Petovich Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Petovich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Petovich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petovich (Russian: Петович) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Petovich.

How Common Is The Last Name Petovich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Petovich is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Petovich live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,863,003. In Russia Petovich is most prevalent in: Rostov Oblast, where 62 percent live, Moscow, where 14 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Petovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petovich in the Russian language
Петовичpetovic-

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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 Petovich
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