Switzerland: haplogroups

Name: Switzerland: Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups
Creator: ftdnastat
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

FamilyTreeDNA has 2,981 kits with a Y-DNA result and 1,298 kits with mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA). On the paternal line the most common are R1b-L51 — 45%, I1 — 11% and I2 — 8%. On the maternal line the most common are H — 43%, U — 15% and T2 — 12%. YFull has 156 samples for Y from the same area, and its mix of major branches is noticeably different. The largest gap is R: 53% on FTDNA against 33% on YFull.

Compare with…

67.7

Y-DNA · kits per 100,000 men

rank 14 of 123 among countries. About 4.4 million men (UN, 2023). A kit's country is the ancestor's homeland, not where the tester lives

14.6

mtDNA · kits per 100,000 people

rank 14 of 93 among countries. About 8.9 million people (UN, 2023)

Paternal line · Y-DNA

2,981 kits · 30 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).

1,577 · 52.9% 28k years

R1b-L23

1,397 · 46.9% 6,400 years

L51

1,353 · 45.4% 6,100 years

P312

869 · 29.2% 4,900 years

U152

495 · 16.6% 4,700 years

264 · 8.9% 4,600 years

DF27

210 · 7.0% 4,700 years

Z195

152 · 5.1% 4,600 years

U106

310 · 10.4% 5,000 years

L48

132 · 4.4% 4,500 years

R1a-M198

92 · 3.1% 8,500 years

584 · 19.6% 35k years

319 · 10.7% 20k years

DF29

217 · 7.3% 4,500 years

Z58

153 · 5.1% 4,500 years

Z59

91 · 3.1% 4,300 years

250 · 8.4% 25k years

I2b

157 · 5.3% 17k years

CTS616

120 · 4.0% 13k years

298 · 10.0% 28k years

G2a

243 · 8.2% 19k years

P303

201 · 6.7% 12k years

L497

146 · 4.9% 7,600 years

217 · 7.3% 52k years

E1b1b-M35

203 · 6.8% 25k years

E-M78

140 · 4.7% 15k years

V13

117 · 3.9% 5,200 years

217 · 7.3% 30k years

183 · 6.1% 28k years

J2a

87 · 2.9% 20k years

other

88 · 3.0%

Among the rest: T 27, L 24, Q 24, N 5, F 4, H 4.

Maternal line · mtDNA

1,298 kits · 30 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.

559 · 43.1% 11k years

174 · 13.4% 7,900 years

H1c

34 · 2.6% 5,300 years

H1-T16189C!

32 · 2.5%

H1a

30 · 2.3% 4,800 years

57 · 4.4% 6,700 years

49 · 3.8% 8,400 years

H5a

30 · 2.3% 7,700 years

H2a

39 · 3.0% 8,000 years

H10

34 · 2.6% 7,200 years

28 · 2.2% 6,800 years

200 · 15.4% 51k years

U5a'b

101 · 7.8% 30k years

U5a

56 · 4.3% 21k years

U5a1

38 · 2.9% 13k years

U5b

45 · 3.5% 25k years

U2'3'4'7'8'9

94 · 7.2% 50k years

44 · 3.4% 22k years

180 · 13.9% 20k years

156 · 12.0% 15k years

T2b

93 · 7.2% 8,500 years

112 · 8.6% 35k years

86 · 6.6% 28k years

J1c

75 · 5.8% 13k years

26 · 2.0% 30k years

100 · 7.7% 29k years

81 · 6.2% 23k years

K1a

60 · 4.6% 11k years

44 · 3.4% 7,500 years

29 · 2.2% 17k years

other

74 · 5.7%

Among the rest: HV 25, X 17, W 15, N 10, L 4, M 1, D 1, B 1.

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. Above the map you can pick the paternal line (Y-DNA) or the maternal one (mtDNA).

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G-Z726 · 2%
R-L20 · 1%
I-CTS6433 · 3%
Shared trunk
Territory: Switzerland

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.

Switzerland: 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.

G-CTS2230: 128 kits · 4.3% (95% confidence interval: 4–5%) (×7.9) 4,500 years
R-U152 R1b-U152: 495 kits · 16.6% (95% confidence interval: 15–18%) (×4.5) 4,700 years
G-PF3345: 192 kits · 6.4% (95% confidence interval: 6–7%) (×4.4) 12k years
R-L2 R1b-L2: 264 kits · 8.9% (95% confidence interval: 8–10%) (×3.7) 4,600 years
G-Z726: 56 kits · 1.9% (95% confidence interval: 1–2%) (×4.5) 4,300 years
I-CTS6433: 92 kits · 3.1% (95% confidence interval: 3–4%) (×3.3) 4,400 years
R-Z367: 56 kits · 1.9% (95% confidence interval: 1–2%) (×3.3) 4,500 years
R-L20: 44 kits · 1.5% (95% confidence interval: 1–2%) (×3.5) 4,200 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.

