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Where Does The Last Name Afanasiy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Afanasiy (Russian: Афанасий) is found most in Russia. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afanasiy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,666,404^th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Afanasiy occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Afanasiy are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Afanasiy is also the 89,320^th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 5,621 people.

The last name Afanasiy is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 1,485,805. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 36 percent are found, Irkutsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Russia Afanasiy exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and Moldova, where 5 percent are found.

Afanasiy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Afanasiy last name is chiefly Orthodox (64%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Afanasiy surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 25% registered to vote for the party.