Kerderi (Zhetiru tribal union, Kazakh) Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Kerderi (Zhetiru tribal union, Kazakh) to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
R1a1a
Clade R
Also spelled: Kerderi clan
One of four named clans within the Junior Zhuz Zhetiru tribal union tested with distinct founder Y-haplogroups matching oral genealogical tradition.
Source: Zhunussova A, Tayshanova S, Bukayev A, et al. "Genetic genealogy of Y-chromosome in the Zhetiru tribe of the Kazakh population from Kazakhstan." Frontiers in Genetics 2025;16:1516130.
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