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Throughout the world, Afanassi (Афанасий , Афанасій , Апанас ) is a common boy's first name. The first name Afanassi is habitual in Moldova, where it is quite a common boy's name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare male name, and Ukraine. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Very seldom, Afanassi is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Афанасий | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Russia |
Афанасій | Ukraine |
Апанас | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus |
Afanassi is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: 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; Afanassi Iwanowitsch Barabaschkin , the operatic character in the opera Moskau, Tscherjomuschki, Moscow, Cheryomushki and Jacques Vingtras , character in Le Bachelier.