Afonyan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Afonyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afonyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Afonyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Afonyan (Russian: Афонян) is most common in Russia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afonyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Afonyan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Afonyan reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Afonyan is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 50 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside. Not including Russia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Afanyan8616/
Afonyon861/
Hafanyan807/
Affanyan803/
Afanjyan801/
Hafunjyan751/
Afognon71480/
Afunian719/
Asfanyasin716/
Ofonjan713/
Afongnon671/
Afougnon671/
Affongnon632/
Afoungnam631/
Afagnon57169/
Afanean577/
Afanyom571/
Affognon532,256/
Affagnon531,100/
Afangnon5343/
Aphoniam5326/
Azfanian531/
Afganian531/
Affangnon5062/
Affougnon5051/
Afffognon501/

Afonyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afonyan in the Russian language
Афонянafonan-

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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 Afonyan
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