Petojević Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Petojević Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petojević Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia861:83,0817,083
Croatia451:93,96915,353
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Petojevic (9) are calculated separately.

Petojević Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petojević is found most in Serbia. It can appear in the variant forms: Petojevic. Click here to see other potential spellings of Petojević.

How Common Is The Last Name Petojević? popularity and diffusion

The surname Petojević is the 1,441,361st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petojević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 83,081. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: South Bačka District, where 58 percent reside, Šumadija District, where 15 percent reside and Belgrade, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Serbia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 30 percent reside and Slovenia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petojevic969/
Petijević89129/
Petosević897/
Peoivić752/
Pijejvić713/
Petievich6731/
Patojewicz631/
Patyjewicz53139/
Patajewicz5362/
Potajewicz5315/
Pietaivitc531/
Patejewicz531/
Peisajovitz501/

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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
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  • 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 Petojević
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