Bat Surname

23,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Bat Surname Definition:

1 a diminutive of Bartholomew, q.v.

2 the Old Teutonic pers. name Bata, Bate, Bato.

Gilbert Batte.—Hundred Rolls 3 a nickname from the Bat.

Reginald le Bat.—Hundred Rolls

Bat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4,3921:40,6751,779
Vietnam3,4401:26,932424
Turkey2,7881:27,9133,145
Mongolia2,4451:1,156229
India1,2311:623,12429,755
Cambodia1,0941:14,1561,115
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
Iran6891:111,44110,631
Russia6371:226,25324,391
Moldova4421:8,0571,328
France4211:157,77424,492
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Poland2181:174,35224,045
Ukraine2101:216,77529,011
Indonesia2081:635,81350,069
Malaysia1721:171,47810,439
Israel1351:63,3907,977
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
United Arab Emirates1341:68,3756,373
Afghanistan1041:309,1654,852
Romania1021:196,84219,741
Croatia931:45,4698,923
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Cameroon881:236,01223,423
Thailand781:905,620141,791
Uruguay751:45,7575,151
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Slovenia571:43,6437,685
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Canada491:751,95159,756
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Mauritania431:95,2295,961
Lithuania421:72,25210,722
England391:1,428,66862,556
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Australia351:771,30649,759
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Niger201:959,60121,357
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
China131:105,178,5825,529
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
São Tomé and Príncipe81:22,1781,188
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Wales41:773,63329,106
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Baţ (4), Bàt (1), Baț (1), Băţ (2) & Băț (2) are calculated separately.

Bat (20,855) may also be a first name.

Bat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 a diminutive of Bartholomew, q.v.

2 the Old Teutonic pers. name Bata, Bate, Bato.

Gilbert Batte.—Hundred Rolls 3 a nickname from the Bat.

Reginald le Bat.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Bate, a pet form of Bartholomew (son of Talmai, furrow); one of stout, heavy appearance.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A nickname for Bartholomew. Hence Batt, Bate, Batts, Bates, Batson, Badkin, Batkin, Badcock, Batcock.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bat (Arabic: باط, Bengali: বাত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﺕ, Hindi: बट, Marathi: बाट, Oriya: ବଟ, Russian: Бат) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Baţ, Bàt, Baț, Băţ or Băț. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bat is the 23,790th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 320,205 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 76 percent of Bat reside; 28 percent reside in South Asia and 23 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 36,653rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 20,855 people.

The surname Bat is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 4,392 people, or 1 in 40,675. In Pakistan Bat is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 85 percent live, Sindh, where 8 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent live. Not including Pakistan it occurs in 129 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 12 percent live.

Bat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bat surname expanded 1,805 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (72%) in Russia, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bat last name are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.69% registered with the party.

