Sebestyén Surname
Approximately 9,478 people bear this surname
Sebestyén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 8,912 | 1:1,101 | 119 |
| Romania | 423 | 1:47,465 | 5,912 |
| Slovakia | 90 | 1:59,294 | 11,428 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Sebestyen (2,808), Šebestyén (1), Šebeštyén (2), Šebestyen (2), Sebestýen (1) & Šebestýen (3) are calculated separately.
Sebestyén (366) may also be a first name.
Sebestyén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sebestyén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sebestyén is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Sebestyen, Šebestyén, Šebeštyén, Šebestyen, Sebestýen or Šebestýen. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sebestyén? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 53,811th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 768,891 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sebestyén are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 454,857th most frequent forename on earth, held by 366 people.
The last name Sebestyén is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 8,912 people, or 1 in 1,101. In Hungary Sebestyén is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 15 percent reside, Tolna County, where 11 percent reside and Pest County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Hungary Sebestyén is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 4 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebestyen | 96 | 2,808 | / |
| Šebestyén | 96 | 1 | / |
| Šebeštyén | 93 | 2 | / |
| Šebestyen | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sebestýen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Šebestýen | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sebestyin | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sebestyénová | 86 | 94 | / |
| Seebestyen | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sebestyene | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sebestien | 78 | 66 | / |
| Sebestjen | 78 | 14 | / |
| Sebestyem | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sebestyenová | 76 | 14 | / |
| Sebestyenova | 76 | 5 | / |
| Šebestyénová | 76 | 3 | / |
| Sebestijen | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shebistiyn | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shebeshtien | 70 | 3 | / |
| Šebestyenová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Šebeštyénová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sebistien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šebestýenová | 57 | 3 | / |
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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 Sebestyén
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