Newar Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Newar to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
O3a5-M134-derived chromosomes predominate (Y-STR age ~8.1+/-2.9 kya)
Clade O
Also spelled: Newari (Kathmandu Valley)
Indigenous Tibeto-Burman-descended ethnic community of the Kathmandu Valley; unlike the neighboring Tamang, Newar and Kathmandu urban samples show considerable similarity to broader Indian/Eurasian Y-haplogroup patterns alongside the dominant O3a5 lineage, reflecting a mixed Himalayan/subcontinental paternal ancestry.
Source: Gayden T, Cadenas AM, Regueiro M, et al. (2007). "The Himalayas as a Directional Barrier to Gene Flow." American Journal of Human Genetics, 80:884-894.
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.
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