Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of South Asia are haplogroups of the male Y-chromosome found in South Asian populations.
South Asia, located on the crossroads of Western Eurasia and Eastern Eurasia, accounts for about 39.49% of Asia's population, [1] and over 24% of the world's population. [2] It is home to a vast array of people who belong to diverse ethnic groups, who migrated to the region during different periods of time. [3]
The presence of Himalayas in northern and eastern borders of South Asia have limited migrations from Eastern Eurasia into Indian subcontinent in the past. Hence most of the male-mediated migrations into South Asia occurred from Western Eurasia into the region, as seen in the Y-chromosome DNA Haplogroup variations of populations in the region. [4]
The major paternal lineages of South Asian populations, represented by Y chromosomes, are haplogroups R1a1 , R2 , H , L , and J2 , [5] as well as O-M175 in some parts (northeastern region) of the Indian subcontinent. [6] Haplogroup R is the most observed Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup among the populations of South Asia, [4] followed by H, L, and J, in the listed order. [4] These four haplogroups together constitute nearly 80% of all male Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups found in various populations of the region. [4]
The Y-chromosome DNA Haplogroups R1a1, R2, L, and J2, which are found in higher frequencies among various populations of the Indian subcontinent, are also observed among various populations of Europe, Central Asia, and Middle East. [7]
Some researchers have argued that Y-DNA Haplogroup R1a1 (M17) is of autochthonous South Asian origin. [8] However, proposals for a Eurasian Steppe origin for R1a1 are also quite common and supported by several more recent studies. [9] The spread of R1a1 in Indian subcontinent is associated with Indo-Aryan migrations into the region from South Central Asia that occurred around 3,500-4,000 years before present. The R1a-Z93 paternal genetic in Romani people was also discovered. [10] Indian-Brahmin origin of paternal haplogroup R1a1*. [11]
The Haplogroup R2 is mainly restricted to various populations of South Asia, in addition to some populations of South Central Asia, Middle East, Asia Minor and the Caucasus where it is observed in low frequencies. [12] R2 has higher frequency among the speakers of the Indo-Aryan languages as compared to Dravidian speakers of South India. [8]
The Haplogroup H (also known as the "Indian marker" [4] ), which is a direct descendant of the Upper Paleolithic Eurasian Haplogroup HIJK, is mostly restricted to South Asian populations of the Indian subcontinent, [4] in addition to some populations of South Central Asia and eastern Iranian Plateau, where it is found in low frequencies. [5] It originated somewhere in the Middle East or South Central Asia and travelled to South Asia and adjoining areas of the eastern Iranian Plateau around 40,000-50,000 years before present. [4]
The Haplogroup L, which is thought to have originated near Pamir Mountains of present-day Tajikistan in South Central Asia, [4] travelled throughout Indian subcontinent during the Neolithic period, and it is associated with the spread of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) in South Asia, which existed around 3,300-5,300 years before present. [4] It is also observed among many populations of the Iranian Plateau. The spread of the Haplogroup J2 from Iranian Plateau into Indian subcontinent also occurred during the Neolithic period, alongside L. [4]
The Haplogroup O-M175, which is a major haplogroup observed among the populations of East and Southeast Asia, is found largely restricted among the Tibeto-Burman and Austroasiatic speakers of the Himalayan and northeastern regions of South Asia. [6]
Listed below are some notable groups and populations from South Asia by human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups based on various relevant studies.
The samples are taken from individuals identified with specific linguistic designations (IE=Indo-European, Dr=Dravidian, AA=Austro-Asiatic, ST=Sino-Tibetan) and individual linguistic groups, the third column (n) gives the sample size studied, and the other columns give the percentage of the respective haplogroups.
