U5a
U5a is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA mt tree with 6,038 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) (16% of kits), Estonia (11% of kits), Iceland (10% of kits). The branch's common foremother lived about 21k years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 18k to 23k years ago. YFull has 2,844 samples in this branch and dates its common foremother to 16k 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 | 878 | 4.4% | |
| England | 570 | 4.6% | |
| Sweden | 565 | 6.1% | |
| Ireland | 557 | 5.5% | |
| Germany | 500 | 4.6% | |
| Finland | 453 | 6.1% | |
| Scotland | 239 | 5.2% | |
| Norway | 238 | 6.2% | |
| Poland | 191 | 4.3% | |
| United Kingdom | 191 | 4.3% | |
| France | 172 | 3.9% | |
| Russian Federation | 143 | 5.1% | |
| Italy | 107 | 3.6% | |
| United States (Native American)United States | 98 | 4.2% | |
| Ukraine | 90 | 4.2% | |
| Czech Republic | 89 | 7.5% | |
| Canada | 86 | 4.1% | |
| Netherlands | 65 | 4.6% | |
| Switzerland | 56 | 4.3% | |
| Denmark | 52 | 4.7% |
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The remaining countries and regions (79), 698 kits in total: Hungary 52, Russia (Republic of Chechnya) 45, Lithuania 43, Slovakia 37, Belarus 34, Austria 33, Spain 30, Wales 30, Estonia 27, Australia 26, Romania 25, Belgium 21, Greece 21, Northern Ireland 21, Bulgaria 20, Portugal 19, Turkey 19, Croatia 13, Slovenia 13, Serbia 12, Russia (Republic of Chuvashia) 11, South Africa 9, Iceland 7, Latvia 7, Luxembourg 7, Italy (Sicily) 5, Lebanon 5, Russia (Republic of Ingushetia) 5, Cuba 4, Iran 4, Isle of Man 4, Macedonia 4, Mexico 4, Moldova 4, Saudi Arabia 4, Albania 3, Armenia 3, Brazil 3, Egypt 3, England (Cornish) 3, France (Alsace) 3, India 3, Kazakhstan 3, Kuwait 3, New Zealand 3, Uzbekistan 3, Belgium (Flanders) 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2, Canada (First Nations) 2, Jordan 2, Montenegro 2, Puerto Rico 2, Sri Lanka 2, Algeria 1, Argentina 1, Austral Islands 1, Azerbaijan 1, Cyprus 1, Dominican Republic 1, Georgia 1, Georgia (Republic of Abkhazia) 1, Hong Kong 1, Iraq 1, Israel 1, Orstkhoy (reported as Italy · Aosta Valley) 1, Pakistan 1, Palestinian Territory 1, Portugal (Azores) 1, Portugal (Madeira) 1, Russia (Republic of Adygea) 1, Russia (Republic of Bashkortostan) 1, Russia (Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia) 1, Russia (Republic of Karelia) 1, Russia (Republic of Mordovia) 1, Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) 1, Spain (Basque) 1, Syrian Arab Republic 1, Venezuela 1, Yemen 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.
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%.
U5a: 2,844 samples. The common foremother lived 16k years ago (12k–20k); the branch split off 20k years ago (20k–20k).
In the site's findings #
- Distinctive branch for Russia (Republic of Chuvashia): 16% of kits, 3.6 times the world share