Bota Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Bota to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
J1-P58 (proposed subclade J1-BY61095)
Clade J1
This entry is community-submitted and has not been validated by a peer-reviewed academic study. Treat it as anecdotal until independent research confirms it.
Also spelled: Botta
Independent researcher's own family-surname case study proposing a Xiongnu-Sarmatian-to-Punjab origin for J1-P58 among some Roma lineages. The author has described this as an evolving personal theory still being updated, with no peer review or independent replication to date.
Source: Bota N. "A Potential Direct Patrilineal Route for Romani Descent via J1-P58: The Case of the Bota Family" and "Genetic Analysis of Bota Y-DNA and Surname..." Self-published preprints on academia.edu, explicitly labelled an informal supplemental report, not peer-reviewed.
How to read this. A surname match means some people with that surname, in a specific study or family record, were found to share a haplogroup, most likely due to a shared patrilineal ancestor generations back. It is not proof that you personally carry that haplogroup: surnames change through adoption, remarriage, non-paternity events, and independent origin of the same name in different families. For your own confirmed haplogroup, test your DNA with our HaploAI Y-DNA/mtDNA predictor.
Confirm your real haplogroup from your raw DNA
A surname link is a hint, not a certainty. Upload your raw DNA file and our HaploAI engine predicts your actual Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups directly from your genome.