Sebestyan Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Sebestyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Sebestyãn (2), Sebestyán (2) & Šebestyán (13) are calculated separately.
Sebestyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sebestyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sebestyan (Russian: Себесьтьян) is most common in Brazil. It can be rendered as: Sebestyãn, Sebestyán or Šebestyán. Click here for other possible spellings of Sebestyan.
How Common Is The Last Name Sebestyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sebestyan live; 54 percent live in South America and 54 percent live in Luso-South America.
It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebestyãn | 96 | 2 | / |
| Sebestyán | 96 | 2 | / |
| Šebestyán | 93 | 13 | / |
| Sebestian | 89 | 454 | / |
| Sebestean | 89 | 46 | / |
| Sebestyam | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sebestjan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sebestyon | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zebestyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sebistyan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shebestian | 84 | 39 | / |
| Sebeastian | 84 | 1 | / |
| Šebestian | 78 | 7 | / |
| Sebeştean | 78 | 5 | / |
| Sevestian | 78 | 5 | / |
| Sebestion | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sebestianová | 76 | 3 | / |
| Sebestianova | 76 | 1 | / |
| Šebestijan | 74 | 33 | / |
| Sebistiaan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sebeastion | 74 | 1 | / |
| Šebestyánová | 67 | 13 | / |
| Šebestianová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sebestião | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibistian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šebeštian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šebestiánová | 57 | 34 | / |
| Šebeštianová | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sivistian | 56 | 1 | / |
| Šebešťanová | 50 | 4 | / |
Sebestyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sebestyan in the Russian language | ||
| Себесьтьян | sebestan | - |
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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
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- 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 Sebestyan
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