Afanasyev Surname

25,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Afanasyev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afanasyev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia18,8801:7,634996
Kazakhstan1,2371:14,2952,131
Belarus8391:11,3241,737
Uzbekistan1141:271,3088,096
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Ukraine1041:437,71851,897
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Moldova241:148,39015,621
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Transnistria171:27,9234,766
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
England71:7,959,723202,100
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

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

Afanasyev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afanasyev in the Russian language
Афанасыевafanasyev-

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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
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