Petijević Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Petijević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59 | 1:59,939 | 6,839 |
| Montenegro | 51 | 1:12,540 | 1,714 |
| Serbia | 19 | 1:376,050 | 17,192 |
The alternate forms: Petijevic (6) are calculated separately.
Petijević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petijević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petijević is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Petijevic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petijević? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,581,912th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Petijević is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petijević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Petijević is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 59,939. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Petijević is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina Petijević is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 40 percent live and Serbia, where 15 percent live.
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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 Petijević
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