E-M123* (E-Y31991) haplogroup

This blog serves only as a public spreadsheet (not a blog for posting different publications) for all known cases of the rare haplogroup E-M123* (a.k.a. E-PF4428 or E-Y31991) made for reference for people online. If you are confirmed as part of this haplogroup, please make sure to join the E-M35 project at FamilyTreeDna.com

E-M123* is spread among Europeans and Middle Easterners. The homeland of this haplogroup is in the Middle East in the Neolithic period. It is hard to establish a time frame when it migrated towards Europe at this point. The frequency everywhere is around 0.5% of the population or even less. 

E-M123* is present on Yfull.com as E-Y31991 - https://www.yfull.com/tree/E-Y31991/

Here is a list of all known cases. However, there are another 98 cases in the FamilyTreeDna database that lack any information and they are not included here. All personal names are removed. The list will be updated.



Here are the updated tables with the Turkish and Syrian Turkmen samples integrated into the Modern Middle Eastern & North African Samples section.

Modern European Samples

RegionSample ID / KitSpecific LocationHaplogroup / SubcladeSource / Notes
PortugalB47569Pico Island, AzoresE-BY56961E-M35 Project
PortugalB12394PortugalE-BY56961E-M35 Project
PortugalE13934PortugalE-BY56961Listed as M123>FT20896>FGC62222>BY45422
PortugalN114331Brazil / PortugalE-F42E-M35 Project
PortugalZ1265PortugalE-FT17866Listed as PF4428>Y134123>BY36858>Y168273
Portugal354011Madeira IslandE-FT17866Listed as PF4428>Y134123>BY36858>Y168273
PortugalB437412Brazil / PortugalE-PF4428E-M35 Project
PortugalMK39629Valença do MinhoE-FT17866E-M35 Project
PortugalKIT 230223PortugalE-FT17866E-M35 Project
PortugalKIT N89846Mexico (Portuguese lineage)E-FT17866E-M35 Project
PortugalKIT 927671Azores IslandsE-FT17866E-M35 Project
PortugalNO-KIT-INFOPortugalE-PF4428Nebula Genomics
PortugalNO-KIT-INFOSantarém, PortugalE-FT17866Genetic Homeland website
PortugalScientific 1–2Portugal-NorthE-M123*Flores et al. (2005)
PortugalScientific 3–4Portugal-NorthE-M123*Gonçalves et al. (2005)
PortugalScientific 5Madeira Island (NE)E-M123*ResearchGate Study
PortugalScientific 6–7Madeira Island (West)E-M123*ResearchGate Study
PortugalScientific 8Madeira Island (Funchal)E-M123*ResearchGate Study
PortugalScientific 9–14Braga, Porto, Bragança, Aveiro, Coimbra, BejaE-M123* (e3b1c*)Beleza et al. (2006)
SpainN33412GaliciaE-M123*Galicia DNA Project
SpainN34162GaliciaE-M123*Galicia DNA Project
SpainMI74575GaliciaE-FT17866FTDNA E3b Project
SpainScientific 9Baixo Minho, GaliciaE-M123*ResearchGate Study
