Petkovič Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Petkovič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petkovič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1061:23,4695,093
Bosnia and Herzegovina181:196,46711,001
Serbia151:476,33019,508
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Kosovo41:465,46710,032

The alternate forms: Petković (38,533) & Petkovic (3,184) are calculated separately.

Petkovič Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petkovič is more commonly found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Petković or Petkovic. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petkovič? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petkovič are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 23,469. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Mura, where 42 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 24 percent are found and Southeast Slovenia, where 17 percent are found. Barring Slovenia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent are found and Serbia, where 10 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Petkovič
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