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Among Kosovo Albanians, the distribution shows the highest concentration of the Paleo-Balkan E1b1b lineage (specifically the E-V13 subclade) anywhere in the region:

Author and translator: Petrit Latifi.

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The Paleo-Balkan Origin Of Albanians (May 28, 2026)

Updated Balkan Table (Including Kosovo). Thursday, May 28, 2026

The complete updated matrix aligning the classic upper estimates with official population genetics datasets:

Latest Y-DNA Breakdown for Kosovo

Among Kosovo Albanians, the distribution shows the highest concentration of the Paleo-Balkan E1b1b lineage (specifically the E-V13 subclade) anywhere in the region:

  1. E1b1b: 45.2% – 45.6% (The dominant lineage, strongly tied to ancient Balkan ancestry).
  2. R1b: 21.1% (Principally the Paleo-Balkan subclades like R1b-Z2103).
  3. J2: 16.7% (Highly represented by the ancient Illyrian J2b2-L283 subclade).
  4. R1a: 4.4% (Relatively low compared to the neighboring Slavic-dominant nations).
  5. I2a / Others: ~12% (Minor frequencies).

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