Kabyle (Tizi-Ouzou) Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Kabyle (Tizi-Ouzou) to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
E-M81
Clade E1b1b
Also spelled: Kabylie, Iqbayliyen
The Tizi-Ouzou/Kabyle sample showed 47% E-M81, notably lower than the more isolated Mozabite population, reflecting greater historical admixture in Kabylie versus the M'zab.
Source: Bekada A, Fregel R, Cabrera VM, Larruga JM, Pestano J, Benhamamouch S, Gonzalez AM (2013). "Introducing the Algerian Mitochondrial DNA and Y-Chromosome Profiles into the North African Landscape." PLoS ONE 8(2):e56775.
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