Introduction
The maps on this page represents the distribution of Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroups. A mtDNA haplogroup is a group of people sharing the same series of mutations on their mitochondrial genome, which they inherited from a long line of common maternal ancestors. Mutations occasionally happen on the mtDNA sequence and are inherited by all the descendants of the woman carrying the new mutation. This permits to retrace the genealogical tree of humanity with great accuracy and see patterns in the distribution of shared historical lineages. Most major haplogroups are tens of thousands of years old, typically going back to the Paleolithic, Mesolithic or Neolithic. Deeper subclades give a view of more recent lineages, some as recent as a few centuries ago. The following maps were compiled with all the latest available mtDNA data for each country.
Haplogroups H1 + H3 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroups H1 + H3 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup H5 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup H5 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup HV (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup HV (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup I (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup I (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup J (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup J (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup K (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup K (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup L (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup L (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup T1 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup T1 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup T2 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup T2 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroups U + K (mtDNA)
Distribution of haplogroups U and K (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup U2 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup U2 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup U3 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup U3 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup U4 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup U4 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup U5 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup U5 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup U6 (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup U6 (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroups HV0 + V (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroups HV0 and V (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup W (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup W (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
Haplogroup X (mtDNA)
Description & analysis
Distribution of haplogroup X (mtDNA) in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
East & North Asian mtDNA haplogroups
This map includes mt-haplogroups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M7, M8, Y and Z.
Distribution of East & North Asian mtDNA haplogroups in Europe, the Near East and North Africa
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