U4a
U4a is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA mt tree with 1,575 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) (7.2% of kits), Estonia (4.1% of kits), England (Cornish) (3.7% of kits). The branch's common foremother lived about 8,900 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 8,900 to 9,000 years ago. YFull has 898 samples in this branch and dates its common foremother to 7,000 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 | 211 | 1.1% | |
| Sweden | 195 | 2.1% | |
| Germany | 189 | 1.7% | |
| England | 118 | 1.0% | |
| Finland | 91 | 1.2% | |
| Poland | 87 | 2.0% | |
| Russian Federation | 68 | 2.4% | |
| Ireland | 62 | 0.6% | |
| United Kingdom | 54 | 1.2% | |
| Norway | 51 | 1.3% | |
| Scotland | 44 | 1.0% | |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1.3% | |
| Czech Republic | 27 | 2.3% | |
| France | 26 | 0.6% | |
| Denmark | 22 | 2.0% | |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1.6% | |
| United States (Native American)United States | 21 | 0.9% | |
| Hungary | 20 | 1.8% | |
| Lithuania | 19 | 1.8% | |
| Italy | 18 | 0.6% |
47 more
The remaining countries and regions (47), 203 kits in total: Netherlands 17, Canada 14, Austria 13, Slovakia 11, Estonia 10, Romania 10, Bulgaria 9, Northern Ireland 9, Wales 8, Australia 7, Latvia 7, Belarus 6, Slovenia 6, Spain 6, Cuba 5, Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) 5, Belgium 4, India 4, Moldova 4, Serbia 4, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3, England (Cornish) 3, Greece 3, Albania 2, Armenia 2, Croatia 2, France (Alsace) 2, Lebanon 2, Montenegro 2, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 2, Russia (Republic of Chechnya) 2, Russia (Republic of Karelia) 2, Syrian Arab Republic 2, Turkey 2, Afghanistan 1, Algeria 1, Azerbaijan 1, Belgium (Wallonia) 1, Brazil 1, Georgia 1, Kazakhstan 1, Kosovo 1, Kuwait 1, Luxembourg 1, Mexico 1, Spain (Valencia) 1, United Arab Emirates 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: 587 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%.
U4a: 898 samples. The common foremother lived 7,000 years ago (6,500–7,400); the branch split off 13k years ago (9,900–17k).
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Estonia: 4.1% of kits, 3.5 times the world share