Baptista Surname

1,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325,924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Baptista Surname Definition:

Derives from the latin "baptista" - he who baptizes. See Batista, Bautista.

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Baptista Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola133,8931:20234
Brazil74,3611:2,879261
Mozambique53,1471:513102
Portugal28,2511:36962
Venezuela9,9021:3,050468
East Timor4,5111:27071
United States4,1161:88,0619,919
Bolivia2,8461:3,730577
France2,7621:24,0492,827
Philippines2,3851:42,4486,739
Cape Verde1,9381:27358
India1,5621:491,07924,825
Uruguay9921:3,459406
Spain7391:63,2645,721
Canada6191:59,5247,019
Argentina5991:71,3586,060
England4641:120,08212,162
South Africa3691:146,82316,737
Indonesia3251:406,92134,419
Switzerland2061:39,8695,671
Namibia1991:12,1082,279
Belgium1781:64,58810,378
Germany1481:543,95645,184
Colombia1361:351,2806,103
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Mexico1231:1,009,15613,192
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
United Arab Emirates761:120,55610,223
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
Andorra541:1,553272
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Singapore471:117,1854,783
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Chile271:652,46215,367
Guyana241:31,7593,401
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Panama161:244,5166,353
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Macau101:60,163387
Norway101:514,22941,629
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guam81:20,0153,029
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
China71:195,331,65210,124
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Finland61:916,11741,832
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Qatar61:393,00055,922
São Tomé and Príncipe51:35,4851,708
Wales51:618,90625,852
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Baptista (34,210) may also be a first name.

Baptista Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derives from the latin "baptista" - he who baptizes. See Batista, Bautista.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

"Baptista" means "baptist" or "batiste" in Portuguese, which is a lightweight woven fabric made of cotton or linen, used for embroidery or needlework. It can also mean "one who baptizes".

- jessicailha

Baptista Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Baptista Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Baptista (Hindi: बपतिस्ता, Marathi: बावतीस, Oriya: ବାିା, Russian: Баптиста) is found in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baptista? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,687th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,360 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Baptista live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 25,160th most common forename in the world It is held by 34,210 people.

It is most numerous in Angola, where it is carried by 133,893 people, or 1 in 202. Outside of Angola Baptista is found in 112 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 23 percent live and Mozambique, where 16 percent live.

Baptista Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Baptista has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Baptista last name increased 8,575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Baptista Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Baptista surname are 44.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Baptista earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 101.35% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,031 per year; in South Africa they earn 161.83% more than the national average, earning R 622,212 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.79% more than the national average, earning $26,741,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $53,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Baptista Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baptista in the Hindi language
बपतिस्ताbapatista-
Baptista in the Oriya language
ବାିାbaia66.67
ବାପତିାbapatia33.33
Baptista in the Marathi language
बावतीसbavatisa53.75
बापटीbapati12.5
बँपतीbampati10
बापीbapi5
बँपटीbampati2.5
बापतीbapati2.5
बपटीसाbapatisa2.5
बटीसटाbatisata2.5
बटीbati2.5
बापतीसbapatisa1.25
बापटीसbapatisa1.25
बापतीसताbapatisata1.25
बातीसbatisa1.25
Baptista in the Russian language
Баптистаbaptista-

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