Danfi (Samaritan, tribe of Ephraim) Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Danfi (Samaritan, tribe of Ephraim) to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
J2 (M172), M67-derived
Clade J
Also spelled: Danafi; Al-Danfi
One of 4 remaining Samaritan patrilineal families; tradition holds descent from the tribe of Ephraim. Distinguished from the Tsedaka family by carrying the derived M67 allele; the single M67 lineage found was also the only non-Cohen Samaritan Y-chromosome that fell outside the shared Cohen modal cluster.
Source: Shen P, et al. (2004). Human Mutation, 24(3):248-260 (as above).
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