China mtDNA

FamilyTreeDNA holds for China: 310 kits with mtDNA. On the maternal line the most common are M7b — 8%, F1a — 5% and B4c — 5%. YFull has 222 samples for mt from the same area, and its mix of major branches is noticeably different. The largest gap is D5a: 1% on FTDNA against 5% on YFull.

310

kits

203 distinct finest branches

41%

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.

69 · 22.3%

67 · 21.6%

48 · 15.5%

35 · 11.3%

17 · 5.5%

14 · 4.5%

9 · 2.9%

8 · 2.6%

7 · 2.3%

4 · 1.3%

3 · 1.0%

2 · 0.6%

Level 2

Branches #

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

M7b

24 · 7.7% 42k years

F1a

15 · 4.8% 16k years

B4c

15 · 4.8% 35k years

B5a

15 · 4.8% 28k years

N9a

13 · 4.2% 19k years

M7c

10 · 3.2% 32k years

9 · 2.9%

C7a

8 · 2.6% 11k years

G2a

8 · 2.6% 17k years

B4b

8 · 2.6% 30k years

M8a

7 · 2.3% 26k years

D4b

7 · 2.3% 23k years

M12a

6 · 1.9% 31k years

F3a

6 · 1.9% 28k years

B4a

6 · 1.9% 24k years

B4d

6 · 1.9% 29k years

M9a

5 · 1.6% 21k years

M10a

5 · 1.6% 21k years

D4a

5 · 1.6% 15k years

R9b

4 · 1.3% 39k 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.

310

FTDNA

kits

222

YFull

samples

Macro-haplogroups

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

11.3% · 26.6%+15.3

22.3% · 18.5%−3.8

21.6% · 12.2%−9.5

15.5% · 9.0%−6.5

2.9% · 8.6%+5.7

5.5% · 5.9%+0.4

4.5% · 5.9%+1.3

5.5% · 4.5%−1

2.6% · 2.7%+0.1

2.3% · 0.9%−1.4

1.3% · 1.4%+0.1

Branches

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

M7b

7.7% · 4.5%−3.2

N9a

4.2% · 5.0%+0.8

G2a

2.6% · 5.0%+2.4

F1a

4.8% · 3.6%−1.2

B4c

4.8% · 1.8%−3

B5a

4.8% · 1.8%−3

D4b

2.3% · 4.5%+2.2

1.0% · 4.5%+3.5

D5a

0.6% · 4.5%+3.9

M7c

3.2% · 3.2%−0.1

C7a

2.6% · 3.2%+0.6

M8a

2.3% · 3.2%+0.9

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.

M7b: 24 kits · 7.7% (×149.1)
B5a: 15 kits · 4.8% (×151.7)
B4c: 15 kits · 4.8% (×127.9)
F1a: 15 kits · 4.8% (×75.0)
N9a: 13 kits · 4.2% (×62.8)
M7c: 10 kits · 3.2% (×60.4)

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.