Baptist Surname

61,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

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.

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Baptist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7261:209,99920,542
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
England5211:106,94411,177
Belgium4871:23,6073,718
India4381:1,751,29162,738
Belize4091:869195
Canada4021:91,65610,045
Netherlands3661:46,1407,845
Australia2081:129,78714,130
New Zealand1821:24,8814,349
Malaysia1771:166,63410,180
Germany951:847,42661,310
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
France371:1,795,209158,669
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Austria321:266,10730,958
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Nicaragua181:334,5053,129
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Panama121:326,0227,351
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Saint Lucia91:19,8651,494
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Oman51:737,5946,889
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1651:147,73013,110
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7381:68,0477,384

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An Old French personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baptiste9385,360/
Baptiest9320/
Baptists9310/
Baiptist937/
Bapttist937/
Baptisht934/
Baptistz932/
Baptitst931/
Baptistt930/
Babptist930/
Baptis92430/
Baptit923/
Basptiste885/
Bapttiste881/
Baptitste881/
Bapttistt881/
Babptiste881/
Baptise86179/
Babtist8679/
Bapties8674/
Beptist8631/
Baptish8612/
Boptist865/
Baptite864/
Baptais862/
Bapthis861/
Baptest860/
Bapti8365/
Baptistová8211/
Babtiste8034/
Bapteste8029/
Baptishe803/
Baptitse802/
Bapteast802/
Baptisch801/
Baptisse801/
Baptizte801/
Baptisce801/
Bapptise801/
Baptie77884/
Baptiz77150/
Baptes7714/
Baptet7714/
Baspti778/
Boptis776/
Bapthi775/
Bavtis775/
Badpti774/
Babtis772/
Vaptis771/
Bhapti771/
Baapti771/
Babtyst7114/
Bapteus714/
Vaiptis714/
Baptice713/
Babtise712/
Batbtis711/
Babtistová711/
Bapptiz711/
Bhaptti711/
Baudpti711/
Beaptie711/
Babtest710/
Bapthes710/
Bapte67793/
Babti67162/
Bapty67148/
Bapta6759/
Bapté6716/
Vapti6710/
Bavti672/
Babtisce671/
Babteste670/
Bobtiste670/

Baptist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baptist in the Oriya language
ବାପଟିbapati-
Baptist in the Hindi language
बैप्टिस्टbaiptista33.33
बैपटिस्टbaipatista33.33
बापटिस्टbapatista33.33
Baptist in the Marathi language
बापटीbapati29.33
बापिटbapita22.67
बेपटीसbepatisa9.33
बापटीसbapatisa8
बपटीbapati4
बापितसbapitasa2.67
बापतीसbapatisa2.67
बॅबटीसbebatisa2.67
बँपटीbampati1.33
बेबतीसbebatisa1.33
बॅपटीसूbepatisu1.33
बापिटसbapitasa1.33
बेबटीसbebatisa1.33
बावतीसbavatisa1.33
वाबतीसvabatisa1.33
बवटीसbavatisa1.33
बाबतीसbabatisa1.33
बैपटीसbaipatisa1.33
बैपटीbaipati1.33
Baptist in the Russian language
Баптистbaptist-

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