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Cognomen Athanasius (Athanase , Афанасий , Athanasius ) , around the globe, is quite a common surname. The family name Athanasius is characteristic of Seychelles, where it is a common surname, Guadeloupe, where it is quite a common surname, and Saint Lucia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Rwanda, and Tanzania. More frequently, Athanasius is the forename as well as the last name.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Athanase | Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ivory Coast |
Афанасий | Moldova, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
Athanasius | Tanzania, Kenya, Cameroon, Indonesia, Nigeria |
אתנאסיוס | Israel |