Surname Afanase (Afanase 
) , in all the world, is a rare family name. The last name Afanase is characteristic of Romania, where it is quite a rare surname, Hungary, where it is a rare surname, and Georgia, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Romania, Hungary, and Italy. Much less frequently, Afanase is the forename as well as the last name.