Iran mtDNA

FamilyTreeDNA holds for Iran: 177 kits with mtDNA. On the maternal line the most common are H13a — 6%, U1a — 6% and H14a — 5%. YFull has 40 samples for mt from the same area, and its mix of major branches is noticeably different. The largest gap is U1a: 6% on FTDNA against 0% on YFull.

177

kits

126 distinct finest branches

33%

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.

47 · 26.6%

36 · 20.3%

20 · 11.3%

18 · 10.2%

14 · 7.9%

10 · 5.6%

6 · 3.4%

5 · 2.8%

4 · 2.3%

1 · 0.6%

Level 2

Branches #

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

H13a

11 · 6.2% 11k years

U1a

11 · 6.2% 26k years

H14a

9 · 5.1% 9,300 years

J1b

9 · 5.1% 19k years

6 · 3.4%

U3b

6 · 3.4% 14k years

J1d

5 · 2.8% 18k years

T1a

5 · 2.8% 13k years

U7a

5 · 2.8% 14k years

N1a

4 · 2.3% 46k years

HV12a

4 · 2.3% 10,000 years

T2b

4 · 2.3% 8,500 years

U5a

4 · 2.3% 21k years

L0a

3 · 1.7% 48k years

N1b

3 · 1.7% 33k years

N2a

3 · 1.7% 14k years

HV2a

3 · 1.7% 13k years

3 · 1.7% 8,400 years

U4b

3 · 1.7% 11k years

K1b

3 · 1.7% 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.

177

FTDNA

kits

YFull

samples

Macro-haplogroups

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

26.6% · 25.0%−1.6

20.3% · 20.0%−0.3

11.3% · 7.5%−3.8

10.2% · 5.0%−5.2

7.9% · 7.5%−0.4

0.6% · 7.5%+6.9

5.6% · 0.0%−5.6

2.3% · 5.0%+2.7

0.0% · 5.0%+5

3.4% · 2.5%−0.9

2.8% · 0.0%−2.8

Branches

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

U7a

2.8% · 7.5%+4.7

H13a

6.2% · 2.5%−3.7

U1a

6.2% · 0.0%−6.2

H14a

5.1% · 5.0%−0.1

J1b

5.1% · 2.5%−2.6

L0a

1.7% · 5.0%+3.3

1.1% · 5.0%+3.9

3.4% · 2.5%−0.9

U3b

3.4% · 2.5%−0.9

J1d

2.8% · 0.0%−2.8

T1a

2.8% · 2.5%−0.3

U5a

2.3% · 2.5%+0.2

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.

U1a: 11 kits · 6.2% (×23.1)
H13a: 11 kits · 6.2% (×6.7)

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.