R-M343 R1b
R-M343 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 110,532 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. Almost all of its kits sit in a single sub-branch, R-L761, so this branch gets no conclusions of its own. It is most common in these samples: Ireland (80% of kits), England (Cornish) (76% of kits), Northern Ireland (75% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 19k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 17k to 22k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,918 | 62% | |
| Ireland | 17,903 | 80% | |
| England | 16,819 | 61% | |
| Scotland | 10,022 | 71% | |
| Germany | 7,476 | 43% | |
| United Kingdom | 5,993 | 62% | |
| France | 4,082 | 63% | |
| Sweden | 2,525 | 21% | |
| Northern Ireland | 2,229 | 75% | |
| Spain | 2,045 | 52% | |
| Italy | 1,957 | 33% | |
| Wales | 1,575 | 71% | |
| Switzerland | 1,475 | 50% | |
| Norway | 1,249 | 28% | |
| Netherlands | 1,175 | 51% | |
| Canada | 1,091 | 66% | |
| Poland | 1,068 | 15% | |
| Portugal | 1,002 | 53% | |
| Mexico | 809 | 35% | |
| Czech Republic | 639 | 27% |
194 more
The remaining countries and regions (194), 10,480 kits in total: United States (Native American) 639, Denmark 611, Russian Federation 575, Ukraine 451, Finland 435, Belgium 414, Turkey 385, Hungary 367, Brazil 347, Armenia 320, Puerto Rico 303, Austria 290, Saudi Arabia 256, Australia 227, Greece 188, Belarus 178, Lithuania 178, Iraq 169, England (Cornish) 152, Colombia 147, Slovakia 144, Romania 140, Cuba 123, Bulgaria 116, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 93, South Africa 92, Dominican Republic 86, Chile 84, Luxembourg 84, Slovenia 84, Iceland 82, Azerbaijan 81, Jamaica 75, Lebanon 72, Argentina 69, Iran 68, Isle of Man 65, Kuwait 64, Belgium (Flanders) 63, New Zealand 61, Georgia 58, Syrian Arab Republic 56, Cameroon 54, Kazakhstan 50, Albania 49, Peru 48, Latvia 47, Croatia 45, Serbia 44, Barbados 43, Spain (Andalusia) 41, France (Alsace) 39, Montenegro 39, Morocco 37, El Salvador 35, India 33, Estonia 32, Italy (Sicily) 31, Libya 31, Portugal (Azores) 31, Spain (Catalonia) 30, Venezuela 29, Spain (Balearic Islands) 28, United Arab Emirates 28, Uzbekistan 28, Guatemala 27, Scotland (Orkney) 27, Spain (Basque) 27, Algeria 26, Russia (Republic of Chechnya) 26, Ecuador 25, Malta 25, Palestinian Territory 25, Costa Rica 24, Scotland (Shetland) 24, Sudan 23, Egypt 22, Israel 21, Moldova 21, Spain (Asturias) 21, Spain (Canary Islands) 21, Spain (Galicia) 21, Bahrain 20, Macedonia 20, China 19, Guernsey 19, Jersey 18, Bahamas 17, Honduras 17, Cape Verde 16, Nicaragua 16, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 16, Spain (Cantabria) 16, Spain (Castile and León) 16, Trinidad and Tobago 16, Kosovo 15, Philippines 15, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 15, Belgium (Wallonia) 13, Bosnia and Herzegovina 13, Haiti 13, Tajikistan 13, Yemen 12, Cyprus 10, Italy (Trentino) 10, Panama 10, Spain (Valencia) 10, Tunisia 10, Uruguay 10, Bolivia 9, Jordan 9, Russia (Republic of Adygea) 9, Kyrgyzstan 8, Liechtenstein 8, Pakistan 8, Qatar 8, Saint Kitts and Nevis 8, Afghanistan 7, Chad 7, Iraq (Kurdistan) 7, Paraguay 7, Russia (Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria) 7, Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) 7, Russia (Republic of Mordovia) 7, Spain (Aragon) 7, Spain (Extremadura) 7, United States (Kānaka Maoli) 7, Bermuda 6, Georgia (Republic of Abkhazia) 6, Indonesia 6, Martinique 6, Netherlands Antilles 6, Portugal (Madeira) 6, Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) 6, Antigua and Barbuda 5, France (Corsica) 5, Greenland 5, Orstkhoy (reported as Italy · Aosta Valley) 5, Spain (La Rioja) 5, Spain (Murcia) 5, British Virgin Islands 4, Canada (First Nations) 4, Guyana 4, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) 4, Mongolia 4, Belize 3, Ghana 3, Italy (Sardinia) 3, New Zealand (Māori) 3, Nigeria 3, Oman 3, Reunion 3, Australia (Aboriginal Australian) 2, Botswana 2, Cayman Islands 2, Curaçao 2, Dominica 2, Equatorial Guinea 2, Faroe Islands 2, Fiji 2, French Polynesia 2, Grenada 2, Guam 2, Mauritius 2, New Caledonia 2, Russia (Republic of Ingushetia) 2, Russia (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania) 2, Spain (Madrid) 2, Spain (Navarre) 2, Sri Lanka 2, St. Lucia 2, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Suriname 2, Turks and Caicos Islands 2, Zimbabwe 2, Angola 1, Aruba 1, Ethiopia 1, Gibraltar 1, Italy (South Tyrol) 1, Japan 1, Korea, Republic of 1, Mauritania 1, Mozambique 1, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) 1, Russia (Republic of Altai) 1, Russia (Republic of Buryatia) 1, Russia (Republic of Kalmykia) 1, Russia (Republic of Komi) 1, Russia (Republic of Udmurtia) 1, Sao Tome and Principe 1, Seychelles 1, Sierra Leone 1, Vietnam 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.
- Montenegrins: 50% of samples (14 of 28)
- Catalans: 50% of samples (10 of 20)
- French: 46% of samples (57 of 124)
- English: 43% of samples (449 of 1,050)
- Spaniards: 40% of samples (47 of 118)
- Portuguese: 39% of samples (33 of 84)
- Italians: 39% of samples (23 of 59)
- Armenians: 37% of samples (22 of 59)
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.
1 small sub-branch more without a page: 43 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 1,228 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 4,196 distinct among 38,090 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Smith 623
- Campbell 349
- Jones 339
- Williams 321
- Brown 312
- Miller 295
- Johnson 290
- Moore 278
- Davis 253
- Stewart 252
- Martin 235
- Wilson 225
- Taylor 183
- Wright 183
- Clark 181