Jordan: haplogroups

Name: Jordan: Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups
Creator: ftdnastat
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FamilyTreeDNA has 362 kits with a Y-DNA result and 28 kits with mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA). On the paternal line the most common are J1 — 55%, J2 — 15% and E-M78 — 6%. For mt that is fewer than 50, so those shares below are a rough guide only. YFull has 187 samples for Y from the same area, and its mix of major branches is broadly the same. The largest gap is J1-FGC11: 32% on FTDNA against 48% on YFull.

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6.1

Y-DNA · kits per 100,000 men

rank 70 of 123 among countries. About 5.9 million men (UN, 2023). A kit's country is the ancestor's homeland, not where the tester lives

Mitotree, the mt tree of FTDNA Discover, has about 32 more samples from here that the public mt tree lacks: mostly academic studies, GenBank among them (copy of 11 November 2026). This page is built from the public FTDNA tree.

Paternal line · Y-DNA

362 kits · 28 branches

Main branches of the Y tree. Each branch counts every kit in it and in its sub-branches; sub-branches are indented. Age is how many years ago the branch's common ancestor lived (TMRCA).

254 · 70.2% 30k years

198 · 54.7% 19k years

L858

154 · 42.5% 4,900 years

FGC11

116 · 32.0% 4,800 years

FGC1707

53 · 14.6% 2,700 years

Z640

6 · 1.7% 4,300 years

56 · 15.5% 28k years

J2a

29 · 8.0% 20k years

Z2222

18 · 5.0% 16k years

L25

7 · 1.9% 8,800 years

M67

10 · 2.8% 13k years

Z7671

4 of 362 13k years

J2b

7 · 1.9% 16k years

E1b1b-M35

42 · 11.6% 25k years

E-M78

21 · 5.8% 15k years

V22

13 · 3.6% 8,700 years

V12

7 · 1.9% 11k years

E-M123

14 · 3.9% 18k years

M84

8 · 2.2% 9,500 years

14 · 3.9% 28k years

R1b-Z2103 (M12149)

6 · 1.7% 5,700 years

R1a-M198

5 · 1.4% 8,500 years

14 · 3.9% 28k years

CTS6507

4 of 362 4,200 years

12 · 3.3% 28k years

G2a-M406

5 · 1.4% 12k years

L-M27

5 · 1.4% 8,500 years

I2b

4 of 362 17k years

other

17 · 4.7%

Among the rest: A 5, Q 3, F 1, H 1, B 1, O 1.

Maternal line · mtDNA

28 kits · 6 branches

Main mt-tree branches grouped by letter, sub-branches indented. Each branch counts every kit in it and in its sub-branches. Age is how many years ago the branch's common foremother lived, from FTDNA data where available.

6 · 21% 66k years

L3b'f

3 of 28

3 of 28 13k years

3 of 28 11k years

3 of 28 28k years

3 of 28 51k years

other

10 · 36%

Migration paths of the characteristic branches #

Paths of the region's main characteristic branches, as modelled by FamilyTreeDNA Discover, on one calendar clock: in each year a branch stands where its ancestral line was. Grey is a stretch of path shared by several branches; the large marker is the branch itself.

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J-FGC4422 · 15%
J-YSC0000076 · 7%
J-FGC2 · 4%
Shared trunk
Territory: Jordan

The time scale is logarithmic: the closer to the present, the longer a year takes.

The same branches are in the tree on this page.

Jordan: Y-DNA #

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.

J-FGC4422: 54 kits · 14.9% (95% confidence interval: 12–19%) (×28.4) 3,100 years
J-L858 J1-L858: 154 kits · 42.5% (95% confidence interval: 38–48%) (×10.3) 4,900 years
J-YSC0000076: 26 kits · 7.2% (95% confidence interval: 5–10%) (×15.8) 4,500 years
J-FGC1695: 111 kits · 30.7% (95% confidence interval: 26–36%) (×10.7) 3,200 years
J-M267 J1: 198 kits · 54.7% (95% confidence interval: 50–60%) (×7.9) 19k years
J-FGC1721: 52 kits · 14.4% (95% confidence interval: 11–18%) (×8.3) 2,200 years
J-FGC1: 20 kits · 5.5% (95% confidence interval: 4–8%) (×10.3) 1,800 years
J-FGC2: 16 kits · 4.4% (95% confidence interval: 3–7%) (×10.8) 1,500 years

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.

2–12%13–20%21–29%30–43%44–83%Jordanunder 100 kits

All 112 countries and regions by similarity

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 2026-11-02. The tree shows only its top three levels.

Y-DNA

362

FTDNA

kits

187

YFull

samples

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

J J-M304

70.2% · 71.7%+1.5

J1 J-M267

54.7% · 56.1%+1.5

L858 J-L858

42.5% · 54.5%+12

J2 J-M172

15.5% · 15.5%0

J2a J-M410

8.0% · 13.4%+5.4

J2b J-M102

1.9% · 2.1%+0.2

E1b1b-M35 E-M35

11.6% · 13.4%+1.8

E-M78

5.8% · 7.0%+1.2

V22 E-V22

3.6% · 2.7%−0.9

V12 E-V12

1.9% · 2.7%+0.7

E-M123

3.9% · 4.3%+0.4

M84 E-L795

2.2% · 4.3%+2.1

R R-M207

3.9% · 1.6%−2.3

R1b-Z2103 (M12149) R-M12149

1.7% · 0.0%−1.7

R1a-M198 R-M198

1.4% · 1.6%+0.2

T T-M184

3.9% · 5.3%+1.5

CTS6507 T-CTS6507

1.1% · 2.1%+1

G G-M201

3.3% · 2.7%−0.6

G2a-M406 G-M406

1.4% · 1.1%−0.3

L-M27

1.4% · 1.1%−0.3

I2b I-M223

1.1% · 1.1%0

mtDNA

YFull has fewer than 30 samples from this country, too few to compare. 6 samples on YFull

The same country on the project maps

In the FTDNA geographic projects a member puts the place of their paternal or maternal ancestor on the map. Here those points are set against the public tree: solid bar the tree, hatched bar the points on the maps, copy of 2026-10-20. A person in several projects counts once. Branches as in the tree above: each counts every kit in it and in its sub-branches.

