Afanasy Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Afanasy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transnistria | 115 | 1:4,128 | 721 |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1:1,264,519 | 108,003 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
Afanasy (1,690) may also be a first name.
Afanasy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanasy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afanasy is found in Transnistria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanasy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afanasy is the 1,310,135th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Afanasy is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Afanasy are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Afanasy is also the 187,093rd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,690 people.
This last name is most widely held in Transnistria, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 4,128. In Transnistria it is most frequent in: Slobozia District, where 93 percent are found, Tiraspol Municipality, where 6 percent are found and Bender Municipality, where 1 percent are found. Not including Transnistria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanasiy | 93 | 119 | / |
| Afanasyi | 93 | 29 | / |
| Afanase | 86 | 260 | / |
| Afanasi | 86 | 71 | / |
| Afonasy | 86 | 7 | / |
| Afanasa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Afanazy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Afanasieys | 82 | 1 | / |
| Afanasii | 80 | 207 | / |
| Afanasie | 80 | 65 | / |
| Afonasiy | 80 | 18 | / |
| Afanaser | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afanasea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Afanassi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Afanasets | 75 | 12 | / |
| Afanasich | 75 | 12 | / |
| Afanasiez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afhanasie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afanaci | 71 | 35 | / |
| Afanasiets | 71 | 3 | / |
| Efanase | 71 | 2 | / |
| Afanasiett | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afonasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afonasje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofangasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afonasii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efainasse | 63 | 1 | / |
| Afanacier | 63 | 1 | / |
| Afonasich | 63 | 1 | / |
| Afonaje | 57 | 1 | / |
| Offanhauser | 56 | 0 | / |
| Afonadje | 53 | 9 | / |
| Afanouzi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Affonadje | 50 | 20 | / |
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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 Afanasy
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