▁is ▁fairly ▁rare ▁outside ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Alban ian ▁territory ▁( where ▁it ▁ho vers ▁around ▁ 1 4 - 1 6 % ), ▁but ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁at ▁significant ▁frequencies ▁among ▁Roman ians ▁( 8 . 9 %) ▁and ▁Gree ks ▁( 8 . 7 %). ▁A ▁ske leton ▁dated ▁ 1 6 3 1 - 1 5 2 1 BC ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁tum ulus ▁in ▁Vel iki ▁Van ik , ▁Cro atia ▁was ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁J 2 b 2 a - L 2 8 3 . ▁ ▁H ap lo group ▁R 1 b ▁is ▁common ▁all ▁over ▁Europe ▁but ▁especially ▁common ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁Atlantic ▁coast ▁of ▁Europe , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁the ▁C au cas us ▁and ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁Africa . ▁In ▁Europe ▁including ▁the ▁B alk ans , ▁it ▁tends ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁common ▁in ▁S lav ic ▁speaking ▁areas , ▁where ▁R 1 a ▁is ▁often ▁more ▁common . ▁It ▁shows ▁similar ▁frequencies ▁among ▁Alban ians ▁and ▁Gree ks ▁at ▁around ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁population , ▁but ▁is ▁much ▁less ▁common ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans . ▁ ▁Y ▁ha p lo group ▁I ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁I 1 ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁northern ▁Europe ▁and ▁I 2 ▁where ▁several ▁of ▁its ▁sub - cl ades ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁significant ▁amounts ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁S lav ic ▁population . ▁The ▁specific ▁I ▁sub - cla de ▁which ▁has ▁attract ed ▁most ▁discussion ▁in