Kuwait mtDNA

FamilyTreeDNA holds for Kuwait: 157 kits with mtDNA. On the maternal line the most common are R0a — 15%, J1b — 8% and T1b — 4%. YFull has 50 samples for mt from the same area, and its mix of major branches is noticeably different. The largest gap is H13a: 1% on FTDNA against 8% on YFull.

157

kits

101 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.

26 · 16.6%

23 · 14.6%

21 · 13.4%

19 · 12.1%

16 · 10.2%

13 · 8.3%

9 · 5.7%

8 · 5.1%

7 · 4.5%

6 · 3.8%

4 · 2.5%

2 · 1.3%

1 · 0.6%

Level 2

Branches #

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

R0a

24 · 15.3% 28k years

J1b

13 · 8.3% 19k years

T1b

7 · 4.5% 6,900 years

L2a

6 · 3.8% 76k years

N3a

5 · 3.2% 5,500 years

J1d

5 · 3.2% 18k years

L3e

4 · 2.5% 36k years

4 · 2.5% 7,800 years

H2a

4 · 2.5% 8,200 years

U9a

4 · 2.5% 22k years

3 · 1.9%

T1a

3 · 1.9% 13k years

U1a

3 · 1.9% 26k years

U5a

3 · 1.9% 21k years

U7a

3 · 1.9% 14k years

L0a

2 · 1.3% 48k years

L3b

2 · 1.3% 24k years

L3f

2 · 1.3% 52k years

M1a

2 · 1.3% 20k years

M65a

2 · 1.3% 19k 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.

157

FTDNA

kits

YFull

samples

Macro-haplogroups

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

10.2% · 22.0%+11.8

16.6% · 12.0%−4.6

14.6% · 6.0%−8.6

13.4% · 8.0%−5.4

12.1% · 10.0%−2.1

5.1% · 10.0%+4.9

4.5% · 10.0%+5.5

8.3% · 4.0%−4.3

5.7% · 4.0%−1.7

3.8% · 4.0%+0.2

1.3% · 4.0%+2.7

2.5% · 2.0%−0.5

Branches

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

R0a

15.3% · 10.0%−5.3

J1b

8.3% · 6.0%−2.3

H13a

0.6% · 8.0%+7.4

N3a

3.2% · 6.0%+2.8

2.5% · 6.0%+3.5

H2a

2.5% · 6.0%+3.5

U7a

1.9% · 6.0%+4.1

T1b

4.5% · 0.0%−4.5

K1a

1.3% · 4.0%+2.7

N1a

0.6% · 4.0%+3.4

L2a

3.8% · 2.0%−1.8

J1d

3.2% · 0.0%−3.2

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.

R0a: 24 kits · 15.3% (×41.0)
J1b: 13 kits · 8.3% (×6.8)

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.