It appears to reach its highest levels among the Burusho people in North Pakistan.

In addition, relatively little research has been done within South Asia, which is known to have the greatest concentration of R2.

(Hence the figures cited in the table right may not be indicative of true frequencies, i.e. Pakistan is the only South Asian country that has been included.)

In 2013, R2(xR2a) was found in 5 out of 19 males from the Burusho minority of North Pakistan.

[2] Haplogroup R2a (R-M124) is characterized by SNPs M124, F820/Page4, L381, P249,[1] and is mainly found in South Asia, with lower frequencies in Central Asia.