Majority of the Indo-European (IE) speakers of South Asia speak Indo-Aryan languages, followed by Iranian languages, both of which belong to Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. [13] [14] They form around 75% of the South Asian populations. [13]
The Dravidian (Dr) speakers of South Asia are mostly clustered in South India and Balochistan, as well as parts of Central India. [15] They form around 20% of the South Asian populations. [15]
The Sino-Tibetan (ST) speakers in the Himalayas and northeastern parts of the South Asia speak various languages belonging to Tibeto-Burman branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. [16]
The Austroasiatic (AA) speakers of South Asia are scattered in parts of Central, Eastern and Northeastern India as well in parts of Nepal and Bangladesh.
Note: The converted frequencies from some old studies conducted in 2000s may lead to unsubstantial frequencies below. Table below has been sorted in alphabetical order based on the name of the population.
Population | Language (if specified) | n | C | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | N | O | P | Q | R | R1 | R1a | R1b | R2 | T | Others | Reference |
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Andhra Tribals (Andhra Pradesh, India) | Dr (Telugu) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10.3% | 3.4% | 34.5% | 0 | 3.4% | 0 | 6.9% | 0 | 6.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.6% | 0 | 6.9% | 0 | Fornarino2009 [17] | |
Balochi (Balochistan, Pakistan) | IE (Balochi) | 25 | 0 | 8% | 0 | 0 | 4% | 0 | 16% | 0 | 24% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% | 20% | 8% | 12% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Bengalis (Bangladesh) | IE (Bengali) | 42 | 7.14% | 0 | 0 | 4.72% | 35.71% | 0 | 11.9% | 0 | 4.76% | 0 | 9.52% | 0 | 2.38% | 0 | 0 | 21.43% | 0 | 7.14% | 0 | Poznik2016 [18] | |
Bengalis (Bangladesh) | IE (Bengali) | 649 | 0 | 2.62% | 0 | 1.08% | 17.72% | 4.16% | 15.72% | 0 | 17.41% | 0.46% | 0 | 0 | 6.93% | 0 | 0 | 31.59% | 0.62% | 0 | 0 | Hasan2019 [19] | |
Bengalis (West Bengal, India) | IE (Bengali) | 31 | 3.2% | 0 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 9.7% | 0 | 9.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.7% | 6.5% | 22.6% | 0 | Kivisild2003 [20] | |
Bhargavas (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE (Indo-Aryan) | 96 | 6.3% | 0 | 4.2% | 0 | 16.7% | 0 | 6.3% | 4.2% | 0 | 0 | 2.1% | 4.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.9% | 1% | 32.3% | 0 | Zhao2009 [21] | |
Bihar Paswan (Bihar, India) | IE (Bihari) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.7% | 11.11% | 14.81% | 0 | 3.7% | 0 | 7.41% | 0 | 3.7% | 0 | 0 | 3.7% | 11.11% | 40.74% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Bihar Brahmins (Bihar, India) | IE (Bihari) | 38 | 2.63% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63% | 5.26% | 13.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.26% | 0 | 5.26% | 60.53% | 0 | 5.26% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Brahmins (India) | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian) | 118 | 10.2% | 0 | 2.5% | 1.7% | 11.9% | 0 | 11.9% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0 | 4.2% | 3.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28% | 1.7% | 20.3% | 0 | Zhao2009 [21] | |
Brahui (Balochistan, Pakistan) | Dr (Brahui) | 25 | 4% | 0 | 0 | 16% | 4% | 0 | 28% | 0 | 8% | 0 | 4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24% | 0 | 12% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Burusho (Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan) | Isolate (Burushaski) | 97 | 8.2% | 0 | 1% | 1% | 4.1% | 0 | 8.2% | 0 | 16.5% | 0 | 3.1% | 1% | 2.1% | 0 | 0 | 27.9% | 0 | 14.4% | 0% | Firasat2006 [23] | |
