Sebesta Surname

164,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Sebesta Surname User-submission:

Sebesta is a Czech-Slovakian surname, denoting a descendant of Šebastián (belonging to Sebastian; 'revered place'; via sebastos, meaning 'revered', 'admired', or 'respected').

Sebesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8701:193,82819,147
Austria2351:36,2365,862
Poland1751:217,19328,426
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Germany861:936,11065,790
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Norway81:642,78647,258
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Šebesta (3,048) are calculated separately.

Sebesta (17) may also be a first name.

Sebesta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sebesta is a Czech-Slovakian surname, denoting a descendant of Šebastián (belonging to Sebastian; 'revered place'; via sebastos, meaning 'revered', 'admired', or 'respected').

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Sebesta Last Name Facts

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

Sebesta is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Šebesta. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sebesta? popularity and diffusion

Sebesta is the 164,010th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,754,175 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sebesta live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sebesta is also the 2,694,839th most common first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

Sebesta is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,870 people, or 1 in 193,828. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 44 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 9 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

Sebesta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sebesta are 29.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sebesta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.45% less than the national average, earning 268,392 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.88% less than the national average, earning R 88,212 per year; in United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $52,861 CAD per year.

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