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Where Does The Last Name Afonya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Afonya (Russian: Афоня) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Afonya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afonya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 870,423^rd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. Afonya occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Afonya are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Afonya is also the 176,366^th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 1,864 people.

The last name Afonya is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 608,114. In Russia Afonya is most numerous in: Moscow, where 19 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Other than Russia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Afonya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Afonya surname are 4.84% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 51.61% registered with the political party.