Bosnian Y-Haplogroups (N=810)
🇧🇦 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA — STUDY 1
Population: Bosniaks
Samples (n = 85)
Source: Marjanović et al. (2005)
| Rank | Haplogroup | % | Count (n) | Major Geographical / Historical Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I2a1 | 43.53 | 37 | Dinaric / South Slavic core lineage |
| 2 | R1a | 15.29 | 13 | Eastern European / Slavic Steppe |
| 3 | E1b1b (E-V13) | 12.94 | 11 | Balkan / Neolithic founder |
| 4 | J2 | 8.70 | 7 | Western Balkan / Aegean |
| 5 | I1 | 4.71 | 4 | Northern European / Germanic |
| 6 | G | 3.53 | 3 | Caucasian / Neolithic |
| 7 | R1b | 3.53 | 3 | Paleo-Balkan / Bronze Age |
| 8 | F* | 3.53 | 3 | Ancient Eurasian |
| 9 | J1 | 2.35 | 2 | Middle Eastern / Levantine |
| 10 | K* | 1.18 | 1 | Ancient Eurasian |
| TOTAL | — | 100.00 | 85 | — |
🇧🇦 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA — STUDY 2
Population: Bosnians
Samples (n = 100)
Source: DoÄźan et al. (2017)
| Rank | Haplogroup | % | Count (n) | Major Geographical / Historical Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I2a1 | 49.00 | 49 | Dinaric / South Slavic |
| 2 | E1b1b | 17.00 | 17 | Balkan / Neolithic |
| 3 | R1a | 17.00 | 17 | Eastern European / Slavic Steppe |
| 4 | J2a | 5.00 | 5 | Aegean / Anatolian |
| 5 | R1b | 4.00 | 4 | Paleo-Balkan / Bronze Age |
| 6 | I1 | 4.00 | 4 | Northern European / Germanic |
| 7 | J2b | 2.00 | 2 | Western Balkan / Mediterranean |
| 8 | G | 1.00 | 1 | Caucasus / Neolithic |
| 9 | N | 1.00 | 1 | Uralic / Finno-Baltic |
| TOTAL | — | 100.00 | 100 | — |
🇧🇦 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA — STUDY 3
Population: Bosnians
Samples (n = 456)
Source: Babić Jordamović et al. (2021)
| Rank | Haplogroup | % | Count (n) | Major Geographical / Historical Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I2a | 43.13 | 197 | Dinaric / South Slavic |
| 2 | R1a | 14.79 | 67 | Eastern European / Slavic Steppe |
| 3 | E1b1b | 14.58 | 67 | Balkan / Neolithic |
| 4 | R1b | 8.77 | 40 | Paleo-Balkan / Bronze Age |
| 5 | J2a | 6.14 | 28 | Aegean / Anatolian |
| 6 | I1 | 6.14 | 28 | Northern European / Germanic |
| 7 | J2b | 3.51 | 16 | Western Balkan / Mediterranean |
| 8 | G2a | 1.32 | 6 | Caucasian / Neolithic |
| 9 | L | 0.44 | 2 | South-Central Asian |
| 10 | N | 0.44 | 2 | Uralic / Finno-Baltic |
| 11 | T | 0.44 | 2 | Near Eastern / Horn of Africa |
| 12 | I2b | 0.22 | 1 | Northwestern European |
| 13 | J1 | 0.22 | 1 | Middle Eastern / Levantine |
| 14 | Q | 0.22 | 1 | Central Asian / Siberian |
| TOTAL | — | 100.00 | 456 | — |
🇧🇦 ZENICA REGION
Samples (n = 69)
Source: Peričić et al. (2005)
| Rank | Haplogroup | % | Count (n) | Major Geographical / Historical Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I2a1 | 52.17 | 36 | Dinaric / South Slavic |
| 2 | R1a | 24.64 | 17 | Eastern European / Slavic Steppe |
| 3 | E1b1b | 10.14 | 7 | Balkan / Neolithic |
| 4 | G | 4.35 | 3 | Caucasian / Neolithic |
| 5 | I1 | 1.45 | 1 | Northern European / Germanic |
| 6 | R1b | 1.45 | 1 | Paleo-Balkan / Bronze Age |
| TOTAL | — | 100.00 | 69 | — |
🇧🇦 TUZLA CANTON
Samples (n = 100)
Source: DoÄźan et al. (2016)
| Rank | Haplogroup | % | Count (n) | Major Geographical / Historical Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I2a1 | 47.00 | 47 | Dinaric / South Slavic |
| 2 | R1a | 23.00 | 23 | Eastern European / Slavic Steppe |
| 3 | E1b1b | 7.00 | 7 | Balkan / Neolithic |
| 4 | J2 | 7.00 | 7 | Western Balkan / Aegean |
| 5 | R1b | 5.00 | 5 | Paleo-Balkan / Bronze Age |
| 6 | I1 | 4.00 | 4 | Northern European / Germanic |
| 7 | N2 | 4.00 | 4 | Uralic / Finno-Baltic |
| 8 | G | 2.00 | 2 | Caucasian / Neolithic |
| 9 | Q | 1.00 | 1 | Central Asian / Siberian |
| TOTAL | — | 100.00 | 100 | — |
🇧🇦 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA — COMBINED NATIONAL AVERAGE
Weighted average from all five studies (n = 85 + 100 + 456 + 69 + 100 = 810 total samples)
All subclades merged under parent haplogroups and rounded to whole numbers.
| Rank | Haplogroup | Count (n) | % | Major Geographical / Historical Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I2 (I2a1 + I2b) | 349 | 43.09 % | Dinaric / South Slavic core lineage |
| 2 | R1a | 142 | 17.53 % | Eastern European / Slavic Steppe |
| 3 | E1b1b (E-V13) | 108 | 13.33 % | Balkan / Neolithic founder |
| 4 | R1b | 51 | 6.30 % | Paleo-Balkan / Bronze Age |
| 5 | J2 (J2a + J2b) | 46 | 5.68 % | Western Balkan / Aegean / Anatolian |
| 6 | I1 | 39 | 4.81 % | Northern European / Germanic |
| 7 | G (incl. G2a) | 16 | 1.98 % | Caucasian / Early Neolithic |
| 8 | N (incl. N2) | 10 | 1.23 % | Uralic / Finno-Baltic |
| 9 | J1 | 4 | 0.49 % | Middle Eastern / Levantine |
| 10 | Q | 3 | 0.37 % | Central Asian / Siberian |
| 11 | F* | 3 | 0.37 % | Ancient Eurasian |
| 12 | L | 2 | 0.25 % | South-Central Asian |
| 13 | T | 2 | 0.25 % | Near Eastern / Horn of Africa |
| 14 | K* | 1 | 0.12 % | Ancient Eurasian |
| 15 | Other / Undetermined | 2 | 0.25 % | — |
| TOTAL | 810 | 100.00 % | — |
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_studies_on_Bosniaks
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