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 occurs more in Transnistria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanasy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,310,135th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name Afanasy occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Afanasy reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 187,093rd most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 1,690 people.
The surname Afanasy is most commonly held in Transnistria, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 4,128. In Transnistria Afanasy is most numerous in: Slobozia District, where 93 percent live, Tiraspol Municipality, where 6 percent live and Bender Municipality, where 1 percent live. Apart from Transnistria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.
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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