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Where Does The Last Name Baptiste Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Baptiste (Arabic: بابتيست, Oriya: ବାପଟି) has its highest incidence in Haiti. It can be rendered as: Baptisté. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baptiste? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 6,617^th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 85,374 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Baptiste are found; 49 percent are found in Caribbean and 37 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Baptiste is also the 7,181^st most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 145,761 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is carried by 31,249 people, or 1 in 342. In Haiti it is most frequent in: Ouest, where 32 percent are found, Grand'Anse, where 15 percent are found and Artibonite, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Haiti this last name occurs in 120 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Rwanda, where 13 percent are found.

Baptiste Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Baptiste has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Baptiste surname grew 1,472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 4,759 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Baptiste Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Baptiste last name are 23.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Baptiste earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.25% less than the national average, earning 210,238 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning R 253,812 per year; in United States they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $41,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning $40,952 CAD per year.