Afanaseva Surname

8,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Afanaseva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afanaseva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia54,8771:2,626262
Ukraine8,7601:5,197531
Kazakhstan2,5601:6,9071,064
Belarus8791:10,8091,641
Kyrgyzstan2811:21,2553,660
Uzbekistan1961:157,8027,081
Transnistria511:9,3081,906
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Armenia181:162,7884,827
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Afanaseva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afanaseva Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Afanaseva (Russian: Афанасьева) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afanaseva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,405th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 107,519 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Afanaseva are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Afanaseva is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 54,877 people, or 1 in 2,626. In Russia Afanaseva is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 7 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 13 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside.

Afanaseva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Afanaseva surname are 20.27% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 67.04% registered to vote for the party.

Afanaseva earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Afanaseva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afanaseva in the Russian language
Афанасьеваafanaseva-

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Footnotes

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