Chakma (Bangladesh) | IE (Chakma) | 116 | 0 | 1.72% | 0 | 3.45% | 4.31% | 6.03% | 10.34% | 0 | 52.59% | 1.72% | 0 | 0 | 13.79% | 0 | 0 | 4.31% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hasan2019 [19] | |
Chamar (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE (Indo-Aryan) | 18 | 5.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.9% | 0 | 11.1% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Chaturvedis (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE (Hindi) | 88 | 9.1% | 0 | 3.4% | 0 | 6.8% | 0 | 12.5% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 0 | 2.3% | 3.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.9% | 0 | 31.8% | 0 | Zhao2009 [21] | |
Chenchu (Andhra Pradesh, India) | Dr (Telugu) | 41 | 4.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.6% | 0 | 7.3% | 0 | 14.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.8% | 2.4% | 7.3% | 0 | Kivisild2003 [20] | |
Dawoodi Bohra (Gujarat, India) | IE (Gujarati) | 50 | 2% | 0 | 4% | 0 | 26% | 0 | 8% | 0 | 6% | 0 | 0 | 8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30% | 0 | 16% | 0 | Eaaswarkhanth2009 [24] | |
Dawoodi Bohra (Tamil Nadu, India) | IE (Urdu) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eaaswarkhanth2009 [24] | |
Gujarat Bhils (Gujarat, India) | IE (Bhil) | 22 | 9.09% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.27% | 0 | 18.18% | 0 | 18.18% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.09% | 0 | 18.18% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Gujarat Brahmins (Gujarat, India) | IE (Gujarati) | 64 | 3.33% | 3.33% | 0 | 10.94% | 1.56% | 0 | 15.63% | 3.13% | 7.81% | 3.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.38% | 32.81% | 0 | 9.38% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Gujarati Indians (USA) | IE (Gujarati) | 58 | 20.69% | 0 | 0 | 3.45% | 20.69% | 0 | 8.62% | 0 | 8.62% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.59% | 1.72% | 8.62% | 0 | Poznik2016 [18] | |
Gujaratis (Gujarat, India) | IE (Gujarati) | 29 | 17.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.8% | 0 | 20.7% | 0 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 | 3.5% | 0 | 3.5% | 0 | 24.1% | 0 | 3.5% | 3.5% | Kivisild2003 [20] | |
Hazara (Balochistan, Pakistan) | IE (Hazaragi) | 25 | 40% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% | 0 | 8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32% | 4% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Himachal Brahmin (Himachal Pradesh, India) | IE (Pahari) | 19 | 5.26% | 0 | 15.79% | 0 | 10.53% | 0 | 5.26% | 0 | 5.26% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.26% | 47.37% | 0 | 5.26% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
India | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian), AA (Austroasiatic), ST (Tibeto-Burman) | 728 | 1.8% | 0 | 5.2% | 1.2% | 26.4% | 0 | 9.3% | 0 | 18.7% | 0 | 23.9% | 0 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 27.3% | 0.5% | 9.3% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
India | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian), AA (Austroasiatic), ST (Tibeto-Burman) | 1152 | 1.4% | 0 | 3% | 0.1% | 23% | 0 | 9.1% | 0 | 17.5% | 0 | 18% | 2.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.3% | 0.5% | 13.5% | 3.1% | Trivedi2007 [25] | |
India | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian), AA (Austroasiatic), ST (Tibeto-Burman) | 1,615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharma2007 [26] | |
India (Central) | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 2% | 20% | 0 | 4% | 0 | 4% | 0 | 8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 6% | 0% | Sahoo2006 [27] | |
India (East) | IE (Indo-Aryan), AA (Austroasiatic), Dr (Dravidian) | 367 | 0.8% | 0 | 2.7% | 0 | 19.3% | 0 | 4.1% | 0 | 1.9% | 0 | 20.7% | 2.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2% | 0 | 15.5% | 3.8% | Sahoo2006 [27] | |
