Afonin Surname

26,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Afonin Surname User-submission:

Comes from a shortened form of the name, Afanasey, which in Greek means 'immortal'.

Afonin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia18,4761:7,8011,015
Kazakhstan5391:32,8064,491
Belarus3361:28,2774,903
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Uzbekistan1201:257,7437,986
Turkmenistan931:59,0231,134
Kyrgyzstan661:90,49511,360
Moldova561:63,5968,738
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Transnistria181:26,3724,484
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Afonin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from a shortened form of the name, Afanasey, which in Greek means 'immortal'.

- usercat

Afonin Last Name Facts

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

Afonin (Russian: Афонин) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Afonin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afonin is the 26,866th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 364,450 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Afonin live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 18,476 people, or 1 in 7,801. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent reside, Moscow, where 8 percent reside and Ryazan Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Afonin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (70%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Afonin last name are 9.95% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.72% registered with the political party.

Afonin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.06% less than the national average, earning $36,220 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afonina9222,125/
Afonien9211/
Afonnin922/
Afoning921/
Afoninn921/
Gafonin921/
Afonnina861/
Afonyn831,998/
Afanin83100/
Afenin8361/
Ofonin837/
Afonen836/
Afoninova801/
Afonyna772,552/
Affenin7710/
Afanina776/
Aphonin774/
Ofonina771/
Gafanin771/
Afonyon771/
Gofonin771/
Afoņina771/
Gofounin715/
Aphonina715/
Afangnin712/
Efanin6731/
Efenin6719/
Afanyn676/
Afenyn673/
Ofanin671/
Afanen671/
Ofunin671/
Afanyna621/
Offanin621/
Afahanen571/
Afanehen571/
Ofanning571/
Affanehen531/
Ofunim50236/
Efanyn5071/
Ofanen5012/
Efenyn503/

Afonin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afonin in the Russian language
Афонинafonin-

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