Afanasio Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Afanasio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afanasio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Afanasio (35) may also be a first name.

Afanasio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afanasio is found most in Mexico. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Afanasio click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afanasio? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Afanasio occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Afanasio reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Afanasio is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 41,375,402. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: San Luis Potosí, where 67 percent live and Mexico City, where 33 percent live. Not including Mexico Afanasio exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afanaso931/
Afanacio8864/
Aifanaso881/
Afanasa802/
Afonaso802/
Affonaso753/
Affanoso751/
Afonasia751/
Affannoso711/
Affanousso675/
Afonoso672/
Aphanesa501/

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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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  • 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 Afanasio
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