Sebastián Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Sebastián Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sebastián Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2521:185,52412,982
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

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 surname Sebastián is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Sebastian, Sebastiàn, Sebastiãn, Sébastian, Sebastían, Sebástian or Sébástiáñ. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sebastián? popularity and diffusion

Sebastián is the 847,909th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Sebastián reside; 78 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 95,254th most common first name world-wide, borne by 5,082 people.

The surname Sebastián is most common in Spain, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 185,524. In Spain Sebastián is most frequent in: Madrid, where 36 percent reside, Valencian Community, where 17 percent reside and Aragon, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Spain this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 7 percent reside and Chile, where 4 percent reside.

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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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