India (West) | IE (Indo-Aryan) | 204 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.5% | 0 | 33.3% | 0 | 11.3% | 0 | 11.8% | 0 | 0 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35% | 0 | 6.4% | 0.5% | Sahoo2006 [27] | |
India (North) | IE (Indo-Aryan), ST (Tibeto-Burman) | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1.1% | 0.6% | 24.5% | 0 | 7.8% | 0 | 1.7% | 0 | 2.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.9% | 0.6% | 11.1% | 0% | Trivedi2007 [25] | |
India (Northeast) | ST (Tibeto-Burman) | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.7% | 4.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trivedi2007 [25] | |
India (S. Gujarat tribals) | IE (Indo-Aryan) | 284 | 8.5% | 0 | 4.2% | 0 | 40.1% | 0 | 10.2% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 | 18.7% | 0 | 9.5% | 0 | Khurana2014 [28] | |
India (South) | Dr (Dravidian) | 372 | 1.9% | 0 | 4% | 0 | 27.5% | 0 | 19.7% | 0 | 10.8% | 0 | 0 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.7% | 1.3% | 21.5% | 5.1% | Trivedi2007 [25] | |
India Shia (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE (Urdu) | 161 | 3.7% | 1.9% | 5.6% | 5% | 8.6% | 0 | 28.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6% | 5% | 0 | 0 | 3.7% | 27.9% | 0 | 9.3% | 0 | Eaaswarkhanth2009 [24] | |
Indian Dravidians | Dr (Dravidian) | 353 | 1.7% | 0 | 9.3% | 2.3% | 32.9% | 0 | 19.7% | 0 | 11.6% | 0 | 13.6% | 0 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 26.7% | 0.3% | 6.2% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Indian Indo-Europeans | IE (Indo-Aryan) | 205 | 2.4% | 0 | 2.4% | 0.5% | 28.8% | 0 | 11.3% | 0 | 3.9% | 0 | 4.9% | 0 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 48.9% | 1.5% | 13.7% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Indian Munda | AA (Munda) | 892 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 0 | 23.1% | 0 | 3.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.2% | 1.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4% | 0 | 4.4% | 0 | Kumar2007 [29] | |
Indian Sunni (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE (Urdu) | 129 | 0 | 0 | 3.1% | 2.3% | 14% | 0 | 20.1% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | 1.5% | 0 | 0 | 2.3% | 39.5% | 0 | 11.6% | 0 | Eaaswarkhanth2009 [24] | |
Indian tribes | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian), AA (Austroasiatic), ST (Tibeto-Burman) | 505 | 2.2% | 0 | 2% | 0.2% | 21.2% | 0 | 2.6% | 0 | 3.2% | 0 | 40.6% | 3.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9% | 1% | 6.1% | 4.2% | Trivedi2007 [25] | |
Indian Sino-Tibetans | ST (Tibeto-Burman) | 87 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6% | 0 | 5.7% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Indian Telugus (UK) | Dr (Telugu) | 60 | 1.67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.67% | 0 | 6.67% | 0 | 1.67% | 1.67% | 0 | 0 | 1.67% | 0 | 0 | 26.67% | 0 | 20% | 0 | Poznik2016 [18] | |
India's Lower Castes | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian) | 261 | 0.8% | 0 | 4.6% | 0 | 27.6% | 0 | 3.1% | 0 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.4% | 2.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7% | 0 | 27.6% | 4.6% | Trivedi2007 [25] | |
India's Middle Castes | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian) | 175 | 0.6% | 0 | 5.1% | 0 | 21.1% | 0 | 9.7% | 0 | 5.7% | 0 | 0 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3% | 0 | 18.9% | 1.7% | Trivedi2007 [25] | |
India's Upper Castes | IE (Indo-Aryan), Dr (Dravidian) | 211 | 0.9% | 0 | 1.9% | 0 | 23.3% | 0 | 10% | 0 | 11.4% | 0 | 0 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.5% | 0.5% | 9% | 0 | Trivedi2007 [25] | |
