Korea, Republic of mtDNA

FamilyTreeDNA holds for Korea, Republic of: 132 kits with mtDNA. On the maternal line the most common are D4a — 8%, G2a — 6% and N9a — 5%. YFull has 46 samples for mt from the same area, and its mix of major branches is noticeably different. The largest gap is G1a: 1% on FTDNA against 11% on YFull.

132

kits

92 distinct finest branches

34%

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.

37 · 28.0%

28 · 21.2%

18 · 13.6%

14 · 10.6%

13 · 9.8%

8 · 6.1%

7 · 5.3%

2 · 1.5%

1 · 0.8%

Level 2

Branches #

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

D4a

10 · 7.6% 15k years

G2a

8 · 6.1% 17k years

N9a

7 · 5.3% 19k years

B4a

7 · 5.3% 24k years

F1a

6 · 4.5% 16k years

B4b

6 · 4.5% 30k years

5 · 3.8% 23k years

B4c

5 · 3.8% 35k years

M7b

4 · 3.0% 42k years

M7c

4 · 3.0% 32k years

G3a

4 · 3.0% 18k years

D4b

4 · 3.0% 23k years

D4e

4 · 3.0% 18k years

D5a

4 · 3.0% 19k years

A5a

4 · 3.0% 7,000 years

F1b

4 · 3.0%

M7a

3 · 2.3% 26k years

M10a

3 · 2.3% 21k years

D4j

3 · 2.3% 13k years

B4d

3 · 2.3% 29k 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.

132

FTDNA

kits

YFull

samples

Macro-haplogroups

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

28.0% · 21.7%−6.3

21.2% · 17.4%−3.8

13.6% · 17.4%+3.8

9.8% · 15.2%+5.4

10.6% · 10.9%+0.3

5.3% · 8.7%+3.4

6.1% · 2.2%−3.9

1.5% · 4.3%+2.8

1.5% · 2.2%+0.7

1.5% · 0.0%−1.5

0.8% · 0.0%−0.8

Branches

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

G1a

0.8% · 10.9%+10.1

N9a

5.3% · 8.7%+3.4

M7c

3.0% · 8.7%+5.7

D4b

3.0% · 8.7%+5.7

D4a

7.6% · 0.0%−7.6

B4c

3.8% · 6.5%+2.7

B5a

1.5% · 6.5%+5

G2a

6.1% · 4.3%−1.7

B4a

5.3% · 2.2%−3.1

F1a

4.5% · 2.2%−2.4

B4b

4.5% · 0.0%−4.5

M9a

1.5% · 4.3%+2.8

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.

D4a: 10 kits · 7.6% (×261.8)

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.