Sebestian Surname

661,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sebestian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sebestian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
India331:23,244,406321,547
Austria201:425,77243,235
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Šebestian (7) & Šebeštian (1) are calculated separately.

Sebestian (1,119) may also be a first name.

Sebestian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sebestian (Hindi: सेबेस्टेन, Marathi: सेबॅि, Oriya: େସେବିଆନ) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Šebestian or Šebeštian. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sebestian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 661,581st most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,051,863 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Sebestian reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 238,348th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,119 people.

It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 8 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Sebestian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sebestian has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sebestian last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sebestian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sebestian surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Sebestian earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sebestian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sebestian in the Hindi language
सेबेस्टेनsebestena-
Sebestian in the Oriya language
େସେବିଆନesebi'ana93.06
େସେବeseba2.78
େସେବିଅନesebi'ana1.39
େଶେବିଆନesebi'ana1.39
େସେବିଏନesebi'ena1.39
Sebestian in the Marathi language
सेबॅिsebei53.85
सॅबॅिsebei15.38
सॅबेिsebei7.69
सॅबेसटीनsebesatina7.69
सेबेिsebei7.69
सेबेसटीनsebesatina7.69

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sebestian
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