Surname Batišta in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Batišta families are almost entirely Croats (from Krapina ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina and Zagreb. In Škarićevo in Krapina every fiftieth inhabitant had the family name Batišta.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Batišta live in Croatia today, in 9 households.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Lepajci (15), Zagreb (<10), Brckovljani in Dugo Selo area (<5), Skaricevo (<5), and in Petrijanec in Varazdin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Batišta (including: Batista , Battista , Batishta , Batysta , Batistta , Bathista , Batiista , Batishita 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.

Characteristic first names

Irena Batišta, Darko Batišta, Damir Batišta, Višnja Batišta, Katarina Batišta, Josip Batišta, Slavica Batišta, Dragica Batišta, Tomislav Batišta, Rene Batišta, Vjekoslav Batišta, Želimir Batišta, Robert Batišta, Suzana Batišta, Božena Batišta, Vilma Batišta, Vjekoslava Batišta, Gjurgjica Batišta, Ana Batišta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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