SpainScientific 1–3Madrid, Lérida, SalamancaE-M123*Surname frequency study
SpainScientific 4–6Tenerife, Canary IslandsE-M123*Canary Islanders Study
SpainScientific 7Catalonia (Alt Urgell)E-M123*Pyrenean Study
SpainScientific 8Sample IBI122E-FT45422Mediterranean STR Prediction Study
SpainNO-KIT-INFOSpainE-FT17866FTDNA Public Haplotree
SpainNO-KIT-INFOLugo, GaliciaE-M123*FTDNA Database
SpainNO-KIT 1–3Mexico (Spanish lineage)E-M123*FTDNA Database
ItalyKIT 233257ItalyE-M123*FTDNA E3b Project
ItalyScientific 1–2Udine (Friuli), Offida (Marche)E-M123*PMC Study (2012)
ItalyScientific 3–6Volterra (2), Apulia (1), Salento (1)E-M123*TandF Online Study (2017)
ItalyScientific 7–11SardiniaE-M123*Sardinian Surname Study
ItalyScientific 12South TyrolE-FGC62258Early Medieval Cemetery Study
ItalyScientific 13Tempio, SardiniaE-M123*Sardinia Pre-Neolithic Study
ItalyNO-KIT 1–2ItalyE-M123*FTDNA Block-tree (BigY)
FranceB67664FranceE-BY36857Listed as M123>FT20896>... >BY36857
France219650FranceE-BY36857E-M35 Project
France746388FranceE-BY36857E-M35 Project
FranceN16155FranceE-BY36857E-M35 Project
France185160FranceE-BY36857E-M35 Project
FranceNO-KIT 1–2FranceE-M123* / E-PF4428Haplozone.net / FTDNA Block-tree
GermanyE21267Pomerania (Bublitz)E-BY45418E-M35 Project / YFull
Germany90966GermanyE-Y168273Listed as PF4428>Y134123>BY36858
Germany277782GermanyE-Y168273E-M35 Project
Germany130140AltengronauE-M35E-M35 Project
Germany256116Deutsch Gerisdorf (Austria boundary)E-M123E-M35 Project
Germany132317GermanyE-M123* (M34-)E-M35 Project
Germany299149GermanyE-M123* (M34-)E-M35 Project
Germany695295GermanyE-M35E-M35 Project
GermanyScientificEthnic German from EstoniaE-Y84586Y-Chromosome Resequencing Study
GermanyNO-KIT-INFOEisenach, ThuringiaE-PF4428Genealogy.com Forum
GermanyNO-KIT-INFOGermanyE-BY45418FTDNA Public Tree
Other EuropeanScientificPärnu, EstoniaE-Y84586Rare Patrilineages Study
Other EuropeanB620001 / N210983RomaniaE-BY36857E-M35 Project
Other EuropeanNO-KIT-INFOMoldovaE-PF4428History Blog Archive
Other EuropeanScientific 1BulgariaE-M123*Cruciani et al. (2004)
Other EuropeanIN115397GreeceE-PF4428FTDNA E3b Project
Other EuropeanNO-KIT 1–4Greece (Peloponnese & others)E-PF4428FTDNA Block-tree / E-M35 Feed
Other EuropeanScientific 1Baranja (Croatian-Hungarian)E-PF4428Baranja Population Study
Other EuropeanScientific 1Noord Brabant, NetherlandsE-M123*Brabant Variation Study
Other EuropeanNO-KIT-INFONetherlandsE-V5965FTDNA Public Y-Tree
Other EuropeanScientific 1Flemish Brabant, BelgiumE-M123*Migrant Father Study
Other EuropeanNO-KIT 1–2England / Great BritainE-PF4428 / E-FT43382FTDNA Block-tree
Other EuropeanYF120936Kabardino-Balkaria (Adyghe)E-Y134120*YFull Tree

