Šebesta Surname

145,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Šebesta Surname User-submission:

Šebesta is a Czech-Slovakian surname, denoting a descendant of Šebastián (belonging to Sebastian; 'revered place'; via sebastos, meaning 'revered', 'admired', or 'respected').

Šebesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,6781:3,971396
Slovakia3491:15,2912,168
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Sebesta (2,646) are calculated separately.

Šebesta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Šebesta is a Czech-Slovakian surname, denoting a descendant of Šebastián (belonging to Sebastian; 'revered place'; via sebastos, meaning 'revered', 'admired', or 'respected').

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Šebesta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šebesta occurs most in Czechia. It can occur in the variant forms: Sebesta. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šebesta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 145,626th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,390,927 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šebesta live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 2,678 people, or 1 in 3,971. In Czechia it is mostly found in: South Moravian Region, where 21 percent reside, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 18 percent reside and Central Bohemian Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Czechia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 11 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sebesta952,646/
Szebesta80342/
Shebesta80294/
Sebeszta8053/
Schebesta75875/
Sebesztha751/
Shebestea751/
Sebesto7122/
Zebesty7120/
Schebeszta717/
Sevesta716/
Sebeste712/
Zebeste711/
Cevesta711/
Chebeste6744/
Sebestiy677/
Zebishta675/
Szebista675/
Szebesty672/
Sebester672/
Szebysta671/

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