Bastian Surname

11,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Bastian Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sebastian.' In early though rare use in Cornwall and south-west England, where Spanish influence would be expected to prevail. Popularly Bastian; compare French Bastien, which perhaps had its effect on Basten.

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Bastian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,9381:6,744832
Indonesia9,9741:13,2591,673
United States9,0881:39,8834,906
France3,4981:18,9892,154
Philippines2,6251:38,5675,980
Mexico2,0031:61,9702,915
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
Australia1,3611:19,8352,749
Brazil1,2451:171,9476,632
Bahamas7501:522108
Argentina4791:89,2357,517
India4351:1,763,36963,044
Poland3541:107,36916,238
Canada3411:108,05211,605
England3381:164,84615,309
South Africa2651:204,44421,800
Spain2591:180,51012,735
Netherlands2291:73,74312,495
Switzerland2211:37,1635,383
Iran2041:376,38524,618
Chile1031:171,0345,644
Luxembourg991:5,864863
Denmark961:58,7995,983
Paraguay601:120,6122,672
United States Virgin Islands431:2,567442
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Austria331:258,04330,255
Guyana321:23,8192,802
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Wales191:162,87011,152
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Cuba131:886,3636,304
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Norway91:571,36544,190
China71:195,331,65210,124
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3381:37,5334,450

The alternate forms: Bastián (24) are calculated separately.

Bastian (24,684) may also be a first name.

Bastian Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sebastian.' In early though rare use in Cornwall and south-west England, where Spanish influence would be expected to prevail. Popularly Bastian; compare French Bastien, which perhaps had its effect on Basten.

William, son of Sebastian Trevethan, buried 1607: Reg. St. Columb Major.

William, son of Bastian Trevithan, bapt. 1599: ibid.

1565-0. Bastian Bumfoy and Juliana Francke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1603. Buried — Richard Bastian: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1611. William Bastian or Bastin: Register of the University of Oxford.

1796. Married — Bastien Chevrey and Joanna Gale: St. George, Hanover Square.

The form Bastion occurs in the Devonport Directory, Devon.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Diminutive forms of Sebastian, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch, English, French) Descendant of Bastian, a pet form of Sebastian (venerable).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bastian Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bastian Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bastian (Arabic: باستيان, Hindi: बैस्टीयन, Marathi: तीयन, Russian: Бастиан) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bastián. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bastian? popularity and diffusion

Bastian is the 11,670th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,376 people. The surname Bastian is primarily found in Europe, where 36 percent of Bastian reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 26 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bastian is also the 32,334th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 24,684 people.

Bastian is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 11,938 people, or 1 in 6,744. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 13 percent live. Other than Germany Bastian is found in 87 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Bastian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bastian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bastian last name rose 679 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bastian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bastian surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Bastian last name are 19.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bastian earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.31% more than the national average, earning 416,361 kr per year; in Peru they earn 214.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,955 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.64% less than the national average, earning R 217,116 per year; in United States they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $43,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $51,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bastián9524/
Bastiaan931,113/
Baustian93834/
Bastiand93112/
Bastiant9337/
Basthian9336/
Bastiane9331/
Bastijan9329/
Bhastian9317/
Bastiann9311/
Baastian935/
Bastiang933/
Bastjian932/
Hbastian931/
Basstian931/
Bashtian931/
Beastian930/
Batian92406/
Bastajian88110/
Bastegian884/
Bastagian881/
Bostian861,809/
Batihan861,117/
Bastion861,058/
Wastian86799/
Bastyan86602/
Bestian86224/
Bastean86192/
Bastjan8674/
Bahtian8650/
Batiane8646/
Bastiam8634/
Baztian8615/
Vastian8612/
Baitian8612/
Bautian867/
Baxtian865/
Batioan865/
Battian863/
Bathian863/
Batiang862/
Bhatian862/
Baatian861/
Bastiaasen823/
Bastianova821/
Boostian80206/
Baštijan80110/
Bauthian8094/
Bhatiaan8052/
Bastiong8031/
Bastyane8027/
Bastione8026/
Wastijan8012/
Basttyan8010/
Bastığan807/
Boistian806/
Vashtian806/
Vasthian802/
Bhatijan802/
Bhattian802/
Baustion801/
Bashtyan801/
Bhastyan801/
Bahatian801/
Boestian801/
Bathiaan801/
Batijane801/
Bastioon801/
Baytiang801/
Baitiang801/
Baustean800/
Bation777,288/
Batiam77433/
Batyan77280/
Batean7788/
Botian7770/
Vatian7722/
Batjan7712/
Baithiang75220/
Boyshtian7579/
Bastajyan7516/
Batianova7511/
Bostajian758/
Bathaiian752/
Battagian751/
Batayon71313/
Bestion71245/
Bationg71244/
Baytion7155/
Vastyan7152/
Battion7148/
Bostion7135/
Botiang7135/
Battyan7128/
Bothian7126/
Bestjan7122/
Bathion7120/
Bostyan7119/
Boutian7116/
Bostean7115/
Bastiánová7110/
Vathian7110/
Beitian7110/
Vastion717/
Bastyon717/
Bostjan716/
Bastionova714/
Wastion714/
Bastyanova714/
Bastyanová714/
Bastyán714/
Bastião713/
Botiaan713/
Batihanova712/
Bhatyan712/
Baštjan712/
Vattian712/
Batıhan711/
Bostiam711/
Bootian711/
Baytyan711/
Battiam711/
Batyane711/
Battión711/
Bathiam711/
Batajon711/
Mpatian711/
Beatean710/
Batehan710/
Basteon710/
Boistean67312/
Baitiong67140/
Baytiong6769/
Batyatin6758/
Battione6754/
Battajon6749/
Battaion6749/
Batayyan676/
Beationg676/
Bachtjan675/
Boutiane675/
Vasthyan673/
Washtion673/
Vatijain671/
Vaithian671/
Washtyan671/
Boutiang671/
Bestjean671/
Bagytjan671/
Batyahan671/
Battayon671/
Bahatyan671/
Bauthean671/

Bastian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bastian in the Hindi language
बैस्टीयनbaistiyana50
वैस्टीयनvaistiyana50
Bastian in the Marathi language
तीयनtiyana50
तीअनti'ana37.5
बसितयनbasitayana12.5
Bastian in the Russian language
Бастианbastian-
Bastian in the Arabic language
باستيانbastyan-

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