U3b
U3b is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA mt tree with 381 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Russia (Republic of Ingushetia) (9.0% of kits), Georgia (8.6% of kits), Armenia (4.0% of kits). The branch's common foremother lived about 14k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 13k to 15k years ago. YFull has 500 samples in this branch and dates its common foremother to 18k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 36 | 1.2% | |
| Turkey | 36 | 4.0% | |
| Germany | 32 | 0.3% | |
| Poland | 30 | 0.7% | |
| Russian Federation | 26 | 0.9% | |
| United States | 26 | 0.1% | |
| Russia (Republic of Chechnya)Russian Federation | 14 | 3.1% | |
| Sweden | 13 | 0.1% | |
| England | 11 | <0.1% | |
| Armenia | 9 | 4.0% | |
| Ukraine | 9 | 0.4% | |
| Switzerland | 8 | 0.6% | |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1.6% | |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.5% | |
| Georgia | 6 | 8.6% | |
| Greece | 6 | 1.3% | |
| Hungary | 6 | 0.5% | |
| Iran | 6 | 3.4% | |
| Russia (Republic of Ingushetia)Russian Federation | 6 | 9.0% | |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 0.4% |
37 more
The remaining countries and regions (37), 84 kits in total: Estonia 5, Saudi Arabia 5, Slovakia 5, Belarus 4, Iraq 4, Syrian Arab Republic 4, United Kingdom 4, Austria 3, Finland 3, Ireland 3, Lebanon 3, Macedonia 3, Netherlands 3, Bahrain 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Brazil 2, Canada 2, France 2, Israel 2, Italy (Sicily) 2, Latvia 2, Lithuania 2, Slovenia 2, Yemen 2, Azerbaijan 1, Georgia (Republic of Abkhazia) 1, Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) 1, Kosovo 1, Montenegro 1, Palestinian Territory 1, Romania 1, Russia (Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria) 1, Serbia 1, Spain 1, Spain (Castile and León) 1, United States (Native American) 1, Wales 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 foremother lived.
On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 10 kits.
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%.
U3b: 500 samples. The common foremother lived 18k years ago (12k–26k); the branch split off 20k years ago (20k–20k).
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Turkey: 4.0% of kits, 14.2 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Russia (Republic of Chechnya): 3.1% of kits, 10.8 times the world share
- Distinctive branch for Italy: 1.2% of kits, 4.3 times the world share