Sebestyan Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Czechia

Sebestyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sebestyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

The surname Sebestyan (Russian: Себесьтьян) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Sebestyãn, Sebestyán or Šebestyán. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sebestyan? popularity and diffusion

Sebestyan is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Sebestyan are found; 54 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Not including Brazil Sebestyan exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sebestyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sebestyan in the Russian language
Себесьтьянsebestan-

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