FTDNA mt-tree branch

W5a

W5a is a branch of the FamilyTreeDNA mt tree with 372 kits that gave a country, counting all sub-branches. It is most common in these samples: France (Alsace) (3.2% of kits), England (Cornish) (1.2% of kits), Northern Ireland (0.8% of kits). The branch's common foremother lived about 8,000 years ago: the FTDNA Discover estimate runs from 6,800 to 9,300 years ago. YFull has 99 samples in this branch and dates its common foremother to 1,300 years ago.

372

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

2 with their own page, 0 without

8,000 years

age by Discover

the common foremother lived 6,800 to 9,300 years ago

1,300 years

age by YFull

common foremother (TMRCA); the branch split from its parent 4,800 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	79	21.2%	0.4%
England	57	15.3%	0.5%
Ireland	40	10.8%	0.4%
Germany	35	9.4%	0.3%
Scotland	27	7.3%	0.6%
Sweden	25	6.7%	0.3%
United Kingdom	20	5.4%	0.4%
Norway	12	3.2%	0.3%
Netherlands	11	3.0%	0.8%
Canada	9	2.4%	0.4%
France	9	2.4%	0.2%
Denmark	6	1.6%	0.5%
Northern Ireland	5	1.3%	0.8%
Poland	5	1.3%	0.1%
United States (Native American)United States	5	1.3%	0.2%
Italy	3	0.8%	0.1%
Portugal	3	0.8%	0.3%
Switzerland	3	0.8%	0.2%
Ukraine	3	0.8%	0.1%
Belgium	2	0.5%	0.5%

12 more

The remaining countries and regions (12), 13 kits in total: France (Alsace) 2, Australia 1, Austria 1, Czech Republic 1, England (Cornish) 1, Hungary 1, Lithuania 1, Portugal (Azores) 1, Russia (Republic of Adygea) 1, Russian Federation 1, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 1.

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.

W5a1

297 · 79.8%

W5a2

59 · 15.9%

On the branch itself, without a resolved sub-branch: 16 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%.

W5a: 99 samples. The common foremother lived 1,300 years ago (1,200–1,400); the branch split off 4,800 years ago (3,800–6,000).