Petešić Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Petešić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petešić 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
Croatia1401:30,2046,204
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Petesić (3) & Petesic (54) are calculated separately.

Petešić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petešić is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Petesić or Petesic. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petešić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name Petešić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petešić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 30,204. In Croatia it is primarily found in: Zadar County, where 58 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 14 percent live and Istria County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Croatia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 3 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent live.

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
Petesić953/
Petesic9054/
Petošić8694/
Petejčić801/
Petezi771/
Petessi7136/
Peteshi7128/
Peteisi7122/
Pestesi716/
Petičić712/
Petosić711/
Petesich6710/
Petesish672/
Phetesih671/
Pettechi671/
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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 Petešić
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