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Throughout the world, Apanas (Афанасий
, Apanas
, Апанас
) is quite a common masculine forename. The first name Apanas is habitual in Moldova, where it is quite a common masculine name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Russia. Much less frequently, Apanas is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Афанасий | Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan |
| Apanas | India, United States, Lithuania, South Africa, Poland |
| Апанас | Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan |
Atanas, Atanasije, Atanazy, Atanáz, Athanasios, Athanasius, Athanásios, Αθανάσιος, Атанас, Атанасиос, Атанасій, Афанасиос, and Афанасій
Apanas 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.