Explore the Family Name Khanna

Possible origins of the surname Khanna

Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.

Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Khanna have recent ancestry locations in Pakistan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

What Khanna haplogroups can tell you

Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.

The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Khanna is R-M479, which is predominantly found among people with Central & South Asian ancestry. Haplogroup R-M479 is descended from haplogroup R-M479. Other common haplogroups include R-M207 and R-L266, which are predominantly found among people with European and Central & South Asian ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Bhatia, Arora, Habib, Haider, Rana, Hamid, Shaikh, Ahmed, Mellott, Mellinger.

The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Khanna surname are: H, U2, U7. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.

Your paternal lineage may be linked to Mal'Ta Boy

Buried with a variety of trinkets including an ivory crown and stone-hewn figurines, “Mal'Ta Boy” was a freckled three-year-old who lived 24,000 years ago near Lake Baikal in Siberia. Although Mal'Ta Boy's life was cut short by unknown circumstances, his genome contains important clues about the ancestors of modern Native Americans.From Mal'Ta Boy's bone samples, researchers determined that he carried paternal haplogroup R, an ancient lineage that is still relatively common in Western Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia. One striking discovery was that Mal'Ta Boy's genome showed affinities with both modern European and Native American populations, but not with modern East Asians. This suggests present-day Native Americans are likely descended from at least two source populations: one originating in East Asia and the other closely related to Mal'ta boy's Central Siberian roots.

Your maternal lineage may be linked to the Markina Gora man

At an estimated 36,000 years old, the Markina Gora Skeleton is the second most ancient modern human to have his DNA fully sequenced. He was discovered in 1954 in southwest Russia, and recently analyzed to find clues about ancient European ancestry.This man is estimated to have been 20 to 25 years old, and at just below 5'2'' tall, he was short by modern standards. His DNA contained variants that suggested he had dark skin and brown eyes, and his skeletal features suggest he looked much like populations from tropical regions of the world, suggesting recent migration to the north. He also had more Neanderthal DNA than is found in Asians and Europeans today, which supports the hypothesis that humans mixed with Neanderthals early on in our history beyond Africa.