Indo-Aryan Castes (India) | IE (Indo-Aryan) | 29 | 5.3% | 0 | 3.6% | 0.6% | 6.5% | 0 | 16.6% | 1.2% | 11.2% | 0 | 1.2% | 4.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 0 | 8.9% | 0 | Cordaux2004 [30] | |
Iranian Shia (Andhra Pradesh, India) | IE (Indo-Aryan) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16% | 8% | 4% | 0 | 24% | 28% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4% | 0 | 16% | 0 | Eaaswarkhanth2009 [24] | |
Jats (India and Pakistan) | IE (various) | 302 | 0 | 1% | 0 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1% | 9.6% | 0 | 36.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.6% | 28.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% | Mahal2017 [31] | |
J&K Kashmir Gujars (Jammu and Kashmir, India) | IE (Gujari) | 49 | 2.04% | 0 | 4.08% | 0 | 10.2% | 0 | 6.12% | 8.16% | 16.33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 0 | 2.04% | 40.86% | 0 | 8.16% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
J&K Kashmiri Pandits (Jammu and Kashmir, India) | IE (Kashmiri) | 51 | 1.96% | 0 | 3.92% | 1.96% | 9.8% | 0 | 9.8% | 9.8% | 5.88% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.88% | 1.96% | 11.76% | 23.53% | 0 | 13.73% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Kalash (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) | IE (Kalasha) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2% | 20.5% | 0 | 9.1% | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Firasat2006 [23] | |
Kathmandu (Nepal) | IE (Indo-Aryan), ST (Tibeto-Burman) | 77 | 7.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7% | 0 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8% | 0 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 | 35.1% | 0 | 10.4% | 0 | Gayden2007 [32] | |
Khasi (Meghalaya, India) | AA (Khasi) | 92 | 0 | 0 | 10.9% | 0 | 6.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.8% | 4.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kumar2007 [29] | |
Kodava (Karnataka, India) | Dr (Kodava) | 50 | 2% | 0 | 2% | 0 | 8% | 0 | 16% | 0 | 18% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38% | 0 | 16% | 0 | NI-Shodhganga [33] | |
Khasi (Bangladesh) | AA (Khasi) | 90 | 0 | 12.75% | 0 | 0 | 3.92% | 0 | 9.80% | 0 | 45.10% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.69% | 0 | 0 | 12.75% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hasan2019 [19] | |
Kokanastha Brahmin (Maharashtra, India) | IE (Marathi) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12% | 0 | 28% | 0 | 4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 0 | 20% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Konkanastha Brahmins (Maharashtra, India) | IE (Marathi) | 43 | 2.3% | 0 | 2.3% | 0 | 9.3% | 0 | 14% | 2.3% | 18.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.9% | 0 | 9.3% | 0 | Kivisild2003 [20] | |
Koraga Tribals (Karnataka, India) | Dr (Koraga) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1% | 0 | DE=6.1% | Cordaux2004 [30] |
Koya (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India) | Dr (Koya) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 26.8% | 0 | 70.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kivisild2003 [20] | |
Lambadi (Andhra Pradesh, India) | IE (Lambadi) | 35 | 17.1% | 0 | 2.9% | 0 | 8.6% | 0 | 5.7% | 0 | 17.1% | 0 | 0 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6% | 37.1% | 0 | 0 | Kivisild2003 [20] | |
