N-M178 N1a-M178
Equivalent branches, the same kits: N-P105 (9,798 kits, 17k years)
N-M178 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 9,798 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Finland (62% of kits), Russia (Republic of Karelia) (58% of kits), Estonia (39% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 14k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 13k to 16k years ago. The oldest of the equivalent branches, N-P105, split off about 17k years ago by Discover.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 6,260 | 62% | |
| Sweden | 884 | 7.3% | |
| Russian Federation | 851 | 12% | |
| Lithuania | 319 | 17% | |
| Poland | 240 | 3.3% | |
| Ukraine | 126 | 2.9% | |
| Norway | 120 | 2.6% | |
| Estonia | 114 | 39% | |
| Latvia | 106 | 23% | |
| Belarus | 87 | 5.1% | |
| Germany | 62 | 0.4% | |
| Russia (Republic of Karelia)Russian Federation | 62 | 58% | |
| Czech Republic | 52 | 2.2% | |
| United States | 47 | 0.2% | |
| Mongolia | 37 | 8.1% | |
| Hungary | 35 | 1.8% | |
| England | 33 | 0.1% | |
| Russia (Republic of Mordovia)Russian Federation | 32 | 20% | |
| Denmark | 26 | 1.6% | |
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 3.5% |
55 more
The remaining countries and regions (55), 279 kits in total: Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) 24, Slovakia 21, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 19, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 19, Turkey 17, Uzbekistan 14, Sápmi (Sámi) 13, Azerbaijan 11, Scotland 11, Ireland 8, Austria 7, Netherlands 6, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 6, United Kingdom 6, China 5, France 5, Portugal 5, Romania 5, Switzerland 5, Canada 4, Japan 4, Russia (Republic of Chechnya) 4, Russia (Republic of Komi) 4, Spain 4, Åland 3, Croatia 3, Greece 3, Mexico 3, Northern Ireland 3, Russia (Republic of Udmurtia) 3, Taiwan, Province of China 3, United States (Native American) 3, Afghanistan 2, Bulgaria 2, Georgia 2, Lebanon 2, Russia (Republic of Mari El) 2, India 1, Iran 1, Israel 1, Italy (Sardinia) 1, Korea, Republic of 1, Kyrgyzstan 1, Moldova 1, Russia (Republic of Adygea) 1, Russia (Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria) 1, Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Serbia 1, South Africa 1, Spain (Asturias) 1, Tajikistan 1, Thailand 1, United Arab Emirates 1, Wales 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.
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.
2 small sub-branches more without a page: 2 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 358 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 356 distinct among 1,057 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Mustonen 20
- Väänänen 20
- Korhonen 18
- Määttä 14
- Ahonen 13
- Ikonen 12
- Kolehmainen 12
- Cox 10
- Halonen 10
- Leinonen 10
- Liikanen 10
- Kuisma 8
- Ollikainen 8
- Heikkinen 7
- Kilpeläinen 7