Petovar Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Petovar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petovar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1861:13,3753,196
Croatia421:100,68116,054
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Petovar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petovar is found most frequently in Slovenia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petovar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 990,978th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Petovar live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 13,375. In Slovenia Petovar is primarily found in: Drava, where 49 percent are found, Mura, where 29 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 8 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Petovar Last Name Statistics demography

Petovar earn more than double the average income. In Canada they earn 126.56% more than the national average, earning $112,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petevar86184/
Petavar8643/
Patovar865/
Potovar861/
Pethevar8025/
Pettevar806/
Paetavar805/
Pethavar802/
Paettavar751/
Patevar71671/
Patavar71596/
Potavar71424/
Potevar71131/
Pitavar7151/
Petewar7128/
Patowar7127/
Potowar712/
Petawar712/
Pitobar711/
Pitevar711/
Pattevar671,096/
Pithavar6737/
Paitavar6724/
Pathavar6723/
Pathevar6711/
Pettewar6711/
Poitavar676/
Pottevar676/
Pittevar676/
Pittavar675/
Pattavar674/
Pottavar673/
Paatevar672/
Patavaur671/
Pothavar671/
Patavair671/
Pettawar671/
Pethewar671/
Pithevar671/
Paitevar671/
Patavarr671/

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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 Petovar
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