Czech surnames
Šebesta: what the name means
Šebesta: from the first name Šebestián (Sebastian).
In January 2017, 5,478 people in Czechia were named Šebesta or Šebestová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha438
- Around Ostrava379
- Around Frýdek-Místek297
- Around Brno286
- Around Hustopeče166
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Sebesta.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Šebesta mean?
Šebesta: from the first name Šebestián (Sebastian).
How many people are called Šebesta in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,478 people in Czechia were named Šebesta or Šebestová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Šebesta most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (438), Ostrava (379), Frýdek-Místek (297).