Sestan Surname
Approximately 452 people bear this surname
Sestan Surname User-submission:
The Sestan surname comes from the Croatian word šest, meaning 'number six'. It could also derive from šesan (pronounced shesan), which in the Dalmatian dialect means 'cute'.
Sestan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 122 | 1:501,284 | 50,785 |
| Argentina | 84 | 1:508,850 | 37,434 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Šestan (1,723) are calculated separately.
Sestan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Sestan surname comes from the Croatian word šest, meaning 'number six'. It could also derive from šesan (pronounced shesan), which in the Dalmatian dialect means 'cute'.
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Sestan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sestan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sestan (Marathi: टन) is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Šestan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sestan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 663,740th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. The surname Sestan is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Sestan live; 28 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 27 percent live in Italic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 501,284. In Italy it is most numerous in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 66 percent are found, Veneto, where 25 percent are found and Lombardy, where 5 percent are found. Not including Italy this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.
Sestan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sestan last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.
The amount Sestan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning €30,395 per year; in United States they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning $38,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $47,117 CAD per year.
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Sestan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sestan in the Marathi language | ||
| टन | tana | - |
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Footnotes
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