Morocco mtDNA
FamilyTreeDNA holds for Morocco: 168 kits with mtDNA. On the maternal line the most common are H1 — 10%, H4a — 10% and L2a — 7%. YFull has 117 samples for mt from the same area, and its mix of major branches is noticeably different. The largest gap is H4a: 10% on FTDNA against 0% on YFull.
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.
Branches #
mt-tree branches shortened to three parts: letters, a number and one letter, such as U5a, H13a, J2b.
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.
Macro-haplogroups
Branches
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.
- U6a: 10 kits · 6.0% (×21.8)
- L2a: 12 kits · 7.1% (×10.1)
- H4a: 16 kits · 9.5% (×7.4)
- H1: 16 kits · 9.5% (×4.9)
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.
- Algeria 70%
- Portugal 66%
- Spain 58%
- United States 56%
- France 54%
Of the five most similar countries by the paternal and by the maternal line, 1 coincide. The male and female lines have different histories here, or a diaspora is showing.