Listed here are notable ethnic groups and populations from West Asia, Egypt and South Caucasus by human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups based on relevant studies. The samples are taken from individuals identified with the ethnic and linguistic designations in the first two columns, the third column gives the sample size studied, and the other columns give the percentage of the particular haplogroup. (IE = Indo-European, AA = Afro-Asiatic) Some old studies conducted in the early 2000s regarded several haplogroups as one haplogroup, e.g. I, G and sometimes J were haplogroup 2, so conversion sometimes may lead to unsubstantial frequencies below.
Table Population Language (if specified) n E G I J L N R1a T Q ReferenceAfro-IraniansIE (Iranian, West)12Grugni2012Arabs (Bedouin) AA (Semitic) 32 Nebel2001Arabs (Egypt)AA (Semitic)147Luis2004 (Errata)Arabs (Egypt)AA (Semitic)370Bekada2013Arabs (Egypt)AA (Semitic)92Wood2005Arabs (Egypt)AA (Semitic)147AbuAmero2009Arabs (Egypt)AA (Semitic)35Kujanová2009Arabs (Egypt)AA (Semitic)1024Amer2026Khaled Amer, April 06, 2026, EGP1K: Whole-Genome Sequencing of 1,024 Egyptians Characterizes Population Structure and Genetic Diversity
EGP1K: Whole-Genome Sequencing of 1,024 Egyptians Characterizes Population Structure and Genetic Diversity | bioRxivArabs (Egypt - South)AA (Semitic)47Trombetta2015Arabs (Egypt - North)AA (Semitic)49Trombetta2015Arabs (Egypt - Mansoura)AA (Semitic)44Arredi2004Arabs (Egypt - Luxor)AA (Semitic)66Lucotte2003Arabs (Egypt - Luxor)AA (Semitic)29Arredi2004Arabs (Egypt - Alexandria)AA (Semitic)162Lucotte2003Arabs (Iran – Khuzestan)AA (Semitic)57Grugni12 Arabs (Iraq) AA (Semitic) Semino2004Arabs (Iraq)AA (Semitic)254Lazim2020Arabs (Jordan) AA (Semitic) 146 AbuAmero2009Arabs (Jordan – Amman)AA (Semitic)101Flores2005Arabs (Jordan- Dead Sea) AA (Semitic) 45 Flores2005Arabs (Kuwait – Bedouin) AA (Semitic) 148 Mohammad2010Arabs (Oman) AA (Semitic) 121 Luis2004Arabs (Palestine – Muslim) AA (Semitic) 143 Nebel2001 Arabs (Palestine – Christian) AA (Semitic) 44 Fernandes2011Arabs (Qatar) AA (Semitic) 72 Cadenas2008Arabs (Saudi Arabia) AA (Semitic) 157 AbuAmero2009Arabs (Syria) AA (Semitic) 20 Semino2000Arabs (Syria) AA (Semitic) 520 Zalloua2008 & El-Sibai2009Yemeni (Soqotra) AA (Semitic) 63 Cerny2009Arabs (UAE) AA (Semitic) 164 Cadenas2008Arabs (Yemen) AA (Semitic) 62 Cadenas2008Arabs (Yemen)AA (Semitic)46Haber2019 Armenians IE (Armenian) 89 Rosser2000 Armenians IE (Armenian) 100 Nasidze2004 Armenians IE (Armenian) 734 Weale2001Armenians (Iran – Tehran)IE (Armenian)34Grugni12 Assyrians (Iran) AA (Semitic) 48 Grugni 2012Assyrians (Iran – Tehran)AA (Semitic)9Grugni 2012Assyrians (Iran – West Azerbaijan)AA (Semitic)39Grugni12 Azerbaijanis Turkic 72 Nasidze2004 Azerbaijanis Turkic 97 Cruciani2004Azerbaijanis (Iran – West Azerbaijan)Turkic63Grugni12 Baloch IE (Iranian, NW) 25 Sengupta2006BalochIE (Iranian, NW)24Grugni12Berbers (Egypt)AA (Berber)93Dugoujon2009Copts (Egypt)AA (Egyptian)100Crubézy2010ChechensCaucasian (North East)330Balanovsky 2011 Cypriots IE (Greek) 45 Rosser2000DarginsCaucasian (North East)68Yunusbayev2012Dargins (Kaitaks)Caucasian (North East)33Balanovsky 2011Dargins (Kubachis)Caucasian (North