Geographic Frequencies in Ashkenazi Y-DNA Haplogroup J2
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 J2 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 six Y-DNA clusters in haplogroup J2 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 J2-L556
Reported Country Percentage (Number)
Australia 0.78% (1)
Austria 0.78% (1)
Belarus 13.28% (17)
Bulgaria 0.78% (1)
Canada 0.78% (1)
Czech Republic 2.34% (3)
France 1.56% (2)
Germany 19.53% (25)
Hungary 5.47% (7)
Israel 0.78% (1)
Italy 1.56% (2)
Latvia 1.56% (2)
Lithuania 6.25% (8)
Moldova 2.34% (3)
Netherlands 0.78% (1)
Northern Ireland 0.78% (1)
Poland 16.41% (21)
Romania 3.91% (5)
Russian Federation 5.47% (7)
Ukraine 13.28% (17)
United States 1.56% (2)
Unknown Origin 65
Total 193
Total (excluding Unknown Origin) 128
Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 7.02%
Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J2-Z30390
Reported Country Percentage (Number)
Belarus 11.59% (8)
Czech Republic 1.45% (1)
England 1.45% (1)
Germany 17.39% (12)
Greece 1.45% (1)
Hungary 2.90% (2)
Lithuania 10.14% (7)
Mexico 1.45% (1)
Netherlands 4.35% (3)
Poland 18.84% (13)
Romania 1.45% (1)
Russian Federation 2.90% (2)
Ukraine 18.84% (13)
United States 5.80% (4)
Unknown Origin 29
Total 98
Total (excluding Unknown Origin) 69
Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 3.56%
Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J2-FT69390
Reported Country Percentage (Number)
Belarus 21.31% (13)
Czech Republic 1.64% (1)
Hungary 11.48% (7)
Latvia 3.28% (2)
Lithuania 11.48% (7)
Poland 16.39% (10)
Romania 4.92% (3)
Russian Federation 11.48% (7)
Ukraine 18.03% (11)
Unknown Origin 26
Total 87
Total (excluding Unknown Origin) 61
Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 3.16%
Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J2-Z38408
Reported Country Percentage (Number)
Belarus 2.78% (1)
England 2.78% (1)
Germany 2.78% (1)
Hungary 11.11% (4)
Lithuania 13.89% (5)
Poland 36.11% (13)
Romania 2.78% (1)
Russian Federation 5.56% (2)
Turkey 5.56% (2)
Ukraine 16.67% (6)
Unknown Origin 10
Total 46
Total (excluding Unknown Origin) 36
Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 1.67%
Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J2-FGC21083
Reported Country Percentage (Number)
Austria 3.70% (1)
Belarus 14.81% (4)
Czech Republic 7.41% (2)
France 7.41% (2)
Hungary 14.81% (4)
Lithuania 11.11% (3)
Netherlands 3.70% (1)
Poland 18.52% (5)
Romania 3.70% (1)
Ukraine 11.11% (3)
United Kingdom 3.70% (1)
Unknown Origin 17
Total 44
Total (excluding Unknown Origin) 27
Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 1.60%
Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup J2-Z43501
Reported Country Percentage (Number)
Czech Republic 10.53% (2)
Germany 5.26% (1)
Hungary 5.26% (1)
Latvia 10.53% (2)
Lithuania 10.53% (2)
Moldova 5.26% (1)
Poland 10.53% (2)
Russian Federation 5.26% (1)
Tunisia 5.26% (1)
Ukraine 26.32% (5)
United States 5.26% (1)
Unknown Origin 14
Total 33
Total (excluding Unknown Origin) 19
Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 1.20%