J-L26 J2a-L26
J-L26 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 10,222 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Russia (Republic of Ingushetia) (61% of kits), Russia (Republic of Chechnya) (35% of kits), Iraq (Kurdistan) (23% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 17k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 15k to 19k years ago. YFull has 3,860 samples in this branch and dates its common ancestor to 16k years ago.
Where it is found #
Countries and regions given by the branch's carriers. “Share of branch” is the part of the branch's kits that belongs to the country. “Share of country” is the part of that country's kits that falls into the branch; it is computed only for countries with at least 50 kits.
| Country / region | kits | Share of branch | Share of country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,077 | 9.0% | |
| Italy | 635 | 11% | |
| Russia (Republic of Chechnya)Russian Federation | 590 | 35% | |
| United States | 540 | 1.8% | |
| Germany | 481 | 2.7% | |
| Iraq | 436 | 14% | |
| Turkey | 422 | 17% | |
| Poland | 327 | 4.4% | |
| Russian Federation | 319 | 4.5% | |
| England | 304 | 1.1% | |
| Ukraine | 304 | 6.9% | |
| Kuwait | 238 | 11% | |
| Armenia | 209 | 18% | |
| Spain | 195 | 5.0% | |
| France | 183 | 2.8% | |
| Ireland | 180 | 0.8% | |
| Belarus | 152 | 8.9% | |
| United Arab Emirates | 148 | 11% | |
| Greece | 138 | 10% | |
| Scotland | 135 | 1.0% |
137 more
The remaining countries and regions (137), 3,209 kits in total: Syrian Arab Republic 133, Bahrain 128, Qatar 125, Lithuania 120, Hungary 116, Azerbaijan 114, Iran 109, Portugal 99, Mexico 98, United Kingdom 97, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 92, Romania 85, Lebanon 84, Switzerland 82, Bulgaria 78, Georgia 78, Russia (Republic of Ingushetia) 72, Netherlands 70, India 66, Sweden 62, Austria 57, Brazil 46, Czech Republic 45, Tunisia 44, Yemen 42, Morocco 34, Palestinian Territory 34, Egypt 33, Orstkhoy (reported as Italy · Aosta Valley) 31, Oman 30, United States (Native American) 30, Jordan 29, Canada 28, Latvia 27, Northern Ireland 27, Algeria 26, Slovakia 26, Kazakhstan 25, Belgium 23, Libya 23, Moldova 23, Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) 23, Norway 22, Denmark 21, Israel 21, Puerto Rico 21, Pakistan 20, Russia (Republic of Adygea) 19, Uzbekistan 19, Philippines 18, Slovenia 18, Tajikistan 18, Finland 16, Italy (Sicily) 16, Colombia 15, Macedonia 14, Argentina 13, Dominican Republic 13, Serbia 13, Wales 13, Albania 12, Iraq (Kurdistan) 12, Montenegro 11, Bosnia and Herzegovina 10, Croatia 10, Sudan 10, Cuba 9, Russia (Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria) 9, Russia (Republic of Mordovia) 9, Afghanistan 8, Cyprus 8, Georgia (Republic of Abkhazia) 8, Malta 8, Australia 7, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 7, Chile 6, Luxembourg 6, Peru 6, Portugal (Azores) 6, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 6, Venezuela 6, Bangladesh 5, Netherlands Antilles 5, South Africa 5, Spain (Andalusia) 5, Spain (Galicia) 5, Ecuador 4, France (Alsace) 4, Jamaica 4, Sri Lanka 4, Estonia 3, Jersey 3, Mongolia 3, Russia (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania) 3, Spain (Valencia) 3, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Turkmenistan 3, Barbados 2, Bolivia 2, Guatemala 2, Honduras 2, Italy (South Tyrol) 2, Kosovo 2, Mauritius 2, Russia (Republic of Karelia) 2, Spain (Basque) 2, Belgium (Flanders) 1, Belgium (Wallonia) 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Cape Verde 1, China 1, Cocos Islands 1, El Salvador 1, England (Cornish) 1, France (Corsica) 1, Guam 1, Haiti 1, Iceland 1, India (Jammu and Kashmir) 1, Indonesia 1, Italy (Trentino) 1, Kyrgyzstan 1, Liechtenstein 1, Malaysia 1, Martinique 1, New Zealand 1, Pakistan (Azad Kashmir) 1, Panama 1, Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) 1, Samoa 1, Spain (Balearic Islands) 1, Spain (Canary Islands) 1, Spain (Cantabria) 1, Spain (Madrid) 1, Suriname 1, Tanzania 1, Uruguay 1.
Most common among these peoples #
From YFull samples that gave a mother tongue: the part of a people's samples that falls into this branch. Peoples with at least 3 samples in the branch are listed.
- Ingush: 85% of samples (152 of 178)
- Chechens: 46% of samples (479 of 1,050)
- Kumyks: 35% of samples (9 of 26)
- Najdi Arabs: 30% of samples (56 of 189)
- Ashkenazi Jews (Yiddish): 29% of samples (45 of 153)
- Mountain Jews: 26% of samples (9 of 34)
- Bukharan Jews: 26% of samples (5 of 19)
- Zazas: 26% of samples (10 of 39)
Sub-branches #
Sub-branches that have their own page (50 kits or more). The bar is the kits in the sub-branch with its own sub-branches; the age is when its common ancestor lived.
On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 360 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 310 distinct among 1,014 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Montgomery 63
- Scott 30
- Austin 24
- Curtin 17
- Pastrana 15
- Adams 14
- Brown 12
- Cote 11
- Aycock 10
- Bittick 10
- Holt 10
- Carrico 9
- Miller 9
- Al-Suwaidi 8
- Brewer 8
The same branch on YFull #
YFull builds its tree from the same SNPs; the node is matched by name or by a shared SNP. TMRCA is when the common ancestor of all samples lived, formed is when the branch split from its parent. Intervals are 95%.
J-L26: 3,860 samples. The common ancestor lived 16k years ago (15k–17k); the branch split off 18k years ago (17k–20k).
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Iran: 14% of kits, 3.9 times the world share