Afteni Surname

376,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Afteni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afteni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova7541:4,723693
Romania861:233,46422,424
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Afteni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Afteni (Russian: Афтени) is found in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Afteni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 376,479th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,671,101 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Afteni are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name Afteni is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is carried by 754 people, or 1 in 4,723. In Moldova it is most frequent in: Căușeni District, where 19 percent reside, Criuleni District, where 18 percent reside and Ialoveni District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Moldova this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aftenii92318/
Aftenie92237/
Afteniy92115/
Aftenyi9285/
Aftene83575/
Aftini8337/
Ofteni8330/
Afteny8322/
Avteni831/
Aftenys778/
Avtenyi776/
Avteniy771/
Afteney770/
Aftenijová751/
Abtini6710/
Aftine673/
Abtene671/
Oftenes6213/
Aabtini624/
Abtaini621/
Haftine621/
Afthine621/
Ofteness575/
Aabttini572/
Habteneh571/
Gawtheny571/
Abtine5012/
Obtene503/

Afteni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Afteni in the Russian language
Афтениafteni-

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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
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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 Afteni
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