Originally posted by 850200
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In my project (a large one for a common, multi-origin surname) between 5% & 8% have no close Y-DNA matches as reported by FTDNA. OOTH, about the same percentage have too many matches -- hundreds at 67 markers.
I'm investigating the why of both ends of this spectrum. It's a complicated business, but some haplotypes seem to be very common (e.g., WAMH) and others rare. The first step is to come up with a way to quantify this other than "matches" which is very fuzzy.
Someone mentioned haplogroup. Some haplogroups (e.g., A, N & O) are under-represented in the databases because few have tested. If you're in one of those, you're less likely to find matches by chance.
Four years isn't that long for a less-common haplotype. I've had members who got their first match 10 years after testing. I'd advise hangin there and checking periodically.
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