Afanase Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Afanase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afanase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1811:110,92712,433
Moldova631:56,5307,993
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

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

Afanase Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afanase in the Russian language
Афанасьеafanase-

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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
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  • 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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