R-ZZ11
R-ZZ11 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 23,065 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Spain (Andalusia) (44% of kits), Argentina (36% of kits), Cuba (33% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 4,800 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 4,200 to 5,400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,932 | 13% | |
| England | 3,464 | 12% | |
| Germany | 1,858 | 11% | |
| France | 1,809 | 28% | |
| Ireland | 1,498 | 6.7% | |
| Scotland | 1,169 | 8.2% | |
| Spain | 1,099 | 28% | |
| United Kingdom | 1,051 | 11% | |
| Italy | 911 | 15% | |
| Switzerland | 695 | 23% | |
| Portugal | 478 | 25% | |
| Mexico | 457 | 20% | |
| Sweden | 450 | 3.7% | |
| Canada | 267 | 16% | |
| Poland | 259 | 3.5% | |
| Northern Ireland | 238 | 8.0% | |
| Netherlands | 208 | 9.0% | |
| Wales | 192 | 8.7% | |
| Brazil | 181 | 25% | |
| Czech Republic | 176 | 7.5% |
144 more
The remaining countries and regions (144), 2,673 kits in total: Puerto Rico 167, Norway 157, Belgium 134, Ukraine 112, United States (Native American) 106, Finland 103, Hungary 103, Russian Federation 99, Denmark 92, Colombia 91, Austria 77, Cuba 72, Belarus 61, Dominican Republic 57, Greece 53, Chile 51, Argentina 46, Lithuania 42, England (Cornish) 41, Romania 41, Slovakia 36, Peru 35, Spain (Andalusia) 35, Australia 31, Bulgaria 31, Slovenia 31, Luxembourg 30, Armenia 29, South Africa 29, El Salvador 22, Spain (Catalonia) 21, Guatemala 19, Spain (Balearic Islands) 19, Spain (Basque) 19, Portugal (Azores) 18, Venezuela 17, Belgium (Flanders) 16, Ecuador 16, Italy (Sicily) 16, Serbia 16, Spain (Galicia) 16, Turkey 16, Lebanon 15, Spain (Canary Islands) 15, Latvia 14, Spain (Asturias) 14, Spain (Castile and León) 13, Algeria 12, France (Alsace) 12, Isle of Man 12, Morocco 12, Spain (Cantabria) 12, Costa Rica 11, Barbados 10, Croatia 10, Honduras 9, Jamaica 9, Moldova 9, New Zealand 9, Nicaragua 9, Spain (Valencia) 9, Uruguay 9, Panama 8, Belgium (Wallonia) 7, Italy (Trentino) 7, Jersey 7, Saudi Arabia 7, Bolivia 6, Cape Verde 6, Haiti 6, Philippines 6, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5, Guernsey 5, Malta 5, Russia (Republic of Chechnya) 5, Scotland (Shetland) 5, Syrian Arab Republic 5, United States (Kānaka Maoli) 5, France (Corsica) 4, India 4, Iran 4, Israel 4, Kazakhstan 4, Libya 4, Liechtenstein 4, Paraguay 4, Scotland (Orkney) 4, Spain (Extremadura) 4, Trinidad and Tobago 4, Egypt 3, Estonia 3, Iraq 3, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) 3, Martinique 3, Montenegro 3, Palestinian Territory 3, Spain (Aragon) 3, Spain (La Rioja) 3, Antigua and Barbuda 2, Curaçao 2, Guam 2, Iceland 2, Indonesia 2, Orstkhoy (reported as Italy · Aosta Valley) 2, Mauritius 2, Portugal (Madeira) 2, Reunion 2, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 2, Spain (Murcia) 2, Spain (Navarre) 2, Tunisia 2, Albania 1, Angola 1, Aruba 1, Azerbaijan 1, Bahamas 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Canada (First Nations) 1, Cyprus 1, Dominica 1, French Polynesia 1, Georgia (Republic of Abkhazia) 1, Ghana 1, Gibraltar 1, Italy (Sardinia) 1, Jordan 1, Kuwait 1, Mauritania 1, Mozambique 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, New Caledonia 1, New Zealand (Māori) 1, Qatar 1, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) 1, Russia (Republic of Altai) 1, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 1, Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) 1, Russia (Republic of Mordovia) 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Seychelles 1, Spain (Madrid) 1, Sri Lanka 1, St. Lucia 1, Uzbekistan 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.
1 small sub-branch more without a page: 6 kits.
Surnames #
Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 1,182 distinct among 5,414 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.
- Jernigan 57
- Smith 54
- Williams 50
- Wright 49
- Barton 48
- Brown 44
- Carter 40
- Hall 39
- Davis 37
- Johnson 37
- Martin 37
- Ryan 37
- Wood 37
- Clark 36
- Miller 33
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Spain (Andalusia): 44% of kits, 5.3 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Argentina: 36% of kits, 4.3 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Cuba: 33% of kits, 4.0 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Chile: 31% of kits, 3.8 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Portugal (Azores): 31% of kits, 3.7 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Colombia: 30% of kits, 3.6 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Spain: 28% of kits, 3.3 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Peru: 27% of kits, 3.3 times the world share