East)65Balanovsky 2011 Druze AA (Semitic) 28 Cruciani2004DruzeAA (Semitic)329Marshall2016 & Behar2010 Georgians Caucasian (South) 63 Semino2000 Georgians Caucasian (South) 66 Battaglia2008GilaksIE (Iranian, NW)64Grugni12IngushCaucasian (North East)143Balanovsky 2011Iranians (Bandar)IE (Iranian, NW)131Grugni12Iranians (Qeshm)IE (Iranian, NW)44Grugni12 Iranians (North Iran) IE (Iranian, West) 33 Regueiro2006 Iranians (South Iran) IE (Iranian, West) 117 Regueiro2006 Iranians IE (Iranian, West) 130 Nasidze2004 Iranians 938 Grugni2012 Iraqis 203 Abu A. 2009 Jews (Ashkenazi) AA (Semitic) 79 Nebel2001 Jews (Ashkenazi) AA (Semitic) 442 Behar2004. Jews (Ashkenazi) AA (Semitic) 737 J1: 15%J2: 21% M267:8% Hammer et al. 2009Hammer MF, Behar DM, Karafet TM, et al.Extended Y chromosome haplotypes resolve multiple and unique lineages of the Jewish priesthood. Hum Genet. 2009;126(5):707–717. doi:10.1007/s00439-009-0727-5Orher items of note: R2 at 6.1%, Q at 4.7% Non-Levites or Cohanim. Jews (Kurdish) AA (Semitic) 95 Nebel2001 Jews (Sephardic)AA (Semitic) 78 Nebel2001Jews (Tunisian)AA (Semitic)34Manni et al. (2005)Kurds (Iran)IE (Iranian, NW)59Grugni12 Kurds (Northern Iraq) IE (Iranian, NW) 95 Nebel2001Arabs (Lebanon) AA (Semitic) 1,403 Platt2021LursIE (Iranian, SW)50Grugni12MazandarenisIE (Iranian, NW)70Grugni12Parsis (India – Lay)IE (Iranian, SW)122López2017Parsis (India – Priest)IE (Iranian, SW)71López2017Parsis (Iran – Lay)IE (Iranian, SW)76López2017Parsis (Iran – Priest)IE (Iranian, SW)8López2017Parsis (Iran – Tehran)IE (Iranian, SW)13Grugni12Parsis (Iran – Yazd)IE (Iranian, SW)34Grugni12Persians (Iran – Fars)IE (Iranian, NW)44Grugni12Persians (Iran – Isfahan)IE (Iranian, SW)11Grugni12Persians (Iran – Khurasan)IE (Iranian, SW)59Grugni12Persians (Iran – Yazd)IE (Iranian, SW)46Grugni12Samaritans (Tribe of Levi)AA (Semitic)2Oefner2013Samaritans (Tribe of Joseph)AA (Semitic)10Oefner2013TurkmenTurkic68Grugni12 Turks Turkic 523 Cinnioglu2004 Turks Turkic 741 Rootsi2004 Turks Turkic 167 Rosser2000 Turks Turkic 59 Sanchez2005Turks (Central Anatolia) Turkic 61 Pericic2005Turks (Istanbul) Turkic Semino2004Turks (Konya) Turkic Semino2004Turks (Cypriot) Turkic 46 Cruciani2004Turks (Southeastern) Turkic 24 Cruciani2004Turks (Erzurum) Turkic 25 Cruciani2004Zoroastrians (Tehran)IE (Iranian, NW)13
See also Near East and North Africa Genetic history of North Africa Demographics of the Arab League Genetic history of the Middle East Genetic origins of the Turkish people Y-chromosomal Aaron Y-DNA haplogroups by population Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Europe Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of North Africa Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Sub-Saharan Africa Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of the Caucasus Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of South Asia Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Central and North Asia Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of East and Southeast Asia Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Oceania Y-DNA haplogroups in indigenous peoples of the Americas
References
External links Y-DNA Ethnographic and Genographic Atlas and Open-Source Data Compilation