Afonasev Surname

237,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Afonasev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afonasev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6191:89,02011,133
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Afonasev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Afonasev Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Afonasev (Russian: Афонасьев) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afonasev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Afonasev is the 237,927th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,322,388 people. The surname Afonasev is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Afonasev live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Afonasev is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 1,619 people, or 1 in 89,020. In Russia Afonasev is primarily concentrated in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 18 percent reside, Moscow, where 8 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 2 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Afonasev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Afonasev last name are 2.81% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 49.58% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Afonasev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afonasev in the Russian language
Афонасьевafonasev-

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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
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  • 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 Afonasev
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