Afanasyev (masculine; Афанасьев) or Afanasyeva (feminine; Афанасьева) is a Russian patronymic surname. It is derived from Afanasy, which is etymologically directly connected to Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), a Greek masculine first name that means "immortal". Notable people with the surname include:
Aleksey Afanasyev (1850-), Russian painter and illustrator Alexander Afanasyev (1826–1871), Russian folklorist Alexander Afanasyev-Chuzhbinsky (1817–1875), Russian/Ukrainian writer and ethnographer Aliona Afanasieva Anastasia Afanasieva Anatoly Afanasyev (1912–2003), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union Boris Afanasiev Egor Afanasyev (born 2001), Russian ice hockey player Fyodor Afanasyev (1859–1905), Russian revolutionary Georgy Afanasyev (1906–1975), Soviet geologist and petrographer Mikhail Afanasyev (born 1986), Belarusian footballer Ivan Afanasyev (1901–1952), Soviet naval officer and Hero of the Soviet Union Irina Afanasieva Ksenia Afanasyeva (born 1991), Russian olympic gymnast
Nina Afanasyeva (born 1939), Russian/Sami politician and language activist Nick Afanasiev Nikita Afanasiev
Stepan Afanasyev (1894–1965), Soviet party figure Tatyana Afanasyeva (1876–1964), Russian/Dutch mathematician Valery Afanasyev Valery V. Afanasyev Vasily Afanasyev (1843–1913), prominent mechanical engineer of the Imperial Russian Navy Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev (1922–1994), Soviet/Russian journalist Viktor Mikhaylovich Afanasyev (born 1948), Soviet/Russian cosmonaut
Yevgeny Afanasyev (born 1947), Russian diplomat Yuri Afanasyev, (1934–2015), Russian historian and politician
Other spellings Vahur Afanasjev (1979–2021), Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician (born 1982), Latvian footballer Valery Afanassiev (born 1947), Russian pianist Walter Afanasieff, Brazilian (of Russian descent) record producer and songwriter
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