FTDNA Y-tree branch

R-ZZ12_1

R-ZZ12_1 is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA Y tree with 5,593 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Spain (Andalusia) (18% of kits), Cuba (15% of kits), Portugal (15% of kits). The branch's common ancestor lived about 4,600 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 4,000 to 5,300 years ago.

5,593

kits in the branch

with a country given, including all sub-branches

482

on the branch itself

kits whose test did not resolve a sub-branch

33%

Big Y

share of kits with a Big Y test among all kits of the branch, sub-branches included

sub-branches

9 with their own page, 15 without

4,600 years

age by Discover

the common ancestor lived 4,000 to 5,300 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.

Where it is found
Country / region	kits	Share of branch	Share of country
United States	1,021	18.3%	3.3%
England	751	13.4%	2.7%
Ireland	567	10.1%	2.5%
Spain	371	6.6%	9.4%
Scotland	341	6.1%	2.4%
Portugal	285	5.1%	15%
United Kingdom	279	5.0%	2.9%
France	272	4.9%	4.2%
Mexico	186	3.3%	8.2%
Germany	179	3.2%	1.0%
Sweden	103	1.8%	0.8%
Brazil	98	1.8%	13%
Northern Ireland	97	1.7%	3.3%
Puerto Rico	63	1.1%	11%
Italy	61	1.1%	1.0%
Wales	61	1.1%	2.8%
Switzerland	48	0.9%	1.6%
Canada	47	0.8%	2.9%
Colombia	38	0.7%	13%
Netherlands	38	0.7%	1.7%

101 more

The remaining countries and regions (101), 687 kits in total: Cuba 33, Poland 31, Belgium 30, Ukraine 29, Armenia 27, Norway 27, Belarus 25, Chile 24, Czech Republic 21, Finland 20, Argentina 19, Dominican Republic 18, England (Cornish) 18, United States (Native American) 17, Spain (Andalusia) 14, Denmark 12, El Salvador 12, Guatemala 10, Lithuania 10, Peru 10, Russian Federation 10, Spain (Galicia) 10, Spain (Asturias) 9, Spain (Canary Islands) 9, Venezuela 9, Greece 8, South Africa 8, Austria 7, Ecuador 7, Hungary 7, Isle of Man 7, Portugal (Azores) 7, Slovakia 7, Spain (Balearic Islands) 7, Spain (Basque) 7, Algeria 6, Australia 6, Bulgaria 6, Slovenia 6, Spain (Cantabria) 6, Uruguay 6, Italy (Sicily) 5, Morocco 5, Romania 5, Spain (Castile and León) 5, Belgium (Flanders) 4, Cape Verde 4, Costa Rica 4, Honduras 4, Jamaica 4, Latvia 4, Luxembourg 4, Spain (Catalonia) 4, Belgium (Wallonia) 3, Bolivia 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3, Jersey 3, Libya 3, Saudi Arabia 3, Spain (La Rioja) 3, Spain (Valencia) 3, Barbados 2, Egypt 2, New Zealand 2, Nicaragua 2, Palestinian Territory 2, Philippines 2, Spain (Aragon) 2, Syrian Arab Republic 2, Turkey 2, Angola 1, Antigua and Barbuda 1, Aruba 1, Bahamas 1, France (Alsace) 1, Haiti 1, Iceland 1, Iran 1, Israel 1, Orstkhoy (reported as Italy · Aosta Valley) 1, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) 1, Italy (Sardinia) 1, Jordan 1, Kuwait 1, Malta 1, Moldova 1, Mozambique 1, Netherlands Antilles 1, Panama 1, Paraguay 1, Portugal (Madeira) 1, Russia (Republic of Altai) 1, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 1, Scotland (Orkney) 1, Scotland (Shetland) 1, Spain (Extremadura) 1, Spain (Madrid) 1, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tunisia 1, United States (Kānaka Maoli) 1, Uzbekistan 1.

YFull

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.

Armenians: 22% of samples (13 of 59)
Catalans: 15% of samples (3 of 20)
Portuguese: 14% of samples (12 of 84)
Spaniards: 14% of samples (16 of 118)
Dungans: 5.4% of samples (3 of 56)
French: 4.8% of samples (6 of 124)
Czechs: 4.4% of samples (3 of 68)
Poles: 4.1% of samples (15 of 362)

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.

R-FTT1

3,035 · 54.3% 4,600 years

R-FTT2

812 · 14.5% 4,600 years

R-Z2552

466 · 8.3% 4,500 years

R-Z2559

258 · 4.6% 4,600 years

R-BY3332

98 · 1.8% 4,400 years

R-Z2573

85 · 1.5% 4,500 years

R-Y6954

76 · 1.4% 4,300 years

R-BY15964

70 · 1.3% 4,400 years

R-BY27831

52 · 0.9% 4,400 years

15 small sub-branches more without a page: 159 kits. On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 482 kits.

Surnames #

Surnames that testers entered at FTDNA, over the whole branch with its sub-branches: 329 distinct among 1,352 kits. FTDNA gives surnames per branch only, with no country attached, so they cannot be split by country.

Davis 35
Ryan 33
Stewart 24
Sutherland 23
Jordan 21
Williams 18
Rice 16
Smith 16
Martin 15
Brown 14
Clark 14
Rucker 14
Swann 14
Carter 13
Chamberlain 13

In the site's findings #

Distinctive branch for Spain (Andalusia): 18% of kits, 8.7 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Cuba: 15% of kits, 7.5 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Portugal: 15% of kits, 7.4 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Chile: 15% of kits, 7.3 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Argentina: 15% of kits, 7.2 times the world share
Distinctive branch for El Salvador: 14% of kits, 6.7 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Brazil: 13% of kits, 6.6 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Guatemala: 13% of kits, 6.4 times the world share

7 more

Distinctive branch for Colombia: 13% of kits, 6.1 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Puerto Rico: 11% of kits, 5.2 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Dominican Republic: 10% of kits, 5.1 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Spain: 9.4% of kits, 4.6 times the world share
Distinctive branch for England (Cornish): 9.0% of kits, 4.4 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Mexico: 8.2% of kits, 4.0 times the world share
Distinctive branch for Peru: 7.8% of kits, 3.8 times the world share