Surname Batista (Batista 
, باتيستا 
, Батиста 
) , in the entire world, is a widespread cognomen. The cognomen Batista is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Panama, where it is a common surname, the Dominican Republic, and Brazil (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Portugal. Very seldom, Batista is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Batista | Panama, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Brazil, United States |
| باتيستا | Sudan, Egypt |
| Батиста | Russia |
| בטיסטה | Israel |
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manuel espinosa batista Panamanian politician, PA (b. 1857) |
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| francisco de paula batista Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1811) |
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homero batista brazilian journalist (1861-1924), BR (b. 1861) |
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batista cepelos Brazilian writer and poet (1872-1915), BR (b. 1872) |
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| bonifácio josé batista Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1827) |
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| dionisio blas carrillo batista (b. 1822) |
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josefa sanz batista ES (b. 1881) |
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batista júnior Brazilian composer (1894-1943), BR (b. 1894) |
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josep maria batista i roca Spanish historian and ethnologist (1895-1978), ES (b. 1895) |
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| rogelio casas y batista ES (b. 1836) |
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elisa godínez gómez de batista Cuban first lady, CU (b. 1900) |
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fulgencio batista y zaldívar President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973), CU (b. 1901) |
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| joão benjamim ferreira batista Brazilian doctor (b. 1864) |
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| paulo de tácio batista person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1866) |
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marília batista Brazilian composer, BR (b. 1918) |
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