Šestina Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šestina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šestina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia501:106,72920,187
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312

The alternate forms: Sestina (263) are calculated separately.

Šestina (10) may also be a first name.

Šestina Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šestina is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Sestina. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šestina? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šestina is the 2,530,696th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šestina reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Šestina is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 10 people.

Šestina is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 106,729. In Slovakia Šestina is most prevalent in: Košice Region, where 62 percent live, Banská Bystrica Region, where 30 percent live and Žilina Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Slovakia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sestina95263/
Cestina861,689/
Chestina8059/
Shestina8058/
Ceastina805/
Sesztina802/
Sistina71386/
Sestino71216/
Cistina7151/
Cestena714/
Sestena712/
Cestiña711/
Chistina67112/
Chestyna678/
Shestyna674/
Sesstena671/
Chestena670/
Chaistina6333/
Chisthina632/
Chisttina631/
Sistena5798/
Sistino5784/
Cistena5713/
Chystyna538/
Cistenas534/
Sistiney532/
Chistyna531/
Scistino531/
Chesteno530/
Chisteena501/

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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 Šestina
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