In the world, Afanasij (Афанасий 
, Афанасій , Afanasij 
) is a common masculine first name. The first name Afanasij is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a common boy's name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Ukraine. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Much less frequently, Afanasij is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Афанасий | Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Афанасій | Ukraine |
| Afanasij | Belarus, Latvia, United States |
Afanasij 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.
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afanasij bytjkov Russian historian (1818-1899), FI (b. 1818) |
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afanasij sajczuk PL (b. 1858) |
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| afanasij v. bulyče͏̈v (b. 1827) |
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| afanasij jegorow (b. 1881) |
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| afanasij nikolaevich danilov botanist (1903-1942) (b. 1903) |
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| afanasij lupenko UA (b. 1896) |
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| afanasij chaika Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations, UA (b. 1908) |
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| afanasij martos RU (b. 1904) |
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| afanasij moisiejenkow (b. 1910) |
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| afanasij toczenow (b. 1910) |
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| afanasijs kuzmins Latvian sport shooter, LV (b. 1947) |
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