Sebastein Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sebastein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sebastein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Sébastein (2) are calculated separately.

Sebastein (119) may also be a first name.

Sebastein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sebastein is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sébastein. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sebastein? popularity and diffusion

Sebastein is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Sebastein occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Sebastein live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 856,040th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 119 people.

The last name Sebastein is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 54 percent reside, Tamil Nadu, where 23 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Sebastein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sebastein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sebastein
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