Petrić Surname

68,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Petrić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3,2441:2,203304
Croatia2,0971:2,017126
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,2721:2,780511
Montenegro4021:1,591324
Slovenia1741:14,2973,385
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Petric (6,518), Petrič (2,922), Petriç (20), Pétric (4) & Petřič (1) are calculated separately.

Petrić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrić has its highest incidence in Serbia. It can also be found as a variant: Petric, Petrič, Petriç, Pétric or Petřič. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,976th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,012,863 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Petrić is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 3,244 people, or 1 in 2,203. In Serbia Petrić is mostly concentrated in: Zlatibor District, where 22 percent reside, Belgrade, where 13 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 12 percent reside. Other than Serbia Petrić exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 29 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petric946,518/
Petrič942,922/
Petriç9420/
Petroić925/
Petruić922/
Pétric894/
Petřič891/
Petriz831,510/
Potrić8376/
Patrić8330/
Petriţ831/
Petrich775,863/
Petritz77639/
Petrici77462/
Petrics77320/
Petruic7773/
Petricz7721/
Pettric7716/
Petrits7710/
Petreci773/
Pettriz773/
Pietric772/
Pethric772/
Petryci771/
Pietryć771/
Petroic771/
Pistrić771/
Petrids771/
Petrizs771/
Pettrich7178/
Petraits7143/
Petrišče7130/
Petriche7117/
Pietrojć717/
Petroich716/
Petritch712/
Pettrits712/
Petrichs712/
Pietritz711/
Petroics711/
Petritci711/
Petretci711/
Petraicz711/
Pettritz710/
Petreich710/
Patriz671,391/
Petritsch671,080/
Petrec67182/
Petričová6796/
Petrez6761/
Petraiche6727/
Petraites6726/
Petricova6724/
Potreć6720/
Petricová6715/
Pétriz676/
Pètriz671/
Petryc671/
Petričova671/
Petruites671/

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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 Petrić
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