Geographic Frequencies in Ashkenazi Y-DNA Haplogroup R1a

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 R1a 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 three Y-DNA clusters in haplogroup R1a 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 R1a-Y2619

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Algeria   0.40% (1)

Austria   2.00% (5)

Belarus   4.80% (12)

Canada   0.40% (1)

Czech Republic   3.20% (8)

England   1.60% (4)

France   1.20% (3)

Germany   6.40% (16)

Hungary   4.00% (10)

Iraq   0.40% (1)

Israel 13.20% (33)

Latvia   1.60% (4)

Lithuania   8.00% (20)

Moldova     1.60% (4)

Netherlands   1.20% (3)

Poland   19.20% (48)

Romania   3.60% (9)

Russian Federation   3.60% (9)

Scotland   0.40% (1)

Slovakia   0.40% (1)

Spain   0.40% (1)

Turkey   0.80% (2)

Ukraine 20.00% (50)

United Kingdom   1.60% (4)

Unknown Origin   83

Total 333

Total (excluding Unknown Origin) 250

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests       12.11%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup R1a-BY33370 

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Belarus 15.38% (2)

Italy   7.69% (1)

Latvia   7.69% (1)

Lithuania   7.69% (1)

Poland   7.69% (1)

Russian Federation   7.69% (1)

Suriname   7.69% (1)

Ukraine 38.46% (5)

Total   13

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)   13

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 0.29%

Reported Countries of Most Distant Known Ancestor on Direct Male Line for Y-DNA Haplogroup R1a-YP1013

    Reported Country                               Percentage (Number) 

Belarus 18.75% (6)

Bulgaria   6.25% (2)

Czech Republic   3.13% (1)

Germany   3.13% (1)

Italy   3.13% (1)

Latvia   3.13% (1)

Lithuania   9.38% (3)

Poland   3.13% (1)

Romania   3.13% (1)

Russia (Republic of Chechnya)   3.13% (1)

Russian Federation 18.75% (6)

Slovakia   3.13% (1)

Turkey   3.13% (1)

Ukraine 18.75% (6)

Unknown Origin   10

Total   42

Total (excluding Unknown Origin)   32

Percentage of Total Ashkenazi Tests 1.16%