Aftanase Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Aftanase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aftanase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1761:114,07912,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Aftănase (31) are calculated separately.

Aftanase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aftanase is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Aftănase. For other potential spellings of Aftanase click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aftanase? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,281,391st most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Aftanase are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 114,079. In Romania Aftanase is most numerous in: Iași County, where 70 percent are found, Neamț County, where 29 percent are found and Galați County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Romania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aftănase9631/
Aftanas93625/
Aftanasa8872/
Aftanasă8840/
Aftanasi881/
Aftanache8244/
Aftanás8022/
Avtanas807/
Aftonas806/
Aftanaz801/
Aftanasová7819/
Aftanasova782/
Aftănasă751/
Aftanazy751/
Aftanásová6724/
Avtonas6710/
Avtanasova675/
Avtanasová671/
Avtonasova5620/

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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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  • 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 Aftanase
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