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 be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanasyev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,105th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 339,145 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Afanasyev live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 18,880 people, or 1 in 7,634. In Russia Afanasyev is most common in: Saratov Oblast, where 18 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 6 percent are found. Not including Russia this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.
Afanasyev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Afanasyev last name is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Afanasyev last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 46.15% being registered to vote for the 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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