Family name Cabestan (Caper 
, Kabestan , Cabestan 
) , across the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Cabestan is habitual in Suriname, where it is quite a common surname, Philippines, where it is a rare surname, and Spain, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Philippines, Indonesia, and the United States. Much less frequently, Cabestan is the forename as well as the last name.
| jean-pierre hervé cabestan French politologist and sinologist, FR (b. 1955) |
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| philippe cabestan French philosopher, FR (b. 1958) |
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