What is "agafonov"

Agafonov (; masculine) or Agafonova (; feminine) is a Russian surname. It derives from the given name Agafon, borrowed from Greek, where it meant kindness, goodness.

The following people share this surname:

• Aleksandr Agafonov (born 1975), Uzbekistani Olympic swimmer
• Alexandra Agafonova, Russian swimmer, silver medalist at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 meter backstroke
• Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian figure skater
• Andrey Agafonov (born 1979), Russian association football player
• Kseniya Agafonova (born 1983), Russian long-distance runner
• Mikhail Agafonov, Russian operatic tenor
• Nikolai Agafonov (born 1947), Soviet and Russian association football player and coach
• Pavel Agafonov (born 1907), Russian expert pilot during World War II
• Polina Agafonova (born 1996), Russian figure skater