Petar Forename
5,368th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 195,188 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria
Petar Forename User-submission:
Petar is a form of the name Peter in several South Slavic languages, such as Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian. It is Петар in Serbian and Macedonian, and Петър in Bulgarian.
Petar Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 100% | 77,705 | 1:90 | 6 |
| Serbia | 100% | 56,034 | 1:128 | 15 |
| Croatia | 100% | 24,107 | 1:175 | 31 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 13,305 | 1:265 | 39 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 7,307 | 1:286 | 36 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 4,038 | 1:157 | 19 |
| United States | 100% | 1,647 | 1:220,120 | 7,604 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,574 | 1:61,422 | 1,606 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 1,109 | 1:2,217 | 394 |
| Austria | 100% | 996 | 1:8,548 | 576 |
| India | 98% | 905 | 1:1,342,407 | 79,874 |
| Canada | 100% | 753 | 1:44,002 | 3,036 |
| Kosovo | - | 692 | 1:2,690 | 581 |
| Spain | 100% | 589 | 1:78,998 | 2,581 |
| England | 100% | 571 | 1:97,378 | 3,743 |
| Sweden | 100% | 475 | 1:20,753 | 1,438 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 464 | 1:17,702 | 1,332 |
| Greece | 100% | 462 | 1:23,668 | 1,101 |
| Australia | - | 432 | 1:31,615 | 1,833 |
| Poland | 100% | 377 | 1:100,868 | 2,190 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 209 | 1:80,871 | 4,567 |
| France | 100% | 134 | 1:496,047 | 5,369 |
| Denmark | - | 102 | 1:55,387 | 2,021 |
| Belgium | 100% | 91 | 1:126,264 | 3,881 |
| Romania | 100% | 84 | 1:238,714 | 7,864 |
| Brazil | 100% | 83 | 1:2,581,158 | 50,123 |
| Norway | 100% | 73 | 1:70,306 | 2,590 |
| Russia | 100% | 70 | 1:2,060,481 | 13,774 |
| Czechia | 97% | 67 | 1:159,047 | 1,419 |
| South Africa | 100% | 67 | 1:813,920 | 33,266 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 56 | 1:186,273 | 7,851 |
| Pakistan | 99% | 46 | 1:4,225,167 | 43,157 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 44 | 1:4,035,554 | 64,774 |
| Chile | 100% | 43 | 1:409,470 | 5,414 |
| Thailand | 100% | 43 | 1:1,629,438 | 49,421 |
| Italy | 100% | 42 | 1:1,453,859 | 11,279 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| New Zealand | - | 26 | 1:174,463 | 5,979 |
| Wales | 100% | 19 | 1:162,858 | 3,204 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 17 | 1:1,791,173 | 53,830 |
| Hungary | 100% | 16 | 1:611,986 | 2,162 |
| Finland | 80% | 15 | 1:365,546 | 4,839 |
| Peru | 91% | 15 | 1:2,119,430 | 21,304 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Scotland | 100% | 15 | 1:356,691 | 5,068 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 14 | 1:62,220 | 2,260 |
| Belarus | 100% | 13 | 1:729,414 | 4,213 |
| Albania | 100% | 12 | 1:253,881 | 12,076 |
| Iceland | - | 10 | 1:36,602 | 2,190 |
| Mexico | 100% | 10 | 1:12,414,443 | 34,902 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 10 | 1:3,020,189 | 47,166 |
| Estonia | 100% | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Liberia | 100% | 9 | 1:490,229 | 13,253 |
| Uganda | 100% | 7 | 1:5,850,989 | 49,331 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 6 | 1:885,010 | 3,389 |
| Argentina | 100% | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 5 | 1:112,810 | 2,667 |
| Afghanistan | - | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Indonesia | - | 4 | 1:64,490,917 | 960,943 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Nepal | 100% | 4 | 1:7,121,838 | 62,014 |
| Philippines | 67% | 4 | 1:26,502,369 | 280,915 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Turkey | - | 4 | 1:19,450,427 | 45,600 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 2 | 1:18,928 | 806 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Pétar (2) & Petár (1) are calculated separately.
Petar (1,273) may also be a surname.
Petar Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Petar is a form of the name Peter in several South Slavic languages, such as Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian. It is Петар in Serbian and Macedonian, and Петър in Bulgarian.
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Sample size: 360 (2014)
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Petar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petar in the Russian language | ||
| Петар | petar | - |
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