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Surname Batista in modern Croatia
Batista families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Busovaca area) and in Middle Bosnia (Zenica area). In places Nezirovići and Gusti Grab in Middle Bosnia every fifth inhabitant had the family name Batista.
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Prevalence
About 180 people with faimily name Batista live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than tripled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 22 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rijeka (25), Komletinci in Vinkovci area (15), Marinici in Rijeka area (10), and in Slavonski Brod (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Batista (including: Battista , Batysta , Batistta , Bathista , Batiista , Batishta and Batiesta ) is present in 131 countries worldwide. "Batiesta " is used by few people in the United States. "Battista " is used by some 10000 people in Italy , about 5000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Argentina.
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Characteristic first names
Darko Batista,
Alen Batista,
Alojz Batista,
Slavomira Batista,
Arnela Batista,
Anto Batista,
Goran Batista,
Josip Batista,
Drago Batista,
Ivan Batista,
Branislav Batista,
Miro Batista,
Irena Batista,
Roberta Batista,
Borislav Batista,
Branka Batista,
Marija Batista,
Slavica Batista,
Bojan Batista
