Last name Afanasjew (Афанасьев 
, Afanasjew 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Afanasjew is habitual in Russia, where it is quite a common surname, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
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| Афанасьев | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Afanasjew | Poland, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany |
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jerzy afanasjew Polish writer and poet, PL (b. 1932) |
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| alina afanasjew Polish film actress (1930-2018), PL (b. 1930) |
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nikita afanasjew RU (b. 1982) |
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| wadim afanasjew RU |
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