Madhya Pradesh Brahmins (Madhya Pradesh, India) | IE | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2.38% | 0 | 7.14% | 0 | 23.81% | 0 | 7.14% | 2.38% | 0 | 2.38% | 4.76% | 0 | 0 | 38.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Madhya Pradesh Gonds (Madhya Pradesh, India) | Dr (Gondi) | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% | 0 | 0 | 6.25% | 0 | 0 | 6.25% | 0 | 6.25% | 0 | 0 | 18.75% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Madhya Pradesh Saharia (Madhya Pradesh, India) | IE | 57 | 0 | 0 | 5.27% | 0 | 33.33% | 0 | 0 | 3.51% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.75% | 0 | 0 | 50.87% | 0 | 5.3% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Maharashtra Brahmins (Maharashtra, India) | IE (Marathi) | 30 | 3.33% | 0 | 0 | 3.33% | 10% | 0 | 16.67% | 3.33% | 10% | 3.33% | 3.33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.33% | 0 | 3.33% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Manipuri (Bangladesh) | ST (Meitei) | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.56% | 2.22% | 10.00% | 11.11% | 0 | 25.56% | 1.11% | 0 | 0 | 15.56% | 0 | 0 | 11.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hasan2019 [19] | |
Mappila Muslims (Kerala, India) | Dr (Malayalam) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.5% | 0 | 20% | 5% | 10% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.5% | 0 | 5% | 0 | Eaaswarkhanth2009 [24] | |
Mundari (East India) | AA (Munda) | 789 | 0 | 0 | 3.3% | 0 | 25.4% | 0 | 4.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% | 1.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9% | 0 | Kumar2007 [29] | |
New Delhi Hindus (New Delhi, India) | IE | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2% | 18.3% | 0 | 8.1% | 0 | 4.1% | 0 | 2% | 0 | 6.1% | 0 | 0 | 34.7% | 0 | 20.4% | 0 | Fornarino2009 [17] | |
Pakistan | IE (Indo-Aryan, Iranian), Dr (Brahui, Burushaki | 176 | 7.4% | 0 | 0 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 0 | 15.3% | 0 | 13.1% | 0 | 2.3% | 0 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 | 24.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Pakistan | IE (Indo-Aryan, Iranian), Dr (Brahui) Burushaki | 638 | 3% | 0 | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0 | 20.2% | 0 | 11.6% | 0 | 0.5% | 0 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 | 37.1% | 0 | 7.8% | 0 | Firasat2006 [23] | |
Parsis (Western India – Lay) | IE (Gujarati) | 122 | 0 | 5.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.9% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 0 | 0 | 23.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | BT=5.7% | López2017 [34] |
Parsis (Western India – Priest) | IE (Gujarati) | 71 | 0 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2% | 0 | 54.9% | 0 | 0 | 31.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | BT=8.5% | López2017 [34] |
Pashtun (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) | IE (Pashto) | 96 | 0 | 0 | 2.1% | 11.5% | 4.2% | 0 | 6.2% | 0 | 12.5% | 0 | 5.2% | 0 | 5.2% | 0 | 0 | 44.8% | 0 | 0 | 1% | Firasat2006 [23] | |
Pathan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) | IE (Pashto) | 21 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 | 9.5% | 14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5% | 4.8% | 0 | 38.1% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Punjab Brahmin (Punjab, India) | IE (Punjabi) | 28 | 3.58% | 0 | 3.57% | 3.57% | 0 | 0 | 21.43% | 0 | 7.14% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.71% | 0 | 25% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Punjabi (Punjab, India) | IE (Punjabi) | 66 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6% | 0 | 21.2% | 0 | 12.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47% | 7.6% | 4.6% | 0 | Kivisild2003 [20] | |
Punjabis (Punjab, Pakistan) | IE (Punjabi) | 48 | 2.08% | 0 | 0 | 8.33% | 6.25% | 0 | 27.08% | 0 | 4.17% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.17% | 0 | 0 | 35.42% | 0 | 12.5% | 0 | Poznik2016 [18] | |
Rajastanis (Rajasthan, India) | IE (Rajasthani) | 202 | 0 | 1% | 0 | 3% | 9% | 1% | 10% | 0 | 8% | 0 | 3% | 0 | 10% | 0 | 0 | 43% | 0 | 15% | 0 | Kumawat2020 [35] | |
