"Romans surely helped spread haplogroup J2 across its borders, judging from the distribution of J2 within Europe (frequency over 5%) wich bears an uncanny resemblance to the borders of the Roman Empire."
Eupedia.com, 2013.
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J2-M172 Y-DNA European Countries Population Estimate Top 25 + Civilisations.
(Top 25 of all countries included in this research & major civilisations/tribes they were part of.)
1. Turkey/Anatolia (8.966.912) - (Ancient Greece*, Thrace,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire)
2. Italy (5.513.513) - (Ancient Greece*, Etruscan,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Holy Roman Empire)
3. France (2.198.498) - (Ancient Greece*,
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
4. Russia (2.137.766) - (Ancient Greece*,
Sarmatia, Scythia, Russian Empire)
5. Germany (1.829.382) - (Germania,
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
6. Ukraine (1.457.757) - (Ancient Greece*,
Sarmatia, Scythia)
7. Romania (1.420.153) - (Ancient Greece*, Thrace,
Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire)
8. Spain (1.417.960) - (Ancient Greece*, Phoenician,
Roman Empire, Gothic Kingdom, Moors, Spanish Empire)
9. Greece (1.238.300) - (Ancient Greece*, Greek Seleucid Empire*,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman)
10. England (892.500) - (
Roman Empire, British Empire)
11. Bulgaria (545.440) - (Ancient Greece*, Thrace,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire)
12. Portugal (512.119) - (Ancient Greece*, Phoenician,
Roman Empire)
13. Netherlands (501.919) - (Germania,
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
14. Austria (493.185) - (
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire, Austria- Hungarian Empire)
15. Poland (480.192) - (
Sarmatia, Polish Kingdom, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Vlach & German Settlers)
16. Hungary (348.546) - (
Roman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria- Hungarian Empire)
17. Czech Republic (305.319) - (
Roman Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
18. Albania (292.779) - (Ancient Greece*, Illyria,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire)
19. Switserland (240.000) - (
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
20. Serbia (236.490) - (Ancient Greece*,
Roman Empire, Austria- Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire)
21. Cyprus (203.378) - (Ancient Greece*,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire)
22. Sweden (143.101) - (Germanic, Nordic, Viking, Kingdom of Sweden, Swedish Empire)
23. Macedonia (FYROM) (124.942) - (Ancient Greece*, Macedon,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire)
24. Bosnia-Herzegovina (116.379) - (Illyria,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire)
25. Slovakia (108.906) - (Scytho-Thracian, Celts,
Roman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary)
J2-M172 Y-DNA Countries Of All Regions Population Estimate Top 25 + Civilisations.
(Top 25 of all countries included in this research & major civilisations/tribes they were part of.)
1. Turkey/Anatolia (8.966.912) - (Ancient Greece*, Thrace,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire)
2. Italy (5.513.513) - (Ancient Greece*, Etruscan,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Holy Roman Empire)
3. Egypt (4.510.000) - (Ancient Egypt, Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom*,
Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire)
4. Iran (4.508.980) - (Parthian Empire, Greek Seleucid Empire*, Greco-Bactrian Kingdom*, Persian Empire)
5. Iraq (3.035.099) - (Mesopotamia, Greek Seleucid Empire*,
Roman Empire, Persian Empire, Ottoman Empire)
6. France (2.198.498) - (Ancient Greece*,
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
7. Russia (2.137.766) - (Ancient Greece*,
Sarmatia, Scythia, Russian Empire)
8. Syria (1.915.113) - (Mesopotamia, Phoenician, Greek Seleucid Empire*,
Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire)
9. Germany (1.829.382) - (Germania,
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
10. Ukraine (1.457.757) - (Ancient Greece*,
Sarmatia, Scythia)
11. Romania (1.420.153) - (Ancient Greece*, Thrace,
Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire)
12. Spain (1.417.960) - (Ancient Greece*, Phoenician,
Roman Empire, Gothic Kingdom, Moors, Spanish Empire)
13. Azerbaijan (1.397.663) - (Scythia, Greek Seleucid Empire*,
Roman Empire, Persian Empire)
14. Greece (1.238.300) - (Ancient Greece*, Greek Seleucid Empire*,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman)
15. England (892.500) - (Celtic,
Roman Empire, British Empire)
16. Georgia (603.342) - (Ancient Greece*,
Roman Empire)
17. Lebanon (549.120) - (Phoenician, Persian Empire, Greek Seleucid Empire*,
Roman Empire, Ottoman)
18. Bulgaria (545.440) - (Ancient Greece*, Thrace,
Roman Empire, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire)
19. Portugal (512.119) - (Ancient Greece*, Phoenician,
Roman Empire)
20. Netherlands (501.919) - (Germania,
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
21. Austria (493.185) - (
Roman Empire, Frankish Empire, Holy Roman Empire)
22. Morocco (489.666) - (Phoenician,
Roman Empire)
23. Poland (480.192) - (
Sarmatia, Polish Kingdom, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Vlach & German Settlers)
24. Jordan (423.038) - (Greek Seleucid Empire*,
Roman Empire, Persian Empire, Ottoman Empire)
25. Armenia (358.842) - (Kingdom of Armenia,
Roman Empire, Persian Empire. Ottoman Empire, Russian)
Taken from:
http://www.eupedia.com/forum/threads/28986-J2-Population-Size-Estimates
Original File:
https://www.facebook.com/download/647485381934504/J2 Y-DNA Population Size Estimates.docx