Afanasyev Surname
Approximately 21,488 people bear this surname
Afanasyev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 18,880 | 1:7,634 | 996 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,237 | 1:14,295 | 2,131 |
| Belarus | 839 | 1:11,324 | 1,737 |
| Uzbekistan | 114 | 1:271,308 | 8,096 |
| United States | 111 | 1:3,265,396 | 186,924 |
| Ukraine | 104 | 1:437,718 | 51,897 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Moldova | 24 | 1:148,390 | 15,621 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 1:567,595 | 10,450 |
| Transnistria | 17 | 1:27,923 | 4,766 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Afanasyev Demographics
Average Afanasyev Salary in
United States
$51,677 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Afanasyev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanasyev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Afanasyev (Russian: Афанасыев) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanasyev? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,105th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 339,145 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Afanasyev reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Afanasyev is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 18,880 people, or 1 in 7,634. In Russia Afanasyev is most common in: Saratov Oblast, where 18 percent reside, Samara Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 6 percent reside. Barring Russia this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside and Belarus, where 4 percent reside.
Afanasyev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Afanasyev surname is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Afanasyev surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 46.15% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Afanasyev earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $51,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.17% less than the national average, earning $44,630 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afanasiyev | 95 | 2,102 | / |
| Afanaseyev | 95 | 2 | / |
| Afanasiev | 89 | 1,098 | / |
| Afanasjev | 89 | 611 | / |
| Afonasyev | 89 | 220 | / |
| Afanaseev | 89 | 5 | / |
| Afanacyev | 89 | 2 | / |
| Afanasjeva | 84 | 1,288 | / |
| Afanasjevs | 84 | 582 | / |
| Afanassiev | 84 | 65 | / |
| Afanassjev | 84 | 8 | / |
| Afanasyeff | 84 | 1 | / |
| Affanasjev | 84 | 1 | / |
| Afanaszjev | 84 | 1 | / |
| Afanasiiev | 84 | 1 | / |
| Afanaszjeva | 80 | 8 | / |
| Afanassjeva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Afanasjew | 78 | 167 | / |
| Afanasiew | 78 | 112 | / |
| Afonasiev | 78 | 30 | / |
| Afanasief | 78 | 14 | / |
| Afanasjef | 78 | 4 | / |
| Afanasjevová | 76 | 1 | / |
| Afanasieff | 74 | 38 | / |
| Afanassjew | 74 | 12 | / |
| Afonasjeva | 74 | 8 | / |
| Afanasjeff | 74 | 5 | / |
| Afanassief | 74 | 1 | / |
| Afanassieff | 70 | 44 | / |
| Affanassief | 70 | 1 | / |
| Affanasieff | 70 | 1 | / |
| Afanazjew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Affanassieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afanosiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afonasiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aphanassieff | 57 | 10 | / |
Afanasyev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afanasyev in the Russian language | ||
| Афанасыев | afanasyev | - |
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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 Afanasyev
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