India mtDNA

FamilyTreeDNA holds for India: 372 kits with mtDNA. On the maternal line the most common are M5a — 5%, M30 — 5% and U2b — 4%. YFull has 121 samples for mt from the same area, and its mix of major branches is noticeably different. The largest gap is M3a: 2% on FTDNA against 10% on YFull.

372

kits

203 distinct finest branches

39%

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.

163 · 43.8%

74 · 19.9%

57 · 15.3%

14 · 3.8%

9 · 2.4%

6 · 1.6%

4 · 1.1%

3 · 0.8%

2 · 0.5%

Level 2

Branches #

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

M5a

20 · 5.4% 17k years

M30

17 · 4.6% 18k years

U2b

14 · 3.8% 37k years

R5a

13 · 3.5%

M2a

12 · 3.2% 31k years

U7a

12 · 3.2% 14k years

U2a

10 · 2.7% 45k years

U1a

9 · 2.4% 26k years

U2c

9 · 2.4% 39k years

M3a

8 · 2.2% 20k years

R6a

8 · 2.2% 34k years

R30b

8 · 2.2% 55k years

M6a

7 · 1.9% 25k years

M35a

7 · 1.9% 14k years

M30c

6 · 1.6% 11k years

M35b

6 · 1.6% 23k years

R30a

6 · 1.6% 41k years

W3a

5 · 1.3% 9,900 years

HV14a

5 · 1.3% 8,300 years

U2e

5 · 1.3% 23k 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.

372

FTDNA

kits

121

YFull

samples

Macro-haplogroups

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

43.8% · 60.3%+16.5

19.9% · 19.0%−0.9

15.3% · 9.1%−6.2

3.8% · 4.1%+0.4

3.8% · 1.7%−2.1

2.4% · 2.5%+0.1

2.4% · 1.7%−0.8

1.6% · 0.0%−1.6

1.1% · 0.0%−1.1

0.8% · 0.8%0

0.8% · 0.0%−0.8

Branches

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

M3a

2.2% · 9.9%+7.8

M5a

5.4% · 9.1%+3.7

M30

4.6% · 5.0%+0.4

U2a

2.7% · 5.0%+2.3

U2b

3.8% · 1.7%−2.1

R5a

3.5% · 3.3%−0.2

M2a

3.2% · 3.3%+0.1

U7a

3.2% · 3.3%+0.1

U2c

2.4% · 3.3%+0.9

M35a

1.9% · 2.5%+0.6

U2e

1.3% · 2.5%+1.1

M30d

1.1% · 2.5%+1.4

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.

U2a: 10 kits · 2.7% (×258.8)
M30: 17 kits · 4.6% (×198.7)
R5a: 13 kits · 3.5% (×204.8)
M2a: 12 kits · 3.2% (×181.1)
M5a: 20 kits · 5.4% (×127.1)
U2b: 14 kits · 3.8% (×140.9)
U7a: 12 kits · 3.2% (×25.4)

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.

Of the five most similar countries by the paternal and by the maternal line, 0 coincide. The male and female lines have different histories here, or a diaspora is showing.