Bautista Forename

51,345th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 12,980 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Bautista Forename User-submission:

The surname Bautista originates from the Spanish language and is derived from the Latin word 'baptista,' meaning 'baptist'. This Latin term itself comes from the Greek word 'bapto,' meaning 'to dip' or 'to baptize'. The name is historically linked to St.

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Bautista Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain
100%
2,7701:16,7981,052
Argentina
99%
 
2,0641:20,723935
Bolivia
100%
1,2941:8,193943
Peru
88%
 
1,2601:25,2311,822
Cuba-1,2121:9,494749
Philippines
89%
 
1,0501:100,9615,649
Colombia
92%
 
8371:57,0842,412
Venezuela
100%
6751:44,7442,767
United States
83%
 
6691:541,90913,936
Mexico
92%
 
3791:327,5584,545
Dominican Republic-1981:52,6833,457
Chile
99%
 
1281:137,5563,027
Uruguay
100%
851:40,3251,623
Brazil
100%
591:3,631,12163,014
Ecuador-441:402,8854,840
Panama
100%
351:111,6165,306
Taiwan-331:720,29333,221
Costa Rica
100%
251:190,7184,516
Honduras
100%
241:367,3946,443
Belgium
100%
221:522,2758,300
Italy
70%
 
211:2,907,71917,790
Paraguay
56%
 
191:380,8844,350
El Salvador-121:528,4824,653
Nicaragua
50%
 
111:547,1219,117
Germany
95%
 
91:10,741,98635,913
Malaysia
71%
 
71:4,349,991105,289
Puerto Rico-61:591,7174,217
Switzerland
100%
61:1,368,91614,223
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
France
100%
31:22,156,78046,973
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Ireland
100%
21:2,321,7608,894
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Guatemala
100%
21:8,054,21410,362
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Andorra-11:82,8871,356

Bautista (955,617) may also be a surname.

Bautista Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bautista originates from the Spanish language and is derived from the Latin word 'baptista,' meaning 'baptist'. This Latin term itself comes from the Greek word 'bapto,' meaning 'to dip' or 'to baptize'. The name is historically linked to St. John the Baptist, the Jewish prophet who performed baptisms in the River Jordan, and was often used to honor this religious figure

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