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Around the globe, Athanase (Атанас
, Athanase
, Athanasius
) is a common male first name. The given name Athanase is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a widespread masculine name, Greece, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Cameroon. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Bulgaria, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Athanase is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Атанас | Bulgaria, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Athanase | Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon |
| Athanasius | Tanzania, Nigeria, Indonesia, Kenya, Cameroon |
| Αθανάσιος | Greece |
Athanase 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.