Brazil mtDNA

FamilyTreeDNA holds for Brazil: 452 kits with mtDNA. On the maternal line the most common are B2 — 10%, L2a — 8% and C1b — 8%. YFull has 142 samples for mt from the same area, and its mix of major branches is broadly the same. The largest gap is A2: 6% on FTDNA against 11% on YFull.

452

kits

205 distinct finest branches

30%

on leaves

share of kits that reached the finest branch of the tree. The rest stopped at a broad branch: their test was not detailed enough.

Each colour is one of the eight most common macro-haplogroups worldwide (the first letter of the haplogroup, such as R or J). Everything else is grey.HUTJKVLIother

Level 1

Macro-haplogroups #

The opening letters of the mtDNA haplogroup (H, U, HV), the broadest division of the mt tree. Percentages of all the region's kits.

137 · 30.3%

65 · 14.4%

60 · 13.3%

53 · 11.7%

45 · 10.0%

19 · 4.2%

16 · 3.5%

11 · 2.4%

9 · 2.0%

8 · 1.8%

4 · 0.9%

3 · 0.7%

2 · 0.4%

1 · 0.2%

Level 2

Branches #

mt-tree branches shortened to three parts: letters, a number and one letter, such as U5a, H13a, J2b.

43 · 9.5% 19k years

L2a

36 · 8.0% 76k years

C1b

36 · 8.0% 19k years

L1c

29 · 6.4% 77k years

L3e

29 · 6.4% 36k years

26 · 5.8% 17k years

C1d

19 · 4.2% 19k years

A2a

18 · 4.0% 4,900 years

L3d

11 · 2.4% 28k years

11 · 2.4% 21k years

B2b

10 · 2.2% 17k years

L0a

8 · 1.8% 48k years

J1c

8 · 1.8% 13k years

K1a

8 · 1.8% 11k years

L1b

7 · 1.5% 39k years

T2b

7 · 1.5% 8,500 years

B2e

7 · 1.5% 8,300 years

L2c

5 · 1.1% 19k years

C1c

5 · 1.1% 19k years

H3c

5 · 1.1% 5,200 years

YFull

The same country on YFull #

The same country at the second company, YFull. Its samples are placed on the FTDNA tree by shared mutations, so the branches are comparable. FTDNA share on the left, YFull on the right, then the difference in percentage points. Republics and other sub-regions are taken out of the country, as at FTDNA. Starred branches are nearly empty at YFull: every test there is whole-genome and reaches the fine branches. Only YFull customers (YF number) are counted, no ancient DNA. YFull data of 2026-09-29.

452

FTDNA

kits

142

YFull

samples

Macro-haplogroups

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

30.3% · 26.1%−4.3

10.0% · 15.5%+5.5

14.4% · 14.1%−0.3

11.7% · 14.1%+2.4

13.3% · 9.9%−3.4

3.5% · 5.6%+2.1

4.2% · 3.5%−0.7

3.5% · 0.7%−2.8

0.9% · 2.8%+1.9

2.4% · 2.1%−0.3

1.8% · 2.1%+0.3

2.0% · 1.4%−0.6

Branches

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

5.8% · 10.6%+4.8

9.5% · 9.9%+0.3

L2a

8.0% · 4.9%−3

C1b

8.0% · 7.7%−0.2

L1c

6.4% · 2.8%−3.6

L3e

6.4% · 4.2%−2.2

A2a

4.0% · 4.9%+0.9

L3d

2.4% · 4.2%+1.8

C1d

4.2% · 0.7%−3.5

L0a

1.8% · 3.5%+1.8

H6a

1.1% · 3.5%+2.4

0.9% · 3.5%+2.6

Distinctive branches #

Branches found here far more often than worldwide: their share is more than 3× the world share. The multiplier is in brackets. Branches of at least 10 kits are included.

B2: 43 kits · 9.5% (×38.3)
C1d: 19 kits · 4.2% (×42.6)
L1c: 29 kits · 6.4% (×25.7)
C1b: 36 kits · 8.0% (×15.3)
A2: 26 kits · 5.8% (×16.8)
B2b: 10 kits · 2.2% (×22.3)
A2a: 18 kits · 4.0% (×17.7)
D1: 11 kits · 2.4% (×19.0)

Most similar countries #

Countries whose mix of major branches looks most like this one. The number is similarity: 100% is the same mix, lower means less in common. Computed only for countries with 100+ kits.