Y-DNA FTDNA 362 · Projects 86

FTDNAProjects

FTDNA · Projects · Δ

J J-M304

70.2% · 66.3%−3.9

J1 J-M267

54.7% · 47.7%−7

L858 J-L858

42.5% · 33.7%−8.8

FGC11 J-FGC11

32.0% · 27.9%−4.1

FGC1707 J-FGC1707

14.6% · 8.1%−6.5

J2 J-M172

15.5% · 18.6%+3.1

J2a J-M410

8.0% · 10.5%+2.5

Z2222 J-PF5160

5.0% · 4.7%−0.3

E1b1b-M35 E-M35

11.6% · 12.8%+1.2

E-M78

5.8% · 7.0%+1.2

V22 E-V22

3.6% · 5.8%+2.2

E-M123

3.9% · 1.2%−2.7

R R-M207

3.9% · 7.0%+3.1

T T-M184

3.9% · 0.0%−3.9

Y-DNA · People on the map

86 of them have a branch of the tree; relatives with one ancestor at one place count as one, 88 such votes

83%

Y-DNA · SNP-confirmed

that many have the branch confirmed by an SNP test, the rest predicted from STRs

86%

agreement with YFull · Y

how closely the Y tree branches match between FTDNA and YFull, each branch counted without its sub-branches. 100% is identical, below 80% is visibly different.

J-FGC11 +16.1

gap to YFull · Y

the Y branch whose share differs most between the two companies: FTDNA 32.0%, YFull 48.1%

48% / 29%

reached the finest branch: YFull / FTDNA

share of YFull samples and FTDNA kits that reached the finest branch of the FTDNA tree. On average a YFull sample sits 40.2 branchings from the root, an FTDNA kit 31.8

29%

Y-DNA · 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.

47%

Big Y

rough share of kits with a Big Y test, a full read of the Y chromosome. It is estimated from the branches where the region's kits sit, so it is an estimate, not a count.

New this month #

FTDNA: how much the kit count grew between the tree copies of 2026-10-09 and 2026-11-12. A kit that moved to a new sub-branch after refinement is not counted as new. YFull: samples YFull itself marks as new, in the copy of 2026-11-02; YFull drops the mark after a few weeks.

Y-DNA, FTDNA

new kits, 2026-10-09 → 2026-11-12

Y-DNA, YFull

new samples as of 2026-11-02

mtDNA, YFull

new samples as of 2026-11-02

Y-DNA: branches that grew

A-PR2921* A (tree root): +1
J-FGC1721*: +1
R-Z2124 R1a-Z2124: +1

New Y-DNA samples in YFull

J-Y304228 · Amman (Al Asimah)
T-M70 · Amman (Al Asimah) · ancient
T-Y45591 · Amman (Al Asimah) · Arabs

New mtDNA samples in YFull

R0a-a1 · Amman (Al Asimah) · ancient

YFull

Regions on YFull #

Regions that cannot be picked at FTDNA but are reported by YFull customers. Regions with 20 or more samples are shown; modern YFull customers only. YFull regions →

Regions on YFull
Country / region	Y	mt	Leading
Amman (Al Asimah) JO-AM	50	2	J-FGC11 J1-FGC11 64%, J-M410 J2a 8%, E-V22 E-V22 8%
Al Balqa' JO-BA	20	1	J-FGC11 J1-FGC11 40%, E-L795 E-M84 20%, J-M67 J2a-M67 15%

YFull

Peoples and languages on YFull #

Native language reported by YFull customers from this country. People from regions with a page of their own (republics, autonomies) are shown there. These are the testers' own answers, not a census.

Arabs 48 / 1
Chechens 7 / 0

YFull

Recent kin across borders #

Shared young paternal branches: YFull customers from this country and from the partner country have a common paternal-line ancestor no older than 500 years. The comparison accounts for how linked a country is abroad overall: shown are partners with more shared branches than its general openness would give. It reflects recent migration and shared ancestry, not ethnicity.

Recent kin across borders
Country	shared branches	expected	×	chance?
Russia	6	0.34	17.4	unlikely by chance p < 0.001

Ancient samples

From excavations on this territory: 19 samples by Y-DNA and 5 samples by mtDNA. The oldest: 8,100 BCE, Neolithic Levantine.

Baqah 11 · Neolithic Levantine 6 · Bronze Age Levantine 2

All ancient samples →

Data on this page: FamilyTreeDNA Y tree, 12 November 2026: 362 kits; FamilyTreeDNA mtDNA tree, 11 November 2026: 28 kits; YFull Y tree, 2 November 2026: 187 samples; YFull mtDNA tree, 2 November 2026: 6 samples.

How to cite: ftdnastat, "Jordan: Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups", https://ftdnastat.github.io/en/c/jordan/, data of 2026-11-14, build 20261114-18dba71.

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