Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Sub-Saharan Africa
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The proportions of various
human Y-DNA haplogroups Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, an ...
vary significantly from one
ethnic An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
or
language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...
group to another in
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. Data in the table below are based on genetic research. Each group sampled is identified in the second column by linguistic designation: AA =
Afroasiatic The Afroasiatic languages (or Afro-Asiatic), also known as Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic, and sometimes also as Afrasian, Erythraean or Lisramic, are a language family of about 300 languages that are spoken predominantly in the geographic su ...
, KS =
Khoisan Khoisan , or (), according to the contemporary Khoekhoegowab orthography, is a catch-all term for those indigenous peoples of Southern Africa who do not speak one of the Bantu languages, combining the (formerly "Khoikhoi") and the or ( in t ...
, NS =
Nilo-Saharan The Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed family of African languages spoken by some 50–60 million people, mainly in the upper parts of the Chari and Nile rivers, including historic Nubia, north of where the two tributaries of the Nile meet. T ...
and NC = Niger–Congo. The third column gives the total sample size studied, and the other columns indicate the percentage observed of particular haplogroups. __TOC__


See also

*Africa **
Ethnic groups in Africa The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, with each population generally having its own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic, Khoisan, Niger-Congo, and Nilo-Saharan ...
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African people The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century and consequently shows a large youth bulge, further reinforced by a low life expectancy of below 50 years in some African countries. Total population as of 2020 is estimated at ...
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Languages of Africa The languages of Africa are divided into several major language families: * Niger–Congo or perhaps Atlantic–Congo languages (includes Bantu and non-Bantu, and possibly Mande and others) are spoken in West, Central, Southeast and Southern ...
*Y-DNA haplogroups by population **
Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of the Near East Listed here are notable ethnic groups and populations from Western 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 desig ...
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Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of North Africa Listed here are the human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups found in various Ethnic groups in Africa, ethnic groups and populations from North Africa and Sahel (Tuaregs). By population By samples from country Samples over-represent the smaller popul ...
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Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Europe Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Europe are haplogroups of the male Y-chromosome found in European populations. Frequencies in European ethnic groups The table below shows the human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups, based on relevant studies, for ...
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Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of the Caucasus Various Y-DNA haplogroups have differing frequencies within each ethnolinguistic group in the Caucasus region. __TOC__ Table The table below lists the frequencies – identified by major studies – of various haplogroups amongst selected ethni ...
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Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of South Asia Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of South Asia are haplogroups of the male Y-chromosome found in South Asian populations. Major Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups in South Asia South Asia, located on the crossroads of Western Eurasia and Eastern Eura ...
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Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of East and Southeast Asia The tables below provide statistics on the human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups most commonly found among ethnolinguistic groups and populations from East and South-East Asia. ST means Sino-Tibetan languages. Main table Austronesian and Tai-Kadai ...
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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. See also *Oceania **Languages of Oceania ** Demo ...
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Y-DNA haplogroups in populations of Central and North Asia Research into the predominant human Y-DNA haplogroups of Central Asia and North Asia, broken down according to both individual publications and ethnolinguistic groups, are summarized in the table below. The first two columns of the table list et ...
** Y-DNA haplogroups in indigenous peoples of the Americas


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External links


Y-DNA Ethnographic and Genographic Atlas and Open-Source Data Compilation
{{Y-chromosome haplogroups by population Africa Subsaharan