Jews with Haplogroup G
Haplogroup G is found at modest percentages amongst Jewish men within multiple subgroups of haplogroup G The majority falling within the G2b and G2c category. Haplogroups that are more commonly found amongst Jews are E1b1b1c, E1b1b1a and especially J1 or J* J2a* J2a1b Jewish ethnic divisions, ranging from about a third of Moroccan Jews to almost none reported among the Indian, Yemenite and Iranian communities.
Haplogroup G Found within Jewish Communities
The following percentages of haplogroup G persons have been found in the various Jewish communities listed in descending order by percentage of G.Population | Usual origin | Total N | G % | N=G | Notes |
Moroccan Jews | Morocco | 83 | 19.3% | 16 | |
Sephardim | Bulgaria/Turkey | 174 | 16.7% | 29 | |
Mountain Jews | Azerbaijan | 57 | 15.8% | 9 | |
Libyan Jews | Libya | 20 | 10.0% | 2 | |
Iraqi Jews | Iraq | 79 | 10.1% | 8 | |
Ashkenazim | Pale of Settlement/Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands | 856 | 7.2% | 61 | |
Bene Israel | Konkan, North India | 31 | 6.5% | 2 | |
Georgian Jews | Georgia | 62 | 4.8% | 3 | |
Yemenite Jews | Yemen | 74 | 6.8% | 0 | |
Persian Jews | Iran | 49 | 0% | 0 | |
Bukharan Jews | Uzbekistan | 15 | 0% | 0 | |
Cochin Jews | Cochin, South India | 45 | 0% | 0 | |
Ethiopian Jews | Gondar, Ethiopia | 27 | 0% | 0 |
Famous Jews within Haplogroup G
- John G. Cramer
- James Franciscus
- Newton Minow