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In all the world, Afanasii (Афанасий , Afanasii ) is quite a common male given name. The first name Afanasii is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a common male name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare male name, and Russia. Very seldom, Afanasii is the last name as well as the forename.
Afanasii is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jacques Vingtras , character in Le Bachelier; Afanassi Iwanowitsch , the operatic character in the opera Der Jahrmarkt von Sorotschinzy, The Fair at Sorochyntsi; Afanassi Iwanowitsch Totzki , the operatic character in the opera Der Idiot (Weinberg), The Idiot and Afanassi Iwanowitsch Barabaschkin , the operatic character in the opera Moskau, Tscherjomuschki, Moscow, Cheryomushki.