K Haplogroup is a branch of the
haplogroup IJK and spread many descendants including haplogroups L, M, NOP, S
and T. Haplogroup K originated in Southwest Asia.
Haplogroup K also includes K1, K2, K3 and K4
which are found in low frequency in Australia, Oceania, Malay Archipelago and
South Asia.
The "K" origin began about 40,000 years ago and now contains
major groups L to T and 2 minor groups K* and K1 to K4.
Subclades of K
K (M9) Typical of populations of northern Eurasia, eastern Eurasia,
Melanesia, and the Americas, with a moderate distribution throughout Southwest
Asia, northern Africa, and Oceania
K*
K1 (M147) Found at low frequencies in South Asia
K2 (P60)
K3 (P79) Found in Melanesia
K4 (P261, P263)
L (M11, M20, M22, M61, M185, M295) Typical of populations of Pakistan
L*
L1 (M27, M76) Typical of Indians and Sri Lankans, with a moderate
distribution among Indo-Iranian populations of South Asia
L2 (M317) Found at low frequency in Central Asia, Southwest Asia, and
Southern Europe
L2*
L2a (M274)
L2b (M349)
L3 (M357) Found frequently among Burusho and Pashtuns, with a
moderate distribution among the general Pakistani population
M1b1 (M104 (P22)) Typical of populations of the Bismarck
Archipelago and Bougainville Island
M1b1*
M1b1a (M16)
M1b1b (M83)
M2 (M353, M387) Found at a low frequency in the Solomon Islands and
Fiji
M2*
M2a (SRY9138 (M177))
M3 (P117) Found in Melanesia
NO (M214)
NO*
N (M231)
N*
N1 (LLY22g)
N1a (M128) Found at a low frequency among Manchu, Sibe,
Manchurian Evenks, Koreans, northern Han Chinese, Buyei, and some Turkic
peoples of Central Asia
N1b (P43) Typical of Northern Samoyedic peoples; also found at
low to moderate frequency among some other Uralic peoples, Turkic
peoples, Mongolic peoples, Tungusic peoples, and Siberian Yupiks
N1b*
N1b1 (P63)
N1c (Tat (M46), P105) Typical of the Sakha and Uralic peoples,
with a moderate distribution throughout North Eurasia
N1c*
N1c1 (M178)
N1c1*
N1c1a (P21)
N1c1b (P67)
N1c1c (P119)
O (M175)
O*
O1 (MSY2.2) Typical of Austronesians, southern Han Chinese, and
Kradai peoples
O1*
O1a (M119)
O1a*
O1a1 (M101)
O1a2 (M50, M103, M110)
O2 (P31, M268)
O2*
O2a (M95) Typical of Austro-Asiatic peoples, Kradai peoples,
Malays, Indonesians, and Malagasy, with a moderate distribution
throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Central Asia
O2a*
O2a1 (M88, M111)
O2a2 (M297)
O2b (M176/SRY465, P49, 022454)
O2b* Typical of Koreans, with a moderate distribution among
populations of Indonesia, Japan, Manchuria, Micronesia, Thailand, and
Vietnam
O2b1 (47z) Typical of Japanese and Ryukyuans, with a moderate
distribution among Indonesians, Thais, Koreans, and Vietnamese
O3 (M122) Typical of populations of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and
culturally Austronesian regions of Oceania, with a moderate distribution
in Central Asia
O3*
O3a (M324, P93, P197, P198, P199, P200)
O3a*
O3a1 (DYS257/P27.2, M121)
O3a2 (M164)
O3a3 (P201/021354)
O3a3*
O3a3a (M159)
O3a3b (M7) Typical of Hmong-Mien peoples, with a moderate
distribution among Han Chinese, Buyei, Qiang, and Oroqen
O3a3c (M134) Typical of Sino-Tibetan peoples, with a moderate
distribution throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia
O3a4 (002611)
O3a4*
O3a4a (P103)
O3a5 (M300)
O3a6 (M333)
P (92R7, M45, M74, (N12), P27)
P*
Q (M242)
Q*
Q1 (P36.2)
Q1*
Q1a (MEH2)
Q1a*
Q1a1 (M120, M265/N14) Found at low frequency among Chinese,
Koreans, Dungans, and Hazara
Q1a2 (M25, M143) Found at low to moderate frequency among some
populations of Southwest Asia, Central Asia, and Siberia
Q1a3 (M346)
Q1a3* Found at low frequency in Pakistan and India
Q1a3a (M3) Typical of indigenous peoples of the Americas
Q1a3a*
Q1a3a1 (M19) Found among some indigenous peoples of South
America, such as the Ticuna and the Wayuu
Q1a3a2 (M194)
Q1a3a3 (M199, P106, P292)
Q1a4 (P48)
Q1a5 (P89)
Q1a6 (M323) Found in a significant minority of Yemeni Jews
Q1b (M378) Found at low frequency among samples of Hazara and
Sindhis
R (M207 (UTY2), M306 (S1), S4, S8, S9)
R*
R1 (M173)
R1*
R1a (SRY10831.2 (SRY1532))
R1a*
R1a1 (M17, M198) Typical of populations of Eastern Europe,
Central Asia, and South Asia, with a moderate distribution throughout
Western Europe, Southwest Asia, and southern Siberia
R1b (M343) Typical of populations of Western Europe, with a
moderate distribution throughout Eurasia and in parts of Africa
R1b*
R1b1 (P25)
R2 (M124) Typical of populations of South Asia, with a moderate
distribution in Central Asia and the Caucasus
S (M230) Typical of populations of the highlands of New Guinea; also
found at lower frequencies in adjacent parts of Indonesia and Melanesia
S*
S1 (M254)
S1*
S1a (M226)
T (M70, M184, M193, M272) Found in a significant minority of Somalis,
Ethiopians, Fulbe, Egyptians, Omani & Serbian people; also found at low
frequency throughout the Mediterranean and parts of India
