Baptist Surname
Approximately 8,245 people bear this surname
Baptist Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baptiste,' the French I have not yet found Baptist as an English font-name before Henry VII. It never took root in England. The surname is very rare. Naturally, nearly all my instances are Johns.
Read More About This SurnameBaptist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,726 | 1:209,999 | 20,542 |
| Ghana | 1,385 | 1:19,510 | 2,432 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,169 | 1:17,800 | 2,457 |
| England | 521 | 1:106,944 | 11,177 |
| Belgium | 487 | 1:23,607 | 3,718 |
| India | 438 | 1:1,751,291 | 62,738 |
| Belize | 409 | 1:869 | 195 |
| Canada | 402 | 1:91,656 | 10,045 |
| Netherlands | 366 | 1:46,140 | 7,845 |
| Australia | 208 | 1:129,787 | 14,130 |
| New Zealand | 182 | 1:24,881 | 4,349 |
| Malaysia | 177 | 1:166,634 | 10,180 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Guyana | 18 | 1:42,346 | 4,061 |
| Nicaragua | 18 | 1:334,505 | 3,129 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Saint Lucia | 9 | 1:19,865 | 1,494 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 738 | 1:68,047 | 7,384 |
Baptist (4,125) may also be a first name.
Baptist Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baptiste,' the French I have not yet found Baptist as an English font-name before Henry VII. It never took root in England. The surname is very rare. Naturally, nearly all my instances are Johns.
1551. Baptised — Sara, d. of John Baptysse: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
1552. — Gresell, d. of John Baptyste: ibid.
1716. Buried — John Baptist: St. John the Baptist, Walbrook.
1772. Married — John Baptist and Abigail Fielder: St. George, Hanover Square.
1804.— Joseph Baptis and Sarah Evan: ibid.
An Old French personal name.
Baptist Demographics
Average Male Baptist Height
175.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Baptist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baptist Come From? nationality or country of origin
Baptist (Hindi: बैप्टिस्ट, Marathi: बापटी, Oriya: ବାପଟି, Russian: Баптист) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baptist? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,000th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 883,875 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Baptist are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 108,291st most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 4,125 people.
The surname Baptist is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,726 people, or 1 in 209,999. In The United States Baptist is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 90 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 17 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent are found.
Baptist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Baptist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 234 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 316 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Baptist Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Baptist earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 58.56% more than the national average, earning R 376,788 per year; in United States they earn 49.75% more than the national average, earning $64,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning $55,010 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptiste | 93 | 85,360 | / |
| Baptiest | 93 | 20 | / |
| Baptists | 93 | 10 | / |
| Baiptist | 93 | 7 | / |
| Bapttist | 93 | 7 | / |
| Baptisht | 93 | 4 | / |
| Baptistz | 93 | 2 | / |
| Baptitst | 93 | 1 | / |
| Baptistt | 93 | 0 | / |
| Babptist | 93 | 0 | / |
| Baptis | 92 | 430 | / |
| Baptit | 92 | 3 | / |
| Basptiste | 88 | 5 | / |
| Bapttiste | 88 | 1 | / |
| Baptitste | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bapttistt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Babptiste | 88 | 1 | / |
| Baptise | 86 | 179 | / |
| Babtist | 86 | 79 | / |
| Bapties | 86 | 74 | / |
| Beptist | 86 | 31 | / |
| Baptish | 86 | 12 | / |
| Boptist | 86 | 5 | / |
| Baptite | 86 | 4 | / |
| Baptais | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bapthis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baptest | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bapti | 83 | 65 | / |
| Baptistová | 82 | 11 | / |
| Babtiste | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bapteste | 80 | 29 | / |
| Baptishe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Baptitse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bapteast | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baptisch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baptisse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baptizte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baptisce | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bapptise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baptie | 77 | 884 | / |
| Baptiz | 77 | 150 | / |
| Baptes | 77 | 14 | / |
| Baptet | 77 | 14 | / |
| Baspti | 77 | 8 | / |
| Boptis | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bapthi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bavtis | 77 | 5 | / |
| Badpti | 77 | 4 | / |
| Babtis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vaptis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhapti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baapti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Babtyst | 71 | 14 | / |
| Bapteus | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vaiptis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Baptice | 71 | 3 | / |
| Babtise | 71 | 2 | / |
| Batbtis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babtistová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bapptiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhaptti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baudpti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beaptie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Babtest | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bapthes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bapte | 67 | 793 | / |
| Babti | 67 | 162 | / |
| Bapty | 67 | 148 | / |
| Bapta | 67 | 59 | / |
| Bapté | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vapti | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bavti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Babtisce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babteste | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bobtiste | 67 | 0 | / |
Baptist Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାପଟି | bapati | - |
| Baptist in the Hindi language | ||
| बैप्टिस्ट | baiptista | 33.33 |
| बैपटिस्ट | baipatista | 33.33 |
| बापटिस्ट | bapatista | 33.33 |
| Baptist in the Marathi language | ||
| बापटी | bapati | 29.33 |
| बापिट | bapita | 22.67 |
| बेपटीस | bepatisa | 9.33 |
| बापटीस | bapatisa | 8 |
| बपटी | bapati | 4 |
| बापितस | bapitasa | 2.67 |
| बापतीस | bapatisa | 2.67 |
| बॅबटीस | bebatisa | 2.67 |
| बँपटी | bampati | 1.33 |
| बेबतीस | bebatisa | 1.33 |
| बॅपटीसू | bepatisu | 1.33 |
| बापिटस | bapitasa | 1.33 |
| बेबटीस | bebatisa | 1.33 |
| बावतीस | bavatisa | 1.33 |
| वाबतीस | vabatisa | 1.33 |
| बवटीस | bavatisa | 1.33 |
| बाबतीस | babatisa | 1.33 |
| बैपटीस | baipatisa | 1.33 |
| बैपटी | baipati | 1.33 |
| Baptist in the Russian language | ||
| Баптист | baptist | - |
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