In Pakistan, the highest frequencies of J2-M172 were observed among the Parsis at 38.89%, the Dravidian speaking Brahui's at 28.18% and the Makrani Balochs at 24%.[56] It also occurs at 18.18% in Makrani Siddis and at 3% in Karnataka Siddis.[56][57]
J2-M172 is found at an overall frequency of 16.1% in the people of Sri Lanka.[58] In Maldives, 22% of Maldivian population were found to be haplogroup J2 positive.[59] Subclades of M172 such as M67 and M92 were not found in either Indian or Pakistani samples which also might hint at a partial common origin.[52]
J2-M172 has been observed in 15.9% (20/164 J2a-M410, 6/164 J2b2-M241) of Tharu from Uttar Pradesh,[60] 13.4% (19/202 J2a-M410, 8/202 J2b2-M241) of Tharu from Nepal,[60][61] and 8.9% (4/45 J2a-M410) of Tharu from Uttarakhand.[60]