Petović Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Petović Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 117 | 1:5,466 | 1,011 |
| Croatia | 57 | 1:74,186 | 13,033 |
| Serbia | 8 | 1:893,118 | 28,088 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
The alternate forms: Petovic (31) are calculated separately.
Petović Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petović Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petović is found most frequently in Montenegro. It may be found as a variant: Petovic. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petović? popularity and diffusion
Petović is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petović live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Petović is most commonly held in Montenegro, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 5,466. In Montenegro it is mostly found in: Kotor Municipality, where 47 percent reside, Bar Municipality, where 44 percent reside and Tivat Municipality, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Montenegro Petović exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 31 percent reside and Serbia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petovic | 95 | 31 | / |
| Pestović | 93 | 1 | / |
| Peštović | 93 | 1 | / |
| Petovich | 80 | 27 | / |
| Petovits | 80 | 22 | / |
| Pettovic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pethovic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pettovich | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pitovič | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pitovic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pettoviche | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pistovič | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pitovich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Petowicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettovicova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pytovich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Patovitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pethowicz | 63 | 2 | / |
| Piotovicz | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pytavich | 53 | 1 | / |
| Piotowicz | 50 | 3 | / |
| Petampits | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Petović
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