Agafonov Surname

14,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Agafonov Surname User-submission:

Agafonov is the masculine counterpart to the feminine Agafonova. It derives from the given name Agafon, borrowed from Greek, where it meant 'kindness', 'goodness'.

Agafonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia33,5631:4,294494
Kazakhstan3,6901:4,792691
Belarus5221:18,2013,012
Uzbekistan1901:162,7857,117
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Moldova641:55,6467,888
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Kyrgyzstan441:135,74215,060
Lithuania361:84,29412,161
Transnistria271:17,5813,214
Azerbaijan211:459,4829,100
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Finland81:687,08836,047
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Agafonov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Agafonov is the masculine counterpart to the feminine Agafonova. It derives from the given name Agafon, borrowed from Greek, where it meant 'kindness', 'goodness'.

- Junie

Patronymic form of the name Agafon, meaning 'kindly'.

- Junie

Agafonov Last Name Facts

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

Agafonov (Russian: Агафонов) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agafonov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Agafonov is the 14,510th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 189,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Agafonov are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Agafonov is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 33,563 people, or 1 in 4,294. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found, Republic of Ingushetia, where 7 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia this last name exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Agafonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Agafonov last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Orthodox (92%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Agafonov surname are 9.39% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Agafonov earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $44,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.16% less than the national average, earning $38,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Agafonova9442,623/
Agafonovs94153/
Agafonoov941/
Agaffonova893/
Agofonov88136/
Agafonow8875/
Agafanov8815/
Agafonof8813/
Agafenov882/
Ogafonov882/
Agafonev881/
Agafonovová844/
Agafonoff82105/
Agofonova8295/
Agafanova8226/
Agaphonov824/
Ogafonova824/
Agaphonova788/
Agofonof752/
Agofanov751/
Agofanova713/
Agafanoff711/
Agaphonoff6710/

Agafonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Agafonov in the Russian language
Агафоновagafonov-

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