Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Oceania

Listed here are notable ethnic groups and native populations from the Oceania (Pacific Islands and Australia) and East Indonesia by human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups based on relevant studies.

Population Language n C1 C* K*It most likely includes basal clades of M, S, K2b1 (MS*), and/or K-M256 M O S Others Reference Australian Aborigines Australian Aboriginal 108 60.2 6 22.2 0 0.9 0 R=8, F=3 Hudjashov 2007 Australian Aborigines Australian Aboriginal 44 __ __ 0 0 0 40.9 R=6.8others=52.3 Karafet 2015Karafet, T., Mendez, F., Sudoyo, H. et al. Improved phylogenetic resolution and rapid diversification of Y-chromosome haplogroup K-M526 in Southeast Asia. Eur J Hum Genet 23, 369–373 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2014.106 Arnhem Land peoples Arnhem Land languages 60 53.3 10 30.0 0 0 0 5.0 Kayser 2002 Western Desert peoples Wati languages 35 68.7 0 17.1 0 3.0 0 8.6 Kayser 2002 Alor Oceanic, Papuan 26 46.2 3.8 30.8 11.5 0 7.7 0 Mona 2009 Pantar Oceanic, Papuan 26 -- -- 19.2 46.2 15.4 Karafet 2015 Bali Austronesian 551 -- 1.8 1.1 0.7 83.8 0.4 12.2 Karafet 2005 Bougainville Oceanic, Papuan 75 1.3 -- 36.0 41.3 14.7 1.3 F=5.3 Scheinfeldt 2006 Cenderawasih Cenderawasih 11 0 45.5 18.2 36.4 0 0 0 Li 2008Li, Hui, et al. (2008). "Paternal genetic affinity between western Austronesians and Daic populations." BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:146. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-146 Cook Polynesian 70 83.3 -- 7.5 0 4.6 0 R=2.8 Cox 2006 Fiji Fijian–Polynesian 55 -- 3 41 15 15 -- Capelli 2001 Fiji Fijian–Polynesian 107 21.5 0.9 25.2 35.5 13.1 0 3.7 Kayser 2006 Flores Austronesian 71 39.4 23.9 11.3 2.8 8.5 12.7 NO=1.4 Mona 2009 French Polynesia Polynesian 87 -- 53 8 0 37 -- Capelli 2001 Lesser Sunda Islands Austronesian, Papuan 344 47.7 14.2 10.5 4.4 11.6 11.0 0.6 Mona 2009 Maori Polynesian 54 42.6 -- 1.9 -- 5.6 -- 51.9 Underhill 2001 Melanesia Papuan, Oceanic 342 -- 17.2 32.5 25.4 6.4 -- -- Capelli 2001 Melanesia Papuan, Oceanic 400 12.5 0.2 8.7 57.0 8.7 12.5 0.2 Kayser 2006 Melanesia Oceanic, Papuan 1272 -- 9.4 33.1 42.1 7.4 6.2 1.9 Scheinfeldt 2006 Micronesia MicronesianPolynesian 32 -- 18.7 65.6 0 9.4 -- 6.2 Hurles 2005 Moluccas Papuan 34 14.7 8.8 17.6 20.6 17.7 20.6 0 Kayser 2002 New Britain Oceanic, Papuan 395 2.3 0 23.5 39.0 7.1 27.9 0 Scheinfeldt 2006 New Guinea Papuan, Austronesian 44 4.5 0 0 20.4 9.1 63.6 F*=2.2 Hurles 2005 New Guinea Papuan, Austronesian 277 17.3 0.4 8.3 59.6 1.8 12.3 P=0.4 Scheinfeldt 2006 Eastern New Guinea Papuan 62 12.9 1.6 11.3 32.2 6.4 33.8 1.6 Kayser 2002 Western New Guinea Papuan 183 16.9 -- 5.5 76.0 0.5 1.1 0 Kayser 2002 New Ireland Oceanic, Papuan 109 8.3 0 29.4 48.6 8.3 5.5 0 Scheinfeldt 2006 PNG coast Papuan 31 12.9 9.7 16.1 29.0 9.7 23.2 P-M74=3.2 Kayser 2002 PNG Northern coast Papuan 16 18.8 18.8 25.0 12.5 6.3 0 Kayser 2002 PNG Southern coast Papuan 15 6.7 0 6.7 46.7 13.3 P-M74=6.7 Kayser 2002 PNG highlands Papuan 38 3 0 10 32 3 53 0 Kayser 2002 PNG Eastern highlands Papuan 17 5.9 0 5.9 35.3 5.9 0 Kayser 2002 PNG islands Oceanic, Papuan 685 4.5 0 21.9 41.3 7.4 24.1 0 Scheinfeldt 2006 West Papua (province) Papuan, Austronesian 133 44.4 -- 23.3 29.3 3.0 0 0 Mona 2007 Polynesia Polynesian 282 -- 53.5 4.6 1.4 26.6 -- 13.8 Scheinfeldt 2006 Polynesia Polynesian 441 37.2 0.2 17.9 11.6 27.9 0.2 5.0 Kayser 2006 Rapa Nui Polynesian 10 90 0 0 0 0 0 I=10 Karafet 2010Tatiana M. Karafet, Brian Hallmark, Murray P. Cox, Herawati Sudoyo, Sean Downey, J. Stephen Lansing, Michael F. Hammer, Major East–West Division Underlies Y Chromosome Stratification across Indonesia, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 27, Issue 8, August 2010, Pages 1833–1844, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msq063 Samoa Polynesian 62 61.3 -- 3.2 3.2 25.8 1.6 4.8 Kayser 2006 Solomon Oceanic 32 0 0 59.4 9.4 28.1 3.1 0 Cox 2006 Sulawesi Austronesian 54 11.1 11.1 7.4 3.7 50.0 5.6 F=5.6, R=3.7 Karafet 2010 Sulawesi Austronesian 177 __ __ 5.7 1.1 63.8 5.1 R=6.8, P=0.6,others=16.9 Karafet 2015 Sumba Austronesian 649 __ __ MS*=4.5 5.5 19 16.2 P=3, others=52.8 Karafet 2015 Tahiti Polynesian 24 66.7 0 4.2 0 29.2 0 0 Karafet 2010 Timor Austronesian, Papuan 509 __ __ MS*=10.2 6.1 17 8.7 P=11, others=47.4 Karafet 2015 East Timor Austronesian, Papuan 39 35.9 7.7 17.9 7.7 17.9 12.8 0 Mona 2009 Tonga Polynesian 55 -- 23 1 8 60 -- Capelli 2001 Trobriands Oceanic 53 9.4 -- 22.6 30.2 37.7 0 0 Kayser 2002 Tuvalu Polynesian 100 17 -- 36 0 45 0 F=2 Kayser 2006 Vanuatu Oceanic 234 -- 17.5 40.6 29.5 4.3 6.4 R=1.7 Cox 2006

See also Oceania Languages of Oceania Demographics of Oceania List of Oceanian countries by population

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References

External links Y-DNA Ethnographic and Genographic Atlas and Open-Source Data Compilation