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Around the globe, Athanasius (Athanase , Афанасий , Athanasius ) is a common male given name. The first name Athanasius is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a common male name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Cameroon. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Russia, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Very seldom, Athanasius is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Athanase | Cameroon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Афанасий | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Belarus, Russia |
Athanasius | Cameroon, Nigeria, Tanzania, Indonesia, Kenya |
אתנאסיוס | Israel |
Athanasius 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.