The amount Bat earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baţ894/
Bàt891/
Baț891/
Bhat86255,594/
Bate8632,464/
Bath8626,235/
Bait8620,829/
Batt8620,567/
Badt8611,764/
Bast8611,582/
Bats864,149/
Baut862,148/
Beat861,656/
Bajt861,507/
Baht86881/
Baat86802/
Bayt86378/
Bgat8614/
Hbat8611/
Baït865/
Bazt864/
Batı863/
B'At861/
Baët861/
Ba801,320,521/
Băţ782/
Băț782/
Bhatt75271,451/
Bhgat7518,022/
Batts7511,869/
Baith7511,670/
Bathe7510,602/
Batte759,431/
Baute757,438/
Bhate756,968/
Baste755,547/
Bahat753,618/
Baite753,359/
Batch752,644/
Batth752,200/
Batsh751,747/
Basht751,655/
Beath751,598/
Baust751,532/
Baath751,166/
Baast751,164/
Bault751,136/
Beate751,036/
Bhath751,013/
Beats75968/
Baitz75742/
Bayte75628/
Bahut75623/
Beatt75299/
Badts75264/
Baate75262/
Baist75211/
Bhait75201/
Bauth75191/
Bayts75188/
Bağıt75173/
Baits75162/
Hbath75153/
Bhaat75125/
Baats75123/
Bacht7597/
Bauts7591/
Bagyt7585/
Bhatd7558/
Baait7542/
Baths7535/
Baitt7534/
Bahtt7534/
Bathh7533/
Bahth7530/
Bhaut7529/
Bhhat7514/
Battz7513/
Baytz7513/
Bastt7510/
Bajht759/
Bhadt759/
Basst758/
Ba'th757/
Badte756/
Beast755/
Bhast755/
Bautt754/
Basts754/
Ba'at754/
Baszt753/
Bahtz753/
Bauht753/
Bayst752/
Baudt752/
Bhaht752/
Bahht752/
Bazte751/
Baztz751/
Batss751/
Bajte751/
Bhayt751/
Bhajt751/
Bhatp751/
Bhats751/
Bhatz751/
Bastd751/
Bhaãt751/
Bathë751/
Bastz751/
Bastp751/
Baëtz751/
Bahyt751/
Beadt750/
Bahts750/
Bajth750/
Batht750/
Baztt750/
Bautd750/
Bai679,907,044/
Bah671,085,979/
Baz67152,437/
Bha6797,330/
Bay6772,985/
Boa6744,552/
Bau6742,782/
Bas6734,453/
Bot6722,803/
Vat6720,776/
Baa6720,345/
Bea6714,743/
Baj6714,054/
Wat6712,425/
Bad6710,657/
Bağ6710,553/
Batova673,936/
Bap672,008/
Bhaite671,556/
Bhatte671,223/
Baç67899/
Batsch67843/
Bautch67638/
Baß67542/
Uat67482/
Hba67469/
Baï67430/
Bahath67316/
Bauste67246/
Beatch67213/
Bhathe67210/
Bashte67198/
Bhatth67133/
Beathe67130/
Beatte67128/
Baitch67112/
Baadte67103/
Batowa67101/
Bhaste6789/
Beatts6772/
Beautz6768/
Batová6768/
Bhaute6765/
Beacht6760/
Bhatch6754/
Bga6754/
Beault6753/
Baheit6752/
Baî6752/
Baggit6751/
Baithe6749/
Bautte6746/
Baaith6743/
Bač6741/
Bastås6740/
Bastøe6738/
Bhattd6734/
Bautts6733/
Baudts6731/
Bhaith6730/
Baathe6730/
Bachte6728/
Bhahat6727/
Batthe6720/
Bahuth6717/
Bôa6717/
Béa6715/
Baytch6712/
Bahatt6711/
Bautsz6711/
Baaths6711/
Badthe678/
Baatsh678/
Bhgaat677/
Baitsh677/
Bhatts676/
Bathhe676/
Baisth675/
Bathth675/
Baouth675/
Baastø675/
Beaste674/
Bahtte674/
Bahthh674/
Bahaut673/
Bhatht673/
Bhatph673/
Basstt673/
Bauthe673/
Bahait673/
Baÿ673/
Bać673/
Bhhatt672/
Baatth672/
Baiste672/
Basthe672/
Bautsh672/
Bahaat672/
Bahsth672/
Beathh671/
Beaudt671/
Beauth671/
Bausth671/
Bastte671/
Bathte671/
Baisht671/
Baitth671/
Bhgatt671/
Bhahte671/
Bhastt671/
Bhatdh671/
Bhathd671/
Bhautt671/
Baheyt671/
H'Batt671/
Baitte671/
Baí671/
Ğba671/
Bïa671/
Bót671/
Bhaatt671/
Baidte671/
Baitht671/
Bauzte671/
Bashht671/
Baà671/
Baû671/
Baș671/
Baatte671/
Baahtz671/
Geebat671/
Baheet671/
Bahjth671/
Baatch670/
Bahadt670/
Beauts670/

Bat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bat in the Oriya language
ବଟbata94.59
ବତbata2.01
ବତ୍bat0.06
ବଟ୍bat0.06
Bat in the Marathi language
बाटbata69.01
बटbata28.25
Bat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺎﺕabat57.89
ﺑﺎﺕbat26.32
ﺃﺑﺎﺕabat10.53
ﺑﺖbt5.26
Bat in the Hindi language
बटbata52.94
बाटbata17.65
बतbata16.47
बातbata10.59
बट्bat1.18
Bat in the Bengali language
বাতbata50
বৎbat50
Bat in the Russian language
Батbat-
Bat in the Arabic language
باطbat-

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