Rajput (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE | 29 | 3.4% | 0 | 3.4% | 0 | 20.7% | 0 | 17.2% | 0 | 6.9% | 0 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31% | 0 | 13.8% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Rakhine (Bangladesh) | ST (Arakanese) | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.87% | 6.54% | 1.87% | 13.08% | 0 | 29.91% | 3.74% | 0 | 0 | 28.04% | 0 | 0 | 10.28% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hasan2019 [19] | |
Shia (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE (Urdu) | 154 | 9.1% | 11% | 3.3% | 9.7% | 7.8% | 0 | 19.5% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 0 | 2% | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.6% | 0 | 13% | 0 | Zhao2009 [21] | |
Sindhi (Sindh, Pakistan) | IE (Sindhi) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% | 0 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 | 52.4% | 0 | 4.8% | 0 | Sengupta2006 [8] | |
Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) | IE (Sinhala) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10.3% | 0 | 10.3% | 0 | 10.3% | 0 | 18% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.8% | 0 | 38.5% | 0 | Kivisild2003 [20] | |
Sri Lanka | IE (Sinhala) | 74 | 0 | 0 | 9% | 0 | 15% | 0 | 14% | 1% | 19% | 0 | 0 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27% | 0 | 12% | 0 | Mustak2019 [36] | |
Sourashtrians (Brahmin) (Tamil Nadu, India) | IE (Gujarati), Dr (Tamil) | 46 | 6.5% | 0 | 4.4% | 0 | 15.2% | 0 | 2.2% | 0 | 26.1% | 0 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1% | 0 | 4.3% | 0 | Cordaux2004 [30] | |
South Indian Tribals (South India) | Dr (Dravidian), AA (Austroasiatic) | 315 | 8.6% | 0 | 18.1% | 0 | 31.1% | 0 | 2.9% | 0 | 7% | 0 | 6.7% | 6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9% | 0 | 4.4% | 0 | DE=0.6% | Cordaux2004 [30] |
South castes (South India) | Dr (Dravidian) | 447 | 5.1% | 0 | 11.9% | 0 | 14.1% | 0 | 9.8% | 5.6% | 21.9% | 0 | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.6% | 0 | 10.6% | 0 | Cordaux2004 [30] | |
Sri Lanka | IE (Sinhala), Dr (Tamil) | 91 | 3.3% | 0 | 9.9% | 5.5% | 25.3% | 0 | 19.8% | 0 | 15.4% | 0 | 1.1% | 3.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Karafet2005 [37] | |
Sri Lankan Tamils (UK) | Dr (Tamil) | 55 | 1.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.1% | 0 | 14.5% | 0 | 18.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 | 27.3% | 0 | 5.5% | 0 | Poznik2016 [18] | |
Sunni (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE (Urdu) | 104 | 7.7% | 0 | 2% | 5.8% | 10.6% | 0 | 15.4% | 2% | 3.8% | 0 | 2.9% | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.8% | 0 | 19.2% | 0 | Zhao2009 [21] | |
Tamil Nadu (India) | Dr (Tamil) | 1680 | 4.4% | 0.3% | 16.3% | 3.1% | 23.6% | 0 | 2.1% | 14.0% | 2.0% | 0 | 0.4% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 12.7% | 0 | 8.2% | 0 | 0.8% | 0 | ArunKumar 2012 [38] | |
Terai Hindus (Terai, Nepal) | IE (Nepali) | 26 | 11.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8% | 0 | 3.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.2% | 0 | 3.8% | 0 | Fornarino2009 [17] | |
Tharu (Nepal) | IE (Tharu) | 171 | 0.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7% | 0 | 14% | 0 | 2.3% | 0 | 36.8% | 0 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 | 8.8% | 0 | 4.7% | 0 | Fornarino2009 [17] | |
Tripuri (Bangladesh) | ST (Kokborok) | 107 | 0 | 9.41% | 0 | 1.18% | 3.53% | 3.53% | 10.59% | 0 | 65.88% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.71% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hasan2019 [19] | |
Uttar Pradesh (South) Kols (Uttar Pradesh, India) | AA (Kolarian) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.11% | 0 | 33.34% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.74% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.81% | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Uttar Pradesh (South) Gonds (Uttar Pradesh, India) | Dr (Gondi) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.46% | 0 | 18.92% | 10.81% | 0 | 2.7% | 8.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
