Meaning of the nameSabastiao
- Male
- Sa-bas-ti-ao
Sabastiao is a masculine spelling that replaces the first e of Sebastião with a; almost all records are of people born before 2000.
Meaning
The meaning of Sabastiao 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)
- 3,475
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,516
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,751
- people
Sabastiao in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sabastiao, 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 (884 people).
0 women 3,460 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 Sabastiao is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sabastiao in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Ceará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 541 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 484 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 236 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 228 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 211 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 190 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 181 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 174 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 149 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 135 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 97 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 97 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 92 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 85 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 68 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 64 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 61 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 52 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 49 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 49 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 43 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sabastiao
The origin of the spelling Sabastiao is uncertain. The established form of the name is Sebastião, which Wiktionary lists as the Portuguese equivalent of Sebastian and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil cites as coming from Latin Sebastianu. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,475 people named Sabastiao, with a median age of 61; the records are almost always male, and most were born between 1940 and 1969. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sebastião · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sebastião · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Sabastiao
What does the name Sabastiao mean?
The meaning of Sabastiao 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 Sabastiao in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,475 people with the first name Sabastiao, which ranks it number 3,516 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Sabastiao a boy's or a girl's name?
Sabastiao is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,460 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Sabastiao most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.003% of the state's population is named Sabastiao (211 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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