2–21%22–29%30–44%45–57%58–88%Switzerlandunder 100 kits

All 112 countries and regions by similarity

Switzerland: mtDNA #

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.

H7b: 18 kits · 1.4% (95% confidence interval: 1–2%) (×4.9)
H3h: 20 kits · 1.5% (95% confidence interval: 1–2%) (×3.5)
H10e: 20 kits · 1.5% (95% confidence interval: 1–2%) (×3.2)
T2c: 19 kits · 1.5% (95% confidence interval: 1–2%) (×3.1)

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.

0–31%32–54%55–71%72–82%83–90%Switzerlandunder 100 kits

All 71 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

2,981

FTDNA

kits

156

YFull

samples

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

R R-M207

52.9% · 32.7%−20.2

R1b-L23 R-L23

46.9% · 27.6%−19.3

L51 R-L51

45.4% · 25.6%−19.7

R1a-M198 R-M198

3.1% · 4.5%+1.4

I I-L758

19.6% · 27.6%+8

I1 I-M253

10.7% · 9.6%−1.1

DF29 I-DF29

7.3% · 9.0%+1.7

I2 I-P215

8.4% · 17.9%+9.6

I2b I-M223

5.3% · 13.5%+8.2

G G-M201

10.0% · 10.9%+0.9

G2a G-P15

8.2% · 10.9%+2.7

P303 G-P303

6.7% · 10.9%+4.2

E E-M96

7.3% · 4.5%−2.8

E1b1b-M35 E-M35

6.8% · 3.8%−3

E-M78

4.7% · 3.2%−1.5

J J-M304

7.3% · 21.8%+14.5

J2 J-M172

6.1% · 20.5%+14.4

J2a J-M410

2.9% · 17.3%+14.4

mtDNA

1,298

FTDNA

kits

YFull

samples

FTDNAYFull

FTDNA · YFull · Δ

43.1% · 44.0%+0.9

13.4% · 4.0%−9.4

H1c

2.6% · 0.0%−2.6

H1-T16189C!

2.5% · 0.0%−2.5

H1a

2.3% · 0.0%−2.3

4.4% · 6.0%+1.6

3.8% · 4.0%+0.2

H5a

2.3% · 2.0%−0.3

H2a

3.0% · 4.0%+1

H10

2.6% · 0.0%−2.6

2.2% · 0.0%−2.2

15.4% · 20.0%+4.6

U5a'b

7.8% · 6.0%−1.8

U5a

4.3% · 2.0%−2.3

U5b

3.5% · 4.0%+0.5

U2'3'4'7'8'9

7.2% · 14.0%+6.8

3.4% · 4.0%+0.6

13.9% · 16.0%+2.1

12.0% · 16.0%+4

T2b

7.2% · 4.0%−3.2

8.6% · 8.0%−0.6

6.6% · 8.0%+1.4

J1c

5.8% · 6.0%+0.2

2.0% · 0.0%−2

7.7% · 4.0%−3.7

6.2% · 4.0%−2.2

K1a

4.6% · 2.0%−2.6

3.4% · 2.0%−1.4

2.2% · 2.0%−0.2

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 2,981 · Projects 980

FTDNAProjects

FTDNA · Projects · Δ

R R-M207

52.9% · 56.5%+3.6

R1b-L23 R-L23

46.9% · 40.8%−6

L51 R-L51

45.4% · 39.7%−5.7

P312 R-P312

29.2% · 28.8%−0.4

U152 R-U152

16.6% · 15.4%−1.2

L2 R-L2

8.9% · 10.0%+1.1

U106 R-U106

10.4% · 7.2%−3.2

I I-L758

19.6% · 14.6%−5

I1 I-M253

10.7% · 7.3%−3.4

I2 I-P215

8.4% · 5.4%−3

G G-M201

10.0% · 11.0%+1

G2a G-P15

8.2% · 8.4%+0.2

E E-M96

7.3% · 7.8%+0.5

J J-M304

7.3% · 7.4%+0.2

mtDNA FTDNA 1,298 · Projects 251

FTDNAProjects

FTDNA · Projects · Δ

43.1% · 40.6%−2.4

13.4% · 9.2%−4.2

15.4% · 16.3%+0.9

U5a'b

7.8% · 4.8%−3

U2'3'4'7'8'9

7.2% · 9.2%+1.9

13.9% · 13.5%−0.3

12.0% · 9.6%−2.5

T2b

7.2% · 4.0%−3.2

8.6% · 6.4%−2.3

6.6% · 2.4%−4.2

J1c

5.8% · 2.0%−3.8

7.7% · 7.6%−0.1

6.2% · 4.8%−1.5

K1a

4.6% · 4.4%−0.2

1,027

Y-DNA · People on the map

980 of them have a branch of the tree; relatives with one ancestor at one place count as one, 958 such votes

