Afanasi Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Afanasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 34 | 1:104,746 | 12,442 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
Afanasi (1,766) may also be a first name.
Afanasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afanasi (Russian: Афанаси) occurs most in Moldova. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanasi? popularity and diffusion
Afanasi is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Afanasi are found; 52 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Afanasi is also the 182,133rd most widespread given name in the world It is held by 1,766 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 104,746. In Moldova Afanasi is mostly found in: Soroca District, where 38 percent are found, Drochia District, where 35 percent are found and Căușeni District, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Moldova this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 44 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanasii | 93 | 207 | / |
| Afanasiy | 93 | 119 | / |
| Afanasie | 93 | 65 | / |
| Afanasyi | 93 | 29 | / |
| Afanassi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Afanasich | 88 | 12 | / |
| Afhanasie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afanasiez | 88 | 1 | / |
| Afanase | 86 | 260 | / |
| Afanasy | 86 | 172 | / |
| Afanaci | 86 | 35 | / |
| Afanasa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Afonasi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afanasiets | 82 | 3 | / |
| Afanasiett | 82 | 1 | / |
| Afanasieys | 82 | 1 | / |
| Afonasiy | 80 | 18 | / |
| Afanasea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afanaser | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ofangasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afonasii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afanasets | 75 | 12 | / |
| Afanacier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afonasich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afonasy | 71 | 7 | / |
| Efanase | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afanazy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afanouzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afonasje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efainasse | 63 | 1 | / |
| Afonaje | 57 | 1 | / |
| Offanhauser | 56 | 0 | / |
| Afonadje | 53 | 9 | / |
| Affonadje | 50 | 20 | / |
Afanasi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afanasi in the Russian language | ||
| Афанаси | afanasi | - |
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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 Afanasi
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