Modern Middle Eastern & North African Samples

Country / RegionSample ID / KitSpecific LocationHaplogroup / SubcladeSource / Notes
TurkeyT12024Amasya - MerkezE-M123*Alevi - Keçecibaba
TurkeyT12025Erzurum - PasinlerE-M123*Alevi
TurkeyT12026Gümüşhane - KelkitE-M123*Ekinci
TurkeyT12027Gümüşhane - ŞiranE-M123*Ekinci
TurkeyT12028Şanlıurfa - EyyübiyeE-M123*İsotçu
TurkeyT12129Niğde - UlukışlaE-Y168273TMRCA ~6000 YBP
PalestineN248777Palestinian TerritoryE-PF4428Palestinian DNA Project
Palestine417479 / 417463Palestinian TerritoryE-PF4428Listed as M123>FT20896>PF4428
Palestine199076Palestinian TerritoryE-BY62720E-M35 Project
Palestine134569Palestinian TerritoryE-M35 (E-BY45418)E-M35 Project
PalestineB307573Palestinian TerritoryE-FT194695E-M35 Project
PalestineIN115811PalestineE-PF4428FTDNA E3b Project
PalestineMI60127PalestineE-FT362709Palestine DNA Project
PalestineB940323PalestineE-M123*Palestine DNA Project
PalestineGS000016217-ASMAbu Snan (Christian Arab)E-M123*(xM34)Karmin et al. (2015)
PalestineScientific 1–2Palestinian TerritoryE-M123*(xM34)Phoenician Footprints Study
PalestineNO-KIT-INFOBethlehem (Christian Clan)E-M123*"This Week in Palestine"
Jordan721137JordanE-PF4428E-M84 Project
Jordan173386JordanE-M123* (M34-)E-M35 Project
JordanBP34931JordanE-PF4428Natufians DNA Project
JordanScientific 1–3Amman, JordanE-M123*Flores et al. / PMC Study
YemenBP10747YemenE-FGC62255E-M35 Project
Yemen59690Taizz, YemenE-M123*Twitter @Arabsouth_ydna
YemenBP70263Bani Youssef, HajjahE-M123*FTDNA Database
YemenYFULL UserYemenE-Y30965*YFull Tree
YemenScientific 1YemenE-PF4428Springer Study (2025)
YemenNO-KIT-INFOYemenE-FT263838E3b Project FTDNA
LebanonM11423Hasbaya CityE-FGC62257E-M35 Project
LebanonM11233Rashaya City (Druze)E-FGC62257Druze DNA Project / YFull YF08651
LebanonM12175Lebanon (Druze)E-FGC62257Listed as M123>PF4428>FGC62255
LebanonM12118 / M12165Lebanon (Druze)E-FGC62257Druze DNA Project
LebanonM12121 / M12129Lebanon (Druze)E-FGC62257Druze DNA Project
LebanonFouad ChehabLebanon (Maronite President)E-PF4428YSeq Website
LebanonScientific 1–2N. Lebanon (Sunni) / Beirut (Orthodox)E-PF4428Lebanese Y-DNA Study
SyriaIN75276Syrian Arab RepublicE-FGC62257E-M35 Project
SyriaKIT 55931Aleppo, SyriaE-PF4428Twitter @dnasyria
SyriaBP51277Hama, SyriaE-PF4428FTDNA E3b Project
SyriaT12190Latakia (Lazkiye)E-M123*Syrian Turkmen - Beğdili
SyriaScientific 1–2SyriaE-PF4428Phoenician / Levant Y-DNA Studies
SyriaNO-KIT-INFOSyriaE-FGC62257Twitter @dnasyria
Other ME/NAScientific 1–2South Iraq (Marsh Arabs)E-M123*Sumerian Footprints Study
Other ME/NAScientific 1QatarE-Y31991YFull Tree
Other ME/NAScientific 1Tunis, TunisiaE-M123*Arredi et al. (2004)
Other ME/NAB624670AlgeriaE-PF4428Natufians DNA Project
Other ME/NA750132ArmeniaE-BY45418E-M35 Project
Other ME/NA172682Agn / Dersim, ArmeniaE-M123* (M34-)E-M35 Project
Other ME/NAScientific 1–2Mazandaran / Khuzestan, IranE-M123*PLOS ONE Study (2012)
Other ME/NANO-KIT-INFOIranE-M123*FTDNA Block-tree
Other ME/NAScientific 1Northern EgyptE-M123*D’Atanasio et al.
Other ME/NAYF109096EgyptE-Y30967*YFull Tree
Other ME/NAYF110738SudanE-Y134111*YFull Tree
Other ME/NAKIT M8245SudanE-Y134123Natufians DNA Project
Other ME/NANO-KIT-INFOSudanE-M123*FTDNA Block-tree

Ancient Samples (Branch E-FT179548 / Parallel to E-Y31991)

