Afanasii Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Afanasii Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afanasii Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2041:17,4582,995
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Afanasii (724) may also be a first name.

Afanasii Last Name Facts

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

Afanasii (Russian: Афанасии) is found most in Moldova. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afanasii? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,155,901st most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Afanasii reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 306,635th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 724 people.

The surname Afanasii is most commonly held in Moldova, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 17,458. In Moldova it is most frequent in: Ialoveni District, where 38 percent live, Căușeni District, where 19 percent live and Soroca District, where 16 percent live. Excluding Moldova Afanasii occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live and Transnistria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Afanasii Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afanasii in the Russian language
Афанасииafanasii-

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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 Afanasii
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