Sebastian Surname

3,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Sebastian Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin-Greek) August, Reverenced [Latin Sebastian-us; Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós), a rendering of the Latin Augustus; Greek σέβας, awe, reverence]

Sebastian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania35,5601:1,489193
India29,9271:25,6311,930
Philippines25,2581:4,008305
Mexico17,9091:6,931805
United States15,0291:24,1173,042
Spain9,7811:4,780595
Peru5,5171:5,761909
Germany3,9061:20,6112,739
Indonesia3,0651:43,1484,935
United Arab Emirates2,4781:3,697469
Sri Lanka1,9731:10,5471,525
Guatemala1,8291:8,7931,007
Oman1,4741:2,502373
Canada1,3761:26,7773,573
England1,3091:42,5655,432
Argentina1,0521:40,6313,407
Malaysia9891:29,8222,579
South Africa9231:58,6977,428
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Australia7821:34,5214,547
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Kuwait5301:7,1711,013
Kenya4601:100,3918,786
France4551:145,98422,581
Bolivia4161:25,5201,889
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
Nigeria3171:558,81027,182
Romania3161:63,5387,647
Poland3101:122,60918,218
Dominican Republic2851:36,6072,033
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Papua New Guinea1781:45,8075,667
Nicaragua1761:34,2111,208
Chile1661:106,1233,949
Guyana1581:4,824854
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
Ireland1321:35,6742,944
Cuba1181:97,6502,974
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Namibia1011:23,8553,962
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Belize931:3,822732
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Austria831:102,59614,745
Antigua and Barbuda731:1,359235
Switzerland631:130,36412,937
Italy621:986,39869,332
Zimbabwe601:257,30427,433
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Norway571:90,21612,446
Colombia561:853,1088,661
Northern Ireland541:34,1673,366
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Panama441:88,9153,543
Ecuador411:387,9479,859
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
China331:41,433,9872,228
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Micronesia241:4,427583
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Wales231:134,5459,804
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Moldova201:178,06817,570
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Israel161:534,85239,210
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
British Virgin Islands121:2,633313
Guam121:13,3432,098
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Maldives121:33,6811,888
Serbia101:714,49524,752
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Finland71:785,24338,644
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Djibouti41:228,733966
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9891:50,7775,755

The alternate forms: Sebastián (323), Sébastian (2), Sebastiàn (2), Sebastiãn (1), Sebástian (1), Sebastían (1) & Sébástiáñ (1) are calculated separately.

Sebastian (1,005,939) may also be a first name.

Sebastian Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin-Greek) August, Reverenced [Latin Sebastian-us; Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós), a rendering of the Latin Augustus; Greek σέβας, awe, reverence]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Spanish) Descendant of Sebastian (venerable).

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

Sebastian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sebastian (Arabic: سيباستيان, Bengali: সেবাস্তিয়ান, Georgian: სებასტიან, Hindi: सेबास्टियन, Marathi: सेबाि, Oriya: େସବାିଆନ, Russian: Себастиан) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Sebastián, Sébastian, Sebastiàn, Sebastiãn, Sebástian, Sebastían or Sébástiáñ. For other possible spellings of Sebastian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sebastian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sebastian is the 3,326th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,271 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Sebastian live; 21 percent live in East Africa and 21 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sebastian is also the 889th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 1,005,939 people.

