar, and most Sicilians are too.

Well, I've always knew that Maltese people are on the border, both geographically and genetically, when it comes down to it, culture and identity seals the pack. Malta had more involvement and strategic importance in History than certain other borderline Europeans from the northern side, that is what counts to me.