Sample CodeSite / ContextLocationHaplogroup (Y-DNA)mtDNADate / Period
DA19Central SteppeKazakhstanE-FT167798*U7a4631 BC (Central Saka)
ALN008Alai / Nura I, IIKyrgyzstanE-FT167798*D4j~300 AD (Late Saka)
I6900Swat Valley (Udegram)PakistanE-FT377116..1263 BC (Udegram IA)
I1985Swat Valley (Udegram)PakistanE-FT377116M1095 BC (Udegram IA)
I1992Swat Valley (Udegram)PakistanE-FT377116H2a21029 BC (Udegram IA)
I6194Swat Valley (Udegram)PakistanE-FT377116U8b1a1000 BC (Udegram IA)
I6197Swat Valley (Udegram)PakistanE-FT377116M65a1000 BC (Udegram IA)
I1799Swat Valley (Udegram)PakistanE-FT377116T2a1b983 BC (Udegram IA)
I3262Swat Valley (Udegram)PakistanE-FT377116H14a935 BC (Udegram IA)
I6899Swat Valley (Udegram)PakistanE-FT377116..861 BC (Udegram IA)

Modern Relatives of Parallel Branch E-FT179548

Sample ID / KitOrigin / LocationFull Subclade PathSource / Notes
N18270EnglandM123>FT20896>FT179548>FT169238>FT167798E-M35 Project
MK59635EnglandM123>FT20896>FT179548>FT169238>FT167798E-M35 Project
N23721EnglandM123>FT20896>FT179548>FT169238>FT167798E-M35 Project
42171England / UKM123>FT20896>FT179548>FT169238>FT167798E-M35 Project
N39348United KingdomM123>FT20896>FT179548>FT169238>FT167798E-M35 Project
B40123England / UKM123>FT20896>FT179548>FT169238>FT167798E-M35 Project
986562EnglandE-FTD21820E-M35 Project
NO-KIT-INFOEnglandE-FT179548 LineageFTDNA Block-tree
NO-KIT 1–4USA (English paternal)E-FT179548 LineageFTDNA Block-tree
NO-KIT-INFOUzbekistanE-FT179548 LineageFTDNA Block-tree
NO-KIT-INFOKurdistan (Iğdır)E-Y334522TheYTree / YFull


From what I was able to find as info, the USA people have paternal roots from England. 




For any people who belong to E-M123*, here are some useful links and suggestions:

- Please join the E-M35 project at FamilyTreeDna.com - this is a group where we can use as a reference.

- If you have a big-Y or other full sequence test, you can also join Yfull and upload your data there. This is our branch there - E-Y31991 YTree (yfull.com)

- TheYtree website - it is free for uploading - https://www.theytree.com/tree/E-FT20896

- Please leave any comment if you are confirmed as E-M123* so we can add you to the list. Ideally, only the confirmed haplogroup and country will be useful, although if someone wishes to add a city or a county/province, that would be appreciated. 

- Forum threads about our haplogroup exist at:

https://genarchivist.com/showthread.php?tid=321
https://www.eupedia.com/forum/threads/e-m123.33292/
http://community.haplozone.net/


Map of ancient E samples:

Ancient samples - Y-DNA DE – Google My Maps



Special gratitude to Adam D. who helped a lot with collecting many individual samples and papers. 


Comments

  1. Speculative map of your paternal path through the world:

    [url=https://radikal.ru][img]https://c.radikal.ru/c32/2005/14/d16ba2f529af.jpg[/img][/url]

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  2. Thank you for the image Farroukh, I added it now to the blog.

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  3. Any new updates that you know of?

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    1. Unfortunately no, we are too rare.

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    2. I added 7 new results from Portugal (2), Spain, Italy, Kabardino-Balkaria, Syria, Yemen.

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    3. Actually +1 from Sudan that I missed.

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  4. Added 4 new samples (courtesy to Adam D. for the help):

    1 Spain
    1 Hungary
    1 Syria
    1 Italy (ancient sample)

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