Cognomen Afanasii (Афанасий 
, Afanasii 
) , in all the world, is a rare surname. The surname Afanasii is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Moldova, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. Much more prevalently, Afanasii is the forename as well as the last name.