Sebastian is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 35,560 people, or 1 in 1,489. In Tanzania Sebastian is most common in: Kagera Region, where 20 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 15 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in 151 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Sebastian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sebastian has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 9,350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sebastian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sebastian last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sebastian last name are 11.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sebastian earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 63.42% less than the national average, earning €10,984 per year; in Norway they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning 303,490 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.26% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,427 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.08% more than the national average, earning R 282,984 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.52% more than the national average, earning $30,994,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $43,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $52,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sebastián96323/
Sébastian962/
Sebastiàn962/
Sebastiãn961/
Sebástian961/
Sebastían961/
Sebastiane95197/
Sebastiaan95115/
Sebastijan9594/
Soebastian9574/
Sebasthian9534/
Seabastian9512/
Sebhastian9511/
Sebasstian9510/
Sebastiann958/
Sebasttian955/
Seebastian955/
Sebastiean955/
Sebaastian954/
Sebatstian954/
Sebastiant953/
Ssebastian953/
Saebastian951/
Sebeastian951/
Sesbastian951/
Sebastgian951/
Sebastianh951/
Sebatian94169/
Sebastianne902/
Sabastian892,141/
Sebastyan891,267/
Sevastian891,083/
Sebestian89454/
Sebastion89255/
Sibastian8969/
Sobastian8935/
Sebastjan8935/
Cebastian8922/
Sebostian8913/
Sebastiam8912/
Sebastean898/
Sebathian898/
Sewastian898/
Sebaztian897/
Zebastian896/
Gebastian894/
Sebatiane893/
Jebastian892/
Sebaatian891/
Sebattian891/
Sybastian890/
Sebastianová863/
Sébástiáñ851/
Sebasttyan84186/
Shebestian8439/
Sebasthyan8414/
Sevasthian8414/
Sebhastyan8412/
Shabastian846/
Šebastijan843/
Cebastiant842/
Sabashtian841/
Sabhastian841/
Saabastian841/
Seabastion841/
Sebeastion841/
Sesbastion841/
Sabastiaan841/
Sabaastian841/
Sebastione841/
Sebastyane841/
Sabastiahn841/
Sebation8210/
Sibatian822/
Sebatián822/
Sebastião78156,937/
Sebatjane78725/
Sobestian78260/
Sevathian78188/
Sevastyan78102/
Sevostian7872/
Sabestian7839/
Sebostyan7831/
Soibatian7816/
Cevastian789/
Sabastion787/
Sebestjan783/
Sebestion782/
Sebattyan781/
Sevastion781/
Sewastjan781/
Sewostian781/
Shibatian781/
Sempatian781/
Sebasteon781/
Sevastianova761,898/
Sebastyanova76113/
Sebastjanova761/
Seevathian74120/
Siewastjan743/
Sebazttiam742/
Saibastyan741/
Sebosttyan741/
Sesbastião741/
Sevasthean741/
Saebastião741/
Sebatião719/
Sibatyan715/
Sivatian713/
Sevatyan712/
Sevathaiyan701/
Sevostianova671,338/
Sevostyan67200/
Sevastjanova67174/
Sebostyanova6748/
Sabostyan6725/
Sivatjian6713/
Soybatyan6712/
Sivathian675/
Simpatian672/
Sebestyán672/
Sebestyãn672/
Sibatjane672/
Sabestion671/
Zabaztian671/
Soibation671/
Sebasteão671/
Zebestyan671/
Šebeštian671/
Sevastiānova671/
Sebotjane671/
Sebestyon671/

Sebastian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sebastian in the Georgian language
სებასტიანsebastian-
Sebastian in the Oriya language
େସବାିଆନesabai'ana80.14
େସବାିଆନ୍esabai'an4.79
େସବିଆନesabi'ana4.11
େସବାିନesabaina1.37
େସବାିଆନାesabai'ana1.37
େସନନାesanana0.68
େଶବିଆନesabi'ana0.68
େସବାିୟନesabaiyana0.68
େସବାସତିୟାନesabasatiyana0.68
େଶବାିଆନesabai'ana0.68
େସବାସତିଆନesabasati'ana0.68
େସେବିଆନesebi'ana0.68
େସବାସesabasa0.68
େସବିସଟିନesabisatina0.68
Sebastian in the Bengali language
সেবাস্তিয়ানsebastiyana50
সেবাস্টিয়ানsebastiyana50
Sebastian in the Marathi language
सेबािsebai47.73
सबासटेनsabasatena11.36
सटीयनsatiyana9.09
सॅबँिsebami4.55
सॅबॅरीटनseberitana4.55
सॅबािsebai2.27
िसबासतीनisabasatina2.27
शेबासटीनsebasatina2.27
सॅिबनाseibana2.27
सेबेसटनsebesatana2.27
सॅमसनsemasana2.27
सॅबेसतीनsebesatina2.27
सबसतीनsabasatina2.27
सेबासटीनsebasatina2.27
सेबाकटीनsebakatina2.27
Sebastian in the Hindi language
सेबास्टियनsebastiyana22.5
सिबेस्टियनsibestiyana12.5
सेबस्टियनsebastiyana7.5
सेबास्टिनsebastina5
सैबस्टीयनsaibastiyana5
सेवास्टयनsevastayana2.5
सेबस्यियनsebasyiyana2.5
सिबैस्टनsibaistana2.5
शसबास्टीनsasabastina2.5
सेबास्तीयानsebastiyana2.5
सेबस्तिअनsebasti'ana2.5
स्बैस्यिनsbaisyina2.5
एसesa2.5
सेबास्तियनsebastiyana2.5
सेबस्टीनsebastina2.5
सेबास्टयानsebastayana2.5
सिबेशटियनsibesatiyana2.5
स्बास्टियनsbastiyana2.5
सेबास्ट्यनsebastyana2.5
सवस्टीमनsavastimana2.5
सेबासतीनsebasatina2.5
सेबास्टेनsebastena2.5
सेबस्टयनsebastayana2.5
सबस्टीनsabastina2.5
Sebastian in the Russian language
Себастианsebastian-
Sebastian in the Arabic language
سيباستيانsybastyan-
سيبستيانsybstyan-
سباستيانsbastyan-
سبيستيانsbystyan-
سبستيانsbstyan-

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