Batista Surname
Approximately 1,685,617 people bear this surname
Batista Surname Definition:
Found in Aragon. Derived from Greek word meaning to baptize. Also found in Baptista (see) and nickname is "Titta." Name in honor of John the Baptist.
Read More About This SurnameBatista Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,457,078 | 1:147 | 22 |
| Dominican Republic | 47,591 | 1:219 | 44 |
| Cuba | 38,494 | 1:299 | 48 |
| Portugal | 25,080 | 1:415 | 74 |
| Panama | 23,897 | 1:164 | 23 |
| United States | 16,372 | 1:22,139 | 2,777 |
| Angola | 11,634 | 1:2,320 | 390 |
| Mozambique | 9,270 | 1:2,941 | 699 |
| Spain | 8,970 | 1:5,212 | 647 |
| Colombia | 8,767 | 1:5,449 | 782 |
| Argentina | 6,888 | 1:6,205 | 640 |
| Puerto Rico | 5,556 | 1:639 | 111 |
| Venezuela | 5,062 | 1:5,967 | 709 |
| Mexico | 4,501 | 1:27,577 | 1,847 |
| France | 3,428 | 1:19,377 | 2,231 |
| Uruguay | 3,201 | 1:1,072 | 119 |
| Costa Rica | 1,446 | 1:3,306 | 334 |
| Canada | 904 | 1:40,758 | 5,081 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 538 | 1:330 | 69 |
| Namibia | 519 | 1:4,642 | 860 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| England | 345 | 1:161,502 | 15,105 |
| Ecuador | 334 | 1:47,622 | 4,625 |
| Paraguay | 326 | 1:22,199 | 864 |
| South Africa | 319 | 1:169,836 | 18,888 |
| Switzerland | 272 | 1:30,195 | 4,533 |
| Tanzania | 268 | 1:197,543 | 16,901 |
| Slovenia | 264 | 1:9,423 | 2,170 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Belgium | 220 | 1:52,257 | 8,540 |
| Croatia | 181 | 1:23,362 | 4,890 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| Germany | 177 | 1:454,833 | 40,228 |
| Cape Verde | 172 | 1:3,079 | 141 |
| Romania | 167 | 1:120,227 | 13,267 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 159 | 1:22,242 | 3,801 |
| Suriname | 134 | 1:4,124 | 860 |
| Australia | 131 | 1:206,074 | 20,044 |
| Russia | 131 | 1:1,100,176 | 82,521 |
| Italy | 116 | 1:527,213 | 52,125 |
| Moldova | 94 | 1:37,887 | 5,823 |
| Chile | 83 | 1:212,247 | 6,658 |
| Netherlands | 74 | 1:228,205 | 30,213 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Philippines | 69 | 1:1,467,221 | 103,651 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| Czechia | 58 | 1:183,336 | 27,089 |
| Luxembourg | 41 | 1:14,160 | 3,053 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| El Salvador | 32 | 1:198,246 | 2,059 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Senegal | 24 | 1:607,473 | 2,395 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Iceland | 20 | 1:19,004 | 1,557 |
| Curaçao | 19 | 1:8,276 | 277 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 16 | 1:108,001 | 107 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Bolivia | 11 | 1:965,130 | 4,776 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1:1,072,125 | 15,755 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1:27,946 | 1,499 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
The alternate forms: Batišta (55), Batistă (33) & Batísta (3) are calculated separately.
Batista (8,441) may also be a first name.
Batista Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Aragon. Derived from Greek word meaning to baptize. Also found in Baptista (see) and nickname is "Titta." Name in honor of John the Baptist.
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".
- jessicailhaSpanish: from the personal name Bautista, Spanish form of baptist.
- jamesgreensteinBatista Demographics
Batista Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Batista Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Batista Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Batista (Arabic: بتيستا, Hindi: बतिस्ता, Marathi: बाटी, Oriya: ବତି, Russian: Батиста) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Batišta, Batistă or Batísta. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Batista? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 315th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,323 people. The last name Batista is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Batista are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 86 percent are found in Luso-South America. Batista is also the 68,636th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 8,441 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,457,078 people, or 1 in 147. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 20 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent reside and Bahia, where 9 percent reside. Besides Brazil it is found in 150 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 3 percent reside and Cuba, where 2 percent reside.
Batista Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Batista has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 43,084 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 5,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Batista Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Batista last name are 43.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.75% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Batista earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 95.44% more than the national average, earning €58,692 per year; in Norway they earn 25.23% less than the national average, earning 258,771 kr per year; in Peru they earn 54.2% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,878 per year; in South Africa they earn 120.63% more than the national average, earning R 524,304 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.34% less than the national average, earning $17,856,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.68% less than the national average, earning $37,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,825 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Batista Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Batista in the Hindi language | ||
| बतिस्ता | batista | - |
| Batista in the Marathi language | ||
| बाटी | bati | - |
| Batista in the Oriya language | ||
| ବତି | bati | 88.89 |
| ବତୀ | bati | 11.11 |
| Batista in the Russian language | ||
| Батиста | batista | - |
| Batista in the Arabic language | ||
| بتيستا | btysta | - |
| باتيستا | batysta | - |
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