Petaković Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Petaković Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petaković Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia6461:11,0601,328
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Montenegro21:319,7827,691

The alternate forms: Petakovic (26) & Petakovič (4) are calculated separately.

Petaković Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Petaković Come From? nationality or country of origin

Petaković is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Petakovic or Petakovič. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petaković? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 492,243rd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname Petaković occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petaković are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Petaković is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is held by 646 people, or 1 in 11,060. In Serbia Petaković is most prevalent in: Moravica District, where 22 percent reside, Mačva District, where 15 percent reside and Zlatibor District, where 13 percent reside. Other than Serbia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent reside and Slovenia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petakovic9626/
Petakovič964/
Pataković894/
Peteković894/
Petakovich8415/
Potoković7885/
Pietakowicz701/
Petakowitch700/
Petekowicz631/
Patekowitz532/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Petaković
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