Geographic Frequencies in Ashkenazi Y-DNA Haplogroup J1

This page sets forth information compiled using FTDNA's Discover Tool concerning the most distant known direct male ancestor reported by each of the Big Y-tested men in any of the Ashkenazi Y-DNA clusters in haplogroup J1 identified through the analysis described elsewhere on this website. The information was compiled on April 22, 2023 by using the Discover Tool's Country Frequency page (in Table View) for each of the eight Y-DNA clusters in haplogroup J1 identified through the refined analysis performed on this website in December 2022.  

This page posts, by size and in alphabetical order, charts of each country identified as an ancestral country by one or more of the men in each cluster, followed by the percentage of men (total number of men) with reported ancestry in each country. 

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J1-L816 

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Austria   3.00% (3)

Belarus   8.00% (8)

Czech Republic   6.00% (6)

England   1.00% (1)

Finland   1.00% (1)

France   1.00% (1)

Germany   8.00% (8)

Greece   1.00% (1)

Hungary   3.00% (3)

Latvia   3.00% (3)

Lithuania   5.00% (5)

Mexico   6.00% (6)

Netherlands   1.00% (1)

Palestinian Territory   1.00% (1)

Poland 21.00% (21)

Romania   3.00% (3)

Russian Federation   2.00% (2)

Slovakia   5.00% (5)

Spain   3.00% (3)

Ukraine 16.00% (16)

United States   2.00% (2)

Unknown Origin     74

Total 174

Total (excluding Unknown Origin) 100

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 6.33%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J1-BY101

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Austria 2.94% (1)

Belarus 11.76% (4)

England 2.94% (1)

Germany       20.59% (7)

Hungary 2.94% (1)

Italy 2.94% (1)

Latvia 2.94% (1)

Lithuania 8.82% (3)

Poland       14.71% (5)

Romania 5.88% (2)

Russian Federation 2.94% (1)

Ukraine       20.59% (7)

Unknown Origin     16

Total     50

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)     34

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests   1.82%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J1-S12192

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Algeria   0.62% (1)

Austria   1.86% (3)

Belarus 11.18% (18)

Bulgaria   0.62% (1)

Canada     0.62% (1)

Czech Republic   1.86% (3)

England   1.24% (2)

Estonia   0.62% (1)

France   0.62% (1)

Germany   9.94% (16)

Hungary   3.73% (6)

Ireland   0.62% (1)

Israel   0.62% (1)

Italy   1.24% (2)

Latvia   2.48% (4)

Lithuania 10.56% (17)

Moldova     1.24% (2)

Morocco   0.62% (1)

Netherlands   0.62% (1)

Norway   0.62% (1)

Poland 22.98% (37)

Romania   4.97% (8)

Russian Federation   4.35% (7)

Slovakia   2.48% (4)

Turkey   0.62% (1)

Ukraine 12.42% (20)

United States   0.62% (1)

Unknown Origin     98

Total   259

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)   161

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 9.42%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J1-ZS2616 

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Belarus 25.00% (2)

Bolivia 12.50% (1)

Lithuania 12.50% (1)

Mexico 12.50% (1)

Poland 12.50% (1)

Ukraine 25.00% (2)

Unknown Origin   7

Total 15

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)   8

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 0.55%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J1-ZS4297

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Belarus 11.43% (6)

Czech Republic   2.86% (6)

England   2.86% (6)

Germany   8.57% (6)

Greece   2.86% (6)

Hungary   2.86% (6)

Italy   2.86% (6)

Latvia   2.86% (6)

Lithuania 11.43% (6)

Morocco   2.86% (6)

Netherlands Antilles   5.71% (6)

Poland 11.43% (6)

Portugal   8.57% (6)

Syrian Arab Republic   2.86% (6)

Turkey   2.86% (6)

Ukraine 17.14% (6)

Unknown Origin     6

Total   41

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)   35

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 1.49%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J1-ZS10568

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Hungary 14.29% (1)

Lithuania 14.29% (1)

Russian Federation 14.29% (1)

Ukraine 57.14% (4)

Unknown Origin   3

Total 10

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)   7

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 0.36%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J1-FGC5215 

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Belarus   4.55% (1)

England   4.55% (1)

Israel   4.55% (1)

Lithuania   4.55% (1)

Poland 36.36% (8)

Romania   4.55% (1)

Russian Federation   4.55% (1)

Turkey   4.55% (1)

Ukraine   27.27% (6)

United States   4.55% (1)

Unknown Origin     7

Total   29

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)   22

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 1.05%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J1-FGC17481 

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Algeria   7.14% (1)

Belarus   7.14% (1)

Lithuania 14.29% (2)

Poland   21.43% (3)

Russian Federation   7.14% (1)

Ukraine 28.57% (4)

United Kingdom   7.14% (1)

United States   7.14% (1)

Unknown Origin       3

Total   17

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)   14

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 0.62%