FTDNA mt-tree branch

U1b

U1b is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA mt tree with 99 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Lebanon (5.2% of kits), Russia (Republic of Ingushetia) (3.0% of kits), Georgia (1.4% of kits). The branch's common foremother lived about 14k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 12k to 15k years ago. YFull has 118 samples in this branch and dates its common foremother to 12k years ago.

kits in the branch

with a country given, including all sub-branches

on the branch itself

kits whose test did not resolve a sub-branch

sub-branches

1 with their own page, 2 without

14k years

age by Discover

the common foremother lived 12k to 15k years ago

12k years

age by YFull

common foremother (TMRCA); the branch split from its parent 20k 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
Poland	13	13.1%	0.3%
Lebanon	8	8.1%	5.2%
Turkey	7	7.1%	0.8%
Belarus	6	6.1%	0.8%
England	6	6.1%	<0.1%
Germany	6	6.1%	<0.1%
United States	6	6.1%	<0.1%
Romania	5	5.1%	0.9%
Russian Federation	5	5.1%	0.2%
Ukraine	5	5.1%	0.2%
Lithuania	4	4.0%	0.4%
Austria	3	3.0%	0.4%
Italy	3	3.0%	0.1%
Norway	3	3.0%	<0.1%
Czech Republic	2	2.0%	0.2%
Hungary	2	2.0%	0.2%
Ireland	2	2.0%	<0.1%
Russia (Republic of Chechnya)Russian Federation	2	2.0%	0.4%
Russia (Republic of Ingushetia)Russian Federation	2	2.0%	3.0%
Azerbaijan	1	1.0%	1.2%

8 more

The remaining countries and regions (8), 8 kits in total: Belgium 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, Georgia 1, Israel 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 1, Syrian Arab Republic 1, Tunisia 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.

Karachay-Balkars: 14% of samples (5 of 37)
Adyghe: 2.2% of samples (3 of 135)

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 foremother lived.

U1b1

55 · 55.6%

2 small sub-branches more without a page: 44 kits.

YFull

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%.

U1b: 118 samples. The common foremother lived 12k years ago (8,300–16k); the branch split off 20k years ago (20k–20k).