Petić Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Petić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina751:47,1526,063
Serbia661:108,2578,467
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Samoa11:193,8081,089

The alternate forms: Petic (542) are calculated separately.

Petić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petić has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may appear in the variant forms: Petic. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,263,456th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Petić are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Petić is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 47,152. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Petić is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent live. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 36 percent live and Croatia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petic93542/
Pestić91120/
Peštić9143/
Pejtić911/
Petiz80594/
Pitić80239/
Patić8097/
Pajtić73134/
Petics7381/
Pethic7327/
Petits7319/
Petich7317/
Petici7312/
Pettic739/
Petitz731/
Pištić731/
Pettiz731/
Phetic731/
Pothić731/
Pietic730/
Petioch6712/
Petitts679/
Pettits676/
Pesticz671/
Petitse671/
Peettiz671/
Petit's671/
Pettitz671/
Pettics670/

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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 Petić
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