R-Z94 R1a-Z94
R-Z94 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 2,682 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) (30% of kits), Russia (Republic of Adygea) (24% of kits), Kyrgyzstan (24% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 4,600 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 4,000 to 5,200 years ago. YFull has 1,552 samples in this branch and dates its common ancestor to 4,400 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 | 229 | 1.9% | |
| Russian Federation | 210 | 2.9% | |
| India | 188 | 13% | |
| Ukraine | 152 | 3.4% | |
| Poland | 139 | 1.9% | |
| Germany | 113 | 0.6% | |
| Russia (Republic of Adygea)Russian Federation | 95 | 24% | |
| Iraq | 90 | 2.9% | |
| Pakistan | 88 | 23% | |
| United States | 85 | 0.3% | |
| Kuwait | 83 | 3.7% | |
| Turkey | 71 | 2.8% | |
| Lithuania | 51 | 2.7% | |
| United Arab Emirates | 50 | 3.7% | |
| Hungary | 48 | 2.5% | |
| Belarus | 47 | 2.8% | |
| England | 43 | 0.2% | |
| Kazakhstan | 42 | 5.6% | |
| Israel | 38 | 16% | |
| Romania | 38 | 3.5% |
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The remaining countries and regions (94), 782 kits in total: Italy 37, Afghanistan 31, France 30, Iran 30, United Kingdom 29, Tajikistan 28, Czech Republic 27, Azerbaijan 26, Bahrain 26, Armenia 25, Kyrgyzstan 22, Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) 22, Austria 21, Russia (Republic of Chechnya) 21, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) 21, Qatar 18, Portugal 17, Scotland 17, Spain 17, Syrian Arab Republic 16, Netherlands 14, Uzbekistan 14, Bangladesh 13, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 13, Sweden 13, Georgia (Republic of Abkhazia) 12, Bulgaria 11, Ireland 10, Brazil 9, Georgia 9, Yemen 9, Latvia 8, Lebanon 8, Slovakia 8, Sri Lanka 8, Switzerland 8, Egypt 7, Greece 7, Moldova 7, Russia (Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria) 7, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 7, Belgium 5, Oman 5, Algeria 4, China 4, Colombia 4, Iraq (Kurdistan) 4, Palestinian Territory 4, South Africa 4, Canada 3, Finland 3, Luxembourg 3, Northern Ireland 3, Spain (Navarre) 3, Cuba 2, Guatemala 2, Indonesia 2, Mexico 2, Nepal 2, Pakistan (Azad Kashmir) 2, Russia (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania) 2, Slovenia 2, Turkmenistan 2, United States (Native American) 2, Albania 1, Australia 1, Belgium (Flanders) 1, Cambodia 1, Chile 1, Denmark 1, India (Jammu and Kashmir) 1, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) 1, Japan 1, Jordan 1, Libya 1, Macedonia 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 1, Mauritius 1, Morocco 1, New Zealand 1, Nicaragua 1, Philippines 1, Puerto Rico 1, Russia (Republic of Ingushetia) 1, Russia (Republic of Mordovia) 1, Russia (Republic of Udmurtia) 1, Spain (Aragon) 1, Spain (Cantabria) 1, Suriname 1, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tunisia 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.
- Punjabis: 43% of samples (9 of 21)
- Karachay-Balkars: 34% of samples (43 of 127)
- Pashtuns: 29% of samples (15 of 51)
- Kumyks: 19% of samples (5 of 26)
- Bashkirs: 17% of samples (5 of 29)
- Mandarin Chinese: 17% of samples (21 of 125)
- Adyghe: 15% of samples (34 of 231)
- Jin Chinese: 13% of samples (3 of 24)
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: 180 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 78 distinct among 189 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Khan 9
- Heimlich 7
- آل داود 7
- Levy 6
- Miller 4
- Singh 4
- Blackwell 3
- Burkett 3
- Keisler 3
- Myers 3
- Sidhu 3
- Vielhauer 3
- Waxman 3
- Wyatt 3
- Abdurrahman 2
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-Z94: 1,552 samples. The common ancestor lived 4,400 years ago (4,100–4,800); the branch split off 4,400 years ago (4,100–4,800).
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Pakistan: 23% of kits, 23.7 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Bangladesh: 19% of kits, 19.6 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Afghanistan: 19% of kits, 19.3 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Tajikistan: 17% of kits, 17.2 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for India: 13% of kits, 13.1 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Kazakhstan: 5.6% of kits, 5.8 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Uzbekistan: 5.2% of kits, 5.4 times the world share