Meaning of the nameSabastiana
- Female
- Sa-bas-ti-a-na
Sabastiana is a feminine name that differs from Sebastiana only in the vowel of the first syllable; the origin of the spelling Sabastiana itself is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,411 people named Sabastiana, the 6,542nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Meaning
The meaning of Sabastiana is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,411
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,542
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 771
- people
Sabastiana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sabastiana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (346 people).
1,403 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Sabastiana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sabastiana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 199 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 183 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 101 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 98 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 78 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 73 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 61 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 52 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 48 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 47 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sabastiana
Sabastiana has an a in place of the initial e of Sebastiana. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains Sebastiana as formed from Sebasti- plus -ana, from Sebastião, and the origin of the spelling Sabastiana itself is uncertain. The name is almost always female, and the people recorded were born mostly between the 1940s and 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,411 people named Sabastiana. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sebastiana · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Sabastiana
What does the name Sabastiana mean?
The meaning of Sabastiana is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Sabastiana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,411 people with the first name Sabastiana, which ranks it number 6,542 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Sabastiana a boy's or a girl's name?
Sabastiana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,403 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Sabastiana most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.001% of the state's population is named Sabastiana (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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