Petretich Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Petretich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petretich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Petretich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petretich is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Petretich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petretich? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petretich is the 2,506,728th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Petretich occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Petretich live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Petretich is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States Petretich is most common in: Ohio, where 44 percent reside, New York, where 18 percent reside and North Carolina, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 10 percent reside and Croatia, where 5 percent reside.

Petretich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Petretich last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

The amount Petretich earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 20.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,339 per year and in United States they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $42,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petretic9457/
Peretich9420/
Petreti88145/
Peretic88129/
Peretitsch841/
Petretti82886/
Petretić82143/
Petretič8275/
Petretis829/
Petretei822/
Peretice821/
Petretie821/
Pereti80553/
Petrietti781/
Peretti7517,622/
Petriti75461/
Peretei75179/
Perreti7598/
Peretie7512/
Peresti756/
Pitreti754/
Peretis753/
Peretič753/
Petrete752/
Peretai751/
Peireti751/
Perethy751/
Perretti711,802/
Petretta71326/
Petritis71233/
Peyretti71220/
Pereitai7131/
Perettie7119/
Petretee7119/
Petrétei7119/
Petriete718/
Petretty718/
Perestiş716/
Perestyi716/
Perietti716/
Petrette713/
Petreatj711/
Pieretis711/
Perretie711/
Petreste711/
Peretuit711/
Petrioti711/
Pearetit711/
Pereshti711/
Peeretti711/
Pettrete710/
Petraitis675,374/
Perete672,792/
Pereta67526/
Periti67318/
Petraytis67111/
Pierettis6758/
Petriette6751/
Pireti6745/
Petrajtis6736/
Petriotis6726/
Petruitis6714/
Petrettee6711/
Petrystyi677/
Perety676/
Petriteac676/
Petraitio672/
Petroytis672/
Perethuis671/

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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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  • 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 Petretich
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