R-Z18 R1b-Z18
R-Z18 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 2,866 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Belgium (Flanders) (8.2% of kits), Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) (6.8% of kits), Norway (4.9% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 4,300 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 3,700 to 4,900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 475 | 3.9% | |
| United States | 463 | 1.5% | |
| England | 446 | 1.6% | |
| Germany | 223 | 1.3% | |
| Norway | 221 | 4.9% | |
| Scotland | 195 | 1.4% | |
| United Kingdom | 159 | 1.6% | |
| Ireland | 96 | 0.4% | |
| Netherlands | 70 | 3.0% | |
| Finland | 62 | 0.6% | |
| France | 56 | 0.9% | |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1.9% | |
| Denmark | 39 | 2.4% | |
| Poland | 32 | 0.4% | |
| Czech Republic | 25 | 1.1% | |
| Wales | 23 | 1.0% | |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 0.7% | |
| Italy | 18 | 0.3% | |
| Russian Federation | 17 | 0.2% | |
| Canada | 13 | 0.8% |
43 more
The remaining countries and regions (43), 158 kits in total: Austria 12, Slovakia 12, Ukraine 12, United States (Native American) 11, Belgium (Flanders) 8, Estonia 7, Hungary 7, Spain 7, Belgium 6, Portugal 6, Australia 5, England (Cornish) 5, Mexico 5, Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) 5, Greece 4, Lithuania 4, Russia (Republic of Mordovia) 4, Bahamas 3, Bulgaria 3, Antigua and Barbuda 2, Iceland 2, Jamaica 2, Latvia 2, Romania 2, Scotland (Shetland) 2, South Africa 2, Spain (La Rioja) 2, Afghanistan 1, Albania 1, Argentina 1, Bermuda 1, Cuba 1, Guernsey 1, Israel 1, Japan 1, Macedonia 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 1, Puerto Rico 1, Scotland (Orkney) 1, Suriname 1, Turkey 1, Venezuela 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.
10 small sub-branches more without a page: 137 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 691 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 177 distinct among 617 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Dunbar 22
- Allen 15
- Bankston 13
- Bryan 12
- Howard 12
- Mitchell 12
- Amsler 11
- Brown 11
- Clements 11
- Rose 11
- Smith 11
- Cockburn 10
- Preston 10
- Berkley 9
- Myers 9
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%.
R-Z19: 377 samples. YFull publishes no age for this branch.