Petrekanić Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Petrekanić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Petrekanić Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997

The alternate forms: Petrekanic (2) are calculated separately.

Petrekanić Last Name Facts

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

Petrekanić is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Petrekanic. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrekanić? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Petrekanić occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrekanić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Petrekanić is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 223,280. In Serbia Petrekanić is most numerous in: North Bačka District, where 100 percent are found. Barring Serbia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrekanic972/
Petrekanics8690/
Petrekanich8611/
Petrekanits861/
Petrecanich762/
Petrukaniec762/
Pietrukaniec73220/
Peitrukaniec731/
Pietrokaniec731/
Petrukanec7026/
Petruconić709/
Petrokanets6710/
Petrykanych676/
Potrukaniec675/
Petrukianec674/
Petrikanets672/
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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 Petrekanić
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