The Rh Negative Blog

Grey eyes were common among the original Berbers

…and so was Rh- blood.

Today’s Berbers are a mix of the original Berbers and their  invaders.

Gray eyes are not distributed evenly throughout the world. Less than 3% of the world’s population has them. They’re most common in Europe, especially in Northern and Central European countries like Iceland, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, and Norway. In other parts of the world, they’re much less common.

Gray eyes can also be found among the Algerian Shawia people of the Aurès Mountains in Northwest Africa, in the Middle East/West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia. The Greek goddess Athene appears with gray eyes (γλαυκῶπις). Under magnification, gray eyes exhibit small amounts of yellow and brown color in the iris.