The two best-known areas in which polyandry was studied and continued to be practiced into the 21st century are the Plateau of Tibet (a region shared by India, Nepal, and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China) and the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific.

Is polyandry practiced today?

Nowadays polyandry is rare, but still found for instance among the Brokpas of the Merak-Sakten region. In several villages in Nyarixung Township, Xigaze, Tibet, up to 90% of families practiced polyandry in 2008.

Is polyandry common in traditional human societies?

A comprehensive survey of traditional societies in the world shows that 83.39% of them practice polygyny, 16.14% practice monogamy, and . 47% practice polyandry. ... Nonfraternal polyandry, where a group of unrelated men shares a wife, is virtually nonexistent in human society.