Afanase Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Afanase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 181 | 1:110,927 | 12,433 |
| Moldova | 63 | 1:56,530 | 7,993 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Afanase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afanase (Russian: Афанасье) has its highest incidence in Romania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanase? popularity and diffusion
It is the 988,329th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Afanase live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe.
It is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 110,927. In Romania it is most common in: Tulcea County, where 38 percent reside, Constanța County, where 24 percent reside and Iași County, where 21 percent reside. Besides Romania this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanasie | 93 | 65 | / |
| Afanaser | 93 | 3 | / |
| Afanasea | 93 | 3 | / |
| Afanas | 92 | 670 | / |
| Afanasets | 88 | 12 | / |
| Afhanasie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afanasiez | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afanasy | 86 | 172 | / |
| Afanasi | 86 | 71 | / |
| Efanase | 86 | 2 | / |
| Afanasa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Afaunas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afanasiets | 82 | 3 | / |
| Afanasiett | 82 | 1 | / |
| Afanasieys | 82 | 1 | / |
| Afanasii | 80 | 207 | / |
| Afanasiy | 80 | 119 | / |
| Afanasyi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Afonasje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afanassi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afanasova | 75 | 3,023 | / |
| Afanasich | 75 | 12 | / |
| Efainasse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afanacier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afanasová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afounas | 71 | 848 | / |
| Afanaci | 71 | 35 | / |
| Afanassova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Afonasy | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hafanos | 71 | 4 | / |
| Afonasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afonaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afanazy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoonas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afonasiy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Afonadje | 67 | 9 | / |
| Afounnas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hafanoss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ofangasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afonasii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Offanhauser | 67 | 0 | / |
Afanase Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afanase in the Russian language | ||
| Афанасье | afanase | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Afanase
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