Zenata Surname: Y-DNA Haplogroup
Published genetics research or a documented case study links the surname Zenata to a specific Y-DNA paternal-line haplogroup.
E1b1a-M2
Clade E1b1a
Also spelled: Zenete, Zanata
This named Zenata sample (n=35) carried the sub-Saharan lineage E1b1a-M2 at a notable ~23%, an unusual signature for a historic Berber Zenata confederation and suggestive of trans-Saharan gene flow distinct from the typical Maghrebi E-M81 pattern.
Source: Bekada A, Arauna LR, Deba T, Calafell F, Benhamamouch S, Comas D (2015). "Genetic Heterogeneity in Algerian Human Populations." PLoS ONE 10(9):e0138453.
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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