Afanesyan Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Afanesyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 52 | 1:56,350 | 2,612 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
Afanesyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Afanesyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Afanesyan (Russian: Афанесян) is more frequently found in Armenia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Afanesyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Afanesyan is the 1,955,159th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Afanesyan live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Armeno-West Asia.
The last name Afanesyan is most numerous in Armenia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 56,350. In Armenia it is most numerous in: Yerevan, where 46 percent are found, Kotayk Province, where 37 percent are found and Gegharkunik Province, where 13 percent are found. Beside Armenia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 43 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Afanesyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Afanesyan in the Russian language | ||
| Афанесян | afanesan | - |
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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 Afanesyan
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