Afanasieva Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Afanasieva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afanasieva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2221:649,20356,263
Moldova1571:22,6843,815
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Belarus121:791,75562,255
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Afanasieva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afanasieva (Russian: Афанасиева) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Afanasieva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afanasieva? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 607,405th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Afanasieva reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 649,203. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 20 percent reside, Sakha Republic, where 17 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Afanasieva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Afanasieva last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (53%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Afanasieva are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

Afanasieva earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.12% less than the national average, earning $18,071 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Afanasieva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afanasieva in the Russian language
Афанасиеваafanasieva-

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Footnotes

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