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Worldwide, Afanasy (Афанасий , Афанасій , Афанаси ) is a common boy's first name. The given name Afanasy is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a common masculine name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Ukraine. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Very seldom, Afanasy is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Афанасий | Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia |
Афанасій | Ukraine |
Афанаси | Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia |
Afanasy | Canada, Brazil, Russia, United Kingdom, United States |
Afanasy 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.