Sebastián Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Sebastián Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 252 | 1:185,524 | 12,982 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Sebastian (168,418), Sebastiàn (2), Sebastiãn (1), Sébastian (2), Sebastían (1), Sebástian (1) & Sébástiáñ (1) are calculated separately.
Sebastián (5,082) may also be a first name.
Sebastián Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sebastián Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sebastián is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Sebastian, Sebastiàn, Sebastiãn, Sébastian, Sebastían, Sebástian or Sébástiáñ. For other potential spellings of Sebastián click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sebastián? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sebastián is the 847,909th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname Sebastián occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Sebastián are found; 78 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Sebastián is also the 95,254th most common first name in the world, held by 5,082 people.
The last name is most frequent in Spain, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 185,524. In Spain Sebastián is most common in: Madrid, where 36 percent live, Valencian Community, where 17 percent live and Aragon, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Spain this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 7 percent live and Chile, where 4 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sebastián
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