78%

Y-DNA · SNP-confirmed

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

251

mtDNA · People on the map

251 of them have a branch of the tree; relatives with one ancestor at one place count as one, 251 such votes

67%

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.

R-M207 −20.2

gap to YFull · Y

the Y branch whose share differs most between the two companies: FTDNA 52.9%, YFull 32.7%

31% / 23%

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 35.7 branchings from the root, an FTDNA kit 32.2

23%

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.

35%

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.

37%

mtDNA · 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.

0.44

mt to Y

mtDNA kits per one Y-DNA kit. Below 0.3 means the country tests almost only the paternal line.

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

mtDNA, FTDNA

new kits, 2026-10-12 → 2026-11-11

mtDNA, YFull

new samples as of 2026-11-02

Y-DNA: branches that grew

R-L20: +2
E-S2979: +1
G-CTS574*: +1
I-S2293: +1
R-FTT1*: +1
R-L2* R1b-L2: +1
R-U152* R1b-U152: +1
R-Z331*: +1

mtDNA: branches that grew

H10b: +1
H10c: +1
T2b: +1
U5b: +1

New mtDNA samples in YFull

K1-a4al · Basel-Landschaft

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
Bern CH-BE	41	10	I-CTS616 I2b-CTS616 15%, R-U152 R1b-U152 15%, I-Z59 I1-Z59 12%
Zurich CH-ZH	25	9	I-CTS616 I2b-CTS616 28%, R-DF27 R1b-DF27 20%, R-L2 R1b-L2 12%

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.

Swiss Germans 7 / 9
Germans 8 / 3

Ancient relatives of male lines #

Which cultures of the Copper Age and Early Bronze Age (4000–2000 BCE) the local male lines lead to most closely. The share is how many kits lead to a culture; the range is in brackets.

CulturesBranches

Left: the major branches through which the lines lead to a culture; right: all major branches. Grey: the part of a branch without ancient relatives of this era.

Bell Beaker culture and Neolithic Scandinavian fragileshared branches: R-P310, I-S63, R-M41765%(53%–71%)
No close ancient relativesalso cultures under 3% and kits with shallow tests35%

How it is counted

Branches of the era. We take the ancient samples whose date falls inside the era, and compare the lines as they stood 1,500 years before the era ends.
A culture’s profile is the share of its lines on those branches. The number of samples does not change a weight: a culture of seven men weighs as much as one of a hundred and twenty.
A shallow test. An ancient man typed above the cut is spread over the branches under his node, by how many men each holds now. Today’s kits are treated the same way.
Who is admitted. A culture takes part when its sharply typed men cover 25% of the population on their own: branch by branch we add the smaller of the two shares, the culture’s and the population’s. One dug within 550 km needs only 0.5%.
The shares. We pick the weights of the cultures so that their mixture comes as close as it can to today’s set of branches.
Look-alike cultures. When cultures share almost all their branches, the data cannot say whose kin the men are. So we do not split the share between them: they get one bar.
The range. We recount everything on random subsets of the samples. In brackets are the bounds the share keeps in nine runs out of ten. A share that can fall below 5%, or below half of itself, is not shown at all.
“Fragile”: the share rests on a few samples, or a random shuffle of cultures gives as much.

What it does not mean. This is kinship of male lines, not the origin of a people. The female lines say nothing here. Who takes a test is a matter of chance, so the shares compare between countries, not with a census.

Ancient samples

From excavations on this territory: 53 samples by Y-DNA and 55 samples by mtDNA. The oldest: 11,748 BCE, European Hunter-Gatherer.

Horgen culture 29 · La Tène culture 9 · Bronze Age Central European 6 · Late Horgen 2 · Bell Beaker culture 2

All ancient samples →

Data on this page: FamilyTreeDNA Y tree, 12 November 2026: 2,981 kits; FamilyTreeDNA mtDNA tree, 11 November 2026: 1,298 kits; YFull Y tree, 2 November 2026: 156 samples; YFull mtDNA tree, 2 November 2026: 50 samples.

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

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