Last name Afanassieff (Афанасьев 
, Afanassieff 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The last name Afanassieff is characteristic of Russia, where it is quite a common surname, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Афанасьев | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Afanassieff | France |
Afanas'Ev, Afanasiev, Afanasjev, Afanasjevs, Afanassiev, Afanassjew, Afanasyeu, Afanasyev, Афанасьеў, Афанасьєв, and אפנסייב
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jean afanassieff French explorer and mountain guide (1953-2015), FR (b. 1953) |
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| marielle afanassieff researcher (b. 1964) |
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