Afanasiyev Surname
Approximately 2,102 people bear this surname
Afanasiyev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 2,090 | 1:14,799 | 2,363 |
| Azerbaijan | 12 | 1:804,094 | 13,104 |
Afanasiyev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanasiyev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afanasiyev occurs more in Uzbekistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Afanasiyev click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanasiyev? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 198,841st most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,466,958 people. Afanasiyev occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Afanasiyev reside; 99 percent reside in Central Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.
The last name Afanasiyev is most commonly used in Uzbekistan, where it is carried by 2,090 people, or 1 in 14,799. Not including Uzbekistan it exists in one country. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanasyev | 95 | 21,488 | / |
| Afanassiev | 90 | 65 | / |
| Afanaseyev | 90 | 2 | / |
| Afanasiiev | 90 | 1 | / |
| Afonasyev | 84 | 220 | / |
| Afanaseev | 84 | 5 | / |
| Afanassief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afanasyeff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afanassieff | 76 | 44 | / |
| Affanassief | 76 | 1 | / |
| Affanassieff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aphanassieff | 64 | 10 | / |
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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 Afanasiyev
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