Uttar Pradesh Brahmin (Uttar Pradesh, India) | IE | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.13% | 0 | 3.23% | 0 | 3.21% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46% | 0 | 0 | 67.74% | 0 | 3.23% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] | |
West Bengal Brahmins (West Bengal, India) | IE (Bengali) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.56% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.22% | 0 | 22.22% | 0 | Sharma2009 [22] |
Haplogroup | Possible time of origin | Possible place of origin | Possible TMRCA [39] |
---|---|---|---|
A00 | 235,900 [39] or 275,000 years ago [40] | Africa [41] | 37,600 years ago |
CT | 88,000 [39] or 101-100,000 years ago [42] [43] | Africa | 68,500 years ago |
C | 65,900 [39] or 50,000-70,000 years ago [44] | Indian subcontinent [44] (part of first migration out of Africa to Southeast Asia through Coastal India [4] ) | 48,800 years ago |
E | 65,200, [39] 69,000, [42] or 73,000 years ago [43] | Northeast Africa [45] or Middle East [46] (part of second migration out of Africa, initially settled in the Middle East [4] ) | 52,300 years ago |
F | 65,900 years ago [39] | Northeast Africa [4] or Middle East [4] (its descendants are present in nearly 90% of all non-African populations [4] ) | 48,800 years ago |
GHIJK | 49,000 - 59,000 years ago [47] | Indian subcontinent or Southeast Asia [48] | 48,500 years ago |
HIJK | 48,500 - 59,000 years ago [39] [47] | Eurasia | 48,500 years ago |
G | more than 48,500 years ago [39] | Eastern edge of Iranian plateau, [4] close to the Indus valley [4] (border of Middle East and Indian subcontinent [4] ) | 25,200 years ago |
K | 47,200 years ago [39] | Iran [4] or South Central Asia [4] | 45,400 years ago |
H | 45,400 years ago [39] | Middle East or South Central Asia, [4] known as "Indian Marker" [4] [49] [50] | 45,600 years ago |
P | 45,400 years ago [39] | South Central Asia, [4] North of Hindu Kush mountains [4] | 41,500 years ago |
J | 42,900 years ago [39] [45] | Mesopotamia in northern Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East [4] | 31,600 years ago |
I | 42,900 years ago [39] | Europe, Near East, Central Asia, known as the "European Haplogroup" [4] | 27,500 years ago |
L | 42,600 years ago [39] | Eastern Iranian plateau in the Middle East [51] [21] [52] or Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan in South-Central Asia [4] [53] [50] | 23,100 years ago |
T | 42,600 years ago [39] | Northeast Africa, [4] Middle East, [54] [55] Europe, [4] | 26,900 years ago |
O | 41,750 [56] or 36,800 years ago [39] | Central or East Asia [4] | 30,500 years ago |
N | 36,800 years ago [39] [57] | North Eurasia [58] or East Asia [57] | 22,000 years ago |
R | 31,900 years ago [39] | Central Asia (from Caspian sea to border of Western China) [4] or Siberia [4] | 28,200 years ago |
Q | 31,700 years ago [59] [60] | Southern Siberia (adjacent to the border between Central Asia and North Asia) [4] [59] [60] | 28,700 years ago |
J-M172 (J2) | 31,600 years ago [39] [45] | Iranian plateau in Middle East | 27,600 years ago |
R-M173 (R1) | 28,200 years ago [39] | Central Asia | 22,800 years ago |
R-M479 (R2) | 28,200 years ago [39] | Indian subcontinent or South Central Asia | 16,300 years ago |
R-M420 (R1a) | 22,800 years ago [39] [22] | Eurasia | 18,200 years ago |
R-M17 (R1a1) | 13,000 [22] or 18,000 years ago [61] | Eurasian Steppe [4] or Indian subcontinent [22] [8] | |
R-M343 (R1b) | 22,800 years ago [39] [62] | Eurasia [63] | 20,400 years ago |
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