W3 is defined by changes at 1406, 13263, and 15784 in the coding region. 13263 is tested by FTDNA and Genographic since it is diagnostic (without the 1243 or 8994 changes) of Haplogroup C. W individuals with the change at 13263 can be assigned by definition to W3. Six subclades of W3 have been identified. Check the list below for your HVR1 motif to see if: your subclade can be determined; your possible HVR2 results if you didn't have this tested; and the origins of your ancestors. If SubClade "W3" is indicated that means that there is not enough information to identify your subclade; if "W1 or W3" it means that this motif could belong to either clade. All known Old World origins for a given clade are provided if known.
| Subclade | HVR1 | HVR2 | Reported from | Number |
| W1 or W1d or W3 | 16223T 16519C | | Russia | 7 |
| W1 or W3 | 16093C 16223T 16292T (16519C) | | UK | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16189C 16223T 16292T (16519C) | | Pakistan | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16290T 16292T (16519C) | | India | 4 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16291T 16519C | 073G 189G 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Poland | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16311C (16519C) | | UK | 2 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Anywhere | 154 |
| W1 or W3 | 16093C 16223T 16292T 16295T (16519C) | | UK | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16093C 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Netherlands | 4 |
| W1 or W3 | 16111T 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16147T 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16148T 16175G 16223T 16292T (16519C) | | India | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16172C 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16173T 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16189C 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 3 |
| W1 or W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C (16519C) | | Germany, Iran, UK | 4 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16286T 16292T 16359C (16519C) | | Iran | 2 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16286T 16292T 16519C | | Italy | 4 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16291T 16292T 16519C | | Austria, Poland, Ukraine | 4 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16295T 16323C (16519C) | | UK | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16311C 16519C | | Ireland, UK | 6 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16320T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | | Poland | 3 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16368C 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16465T 16519C | | Finland | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C 16527T | | Ireland | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16066G 16207G 16223T 16292T 16519C | | USA | 2 |
| W1 or W3 | 16095T 16209C 16223T 16292T 16311C (16519C) | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16111T 16223T 16292T 16295T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16172C 16223T 16292T 16294T 16519C | | France | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16189C 16190T 16192T 16223T 16292T (16519C) | | Thailand | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16189C 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C (16519C) | | India | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16189C 16223T 16291T 16292T 16519C | | Austria | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | | Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia | 26 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16278T 16292T 16330C 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16223T 16291T 16292T 16325C 16519C | | Greece | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16086C 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16172C 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16189C 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16355T (16519C) | | India | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16189C 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | | USA | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16192T 16223T 16239T 16278T 16292T 16325C (16519C) | | Sri Lanka | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16192T 16223T 16261T 16292T 16325C 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16192T 16223T 16278T 16292T 16325C 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W1 or W3 | 16189C 16192T 16223T 16260T 16291T 16292T 16325C 16355T (16519C) | | India | 1 |
| W1 or W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Slovenia | 1 |
| W1 or W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 195C 199C 204C 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 2 |
| W3 | 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 247A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Russia | 1 |
| W3 | 16129A 16223T 16292T | | Iran | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16286T 16519C | | Anywhere | 43 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 057.1C 060.1T 065- 071- 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C 334C | USA | 3 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 143A 189G 192C 194T 195C 204G 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Canada | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 143A 189G 192C 194T 195C 207A 263G 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 143A 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 143A 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | UK | 6 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 215G 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Norway | 4 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 309.2C 315.1C | Switzerland, UK | 4 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Austria, France, Hungary, Myanmar, Norway, Serbia, Sweden, UK | 23 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | Germany, UK | 6 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 315.1C | USA | 2 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | UK | 2 |
| W3 | 16093C 16223T 16292T 16519C | 057.1C 065- 071- 073G 189G 194T 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | Netherlands | 2 |
| W3 | 16129A 16223T 16292T 16344T (16519C) | | Iran | 1 |
| W3 | 16129A 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Italy | 2 |
| W3 | 16170G 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W3 | 16173T 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3 | 16181G 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 2 |
| W3 | 16189C 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Czech Republic | 1 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 143A 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | UK | 1 |
| W3 | 16209C 16223T 16291T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16284G 16286T 16292T | | UK | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16290T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16291T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 6 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16304C 16519C | 073G 143A 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | Czech Republic | 2 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16311C 16519C | 073G 152C 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 2 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16320T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | France | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16359C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16519C 16527T | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16292T 16298.1G 16519C | 073G 189G 195C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | India | 3 |
| W3 | 16093C 16126C 16145A 16223T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Poland | 1 |
| W3 | 16104T 16223T 16292T 16304A 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W3 | 16129A 16192T 16223T 16292T 16519C | | Hungary | 1 |
| W3 | 16172C 16223T 16292T 16295T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G | India | 1 |
| W3 | 16189C 16223T 16291T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16311C 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 234G 263G 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 309.2C 315.1C | Germany | 2 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Germany, Russia, Switzerland | 6 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | Germany, Italy | 3 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Sweden | 1 |
| W3 | 16223T 16234T 16245T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 3 |
| W3 | 16223T 16278T 16290T 16292T 16519C | | Unknown | 1 |
| W3 | 16085T 16192T 16223T 16292T 16311C 16325C | | Pakistan | 1 |
| W3 | 16129A 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | not tested | UK | 3 |
| W3 | 16129A 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 207A 263G 309.1C 309.2C 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3 | 16154C 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C 316A | Italy | 2 |
| W3 | 16173T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16352C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | UK | 1 |
| W3 | 16192T 16209C 16223T 16255A 16292T 16519C | 073G 152C 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Ukraine | 3 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16261T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 152C 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | UK | 2 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16274A 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | Poland | 2 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16278T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 2 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16311C 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 214G 263G 309.1C 315.1C 479G | Austria | 2 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16292T 16320T 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Australia | 1 |
| W3 | 16037G 16189C 16192T 16223T 16292T 16325C 16519C | 073G 152C 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Poland | 1 |
| W3 | 16192T 16223T 16290T 16292T 16311C 16325C 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T (16519A) | 152C 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A | India | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Poland | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 057.1C 060.1T 065- 071- 073G 189G 194T 199C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | Germany | 2 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 152C 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | UK | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 234G 249- 263G 315.1C | Lithuania | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 309.2C 315.1C | UK | 2 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Germany, India, Ireland, Lebanon, UK | 20 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | USA | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 199C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Hungary | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 309.2C 315.1C | France | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Poland | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 199C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | Cuba | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Poland, Romania | 3 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 315.1C | Poland | 1 |
| W3a | 16223T 16292T 16311C 16519C | 073G 143A 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Austria | 2 |
| W3a | 16066G 16207G 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 293C 309.1C 315.1C | UK | 4 |
| W3a | 16129A 16192T 16223T 16292T 16519C | 073G 189G 194T 195C 199C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | Hungary | 1 |
| W3c | not tested | not tested | USA | 1 |
| W3d | not tested | not tested | USA | 1 |
| W3e | 16223T 16292T 16297C 16519C | 073G 146C 189G 194T 195C 204C 207A 263G 309.1C 315.1C | India, UK | 2 |
| W3f | not tested | not tested | USA | 1 |