Petričević Surname
Approximately 4,121 people bear this surname
Petričević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1,756 | 1:2,408 | 171 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,384 | 1:2,555 | 462 |
| Montenegro | 479 | 1:1,335 | 263 |
| Serbia | 460 | 1:15,532 | 1,829 |
| Slovenia | 33 | 1:75,384 | 10,217 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Petrićević (255), Petricević (58), Petričevič (8) & Petricevic (870) are calculated separately.
Petričević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petričević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petričević is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Petrićević, Petricević, Petričevič or Petricevic. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petričević? popularity and diffusion
The surname Petričević is the 112,435th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,768,393 people. Petričević occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petričević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 1,756 people, or 1 in 2,408. In Croatia Petričević is most common in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 21 percent reside, Brod-Posavina County, where 10 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Croatia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 34 percent reside and Montenegro, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrićević | 97 | 255 | / |
| Petricević | 97 | 58 | / |
| Petričevič | 97 | 8 | / |
| Peričević | 95 | 95 | / |
| Petreičević | 95 | 5 | / |
| Petricevic | 93 | 870 | / |
| Patričević | 90 | 78 | / |
| Petričevićová | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pericević | 84 | 3 | / |
| Peričevič | 84 | 2 | / |
| Petrešević | 80 | 78 | / |
| Petresević | 80 | 5 | / |
| Petričevec | 80 | 3 | / |
| Petrućević | 80 | 1 | / |
| Petričevičová | 78 | 2 | / |
| Petricevich | 76 | 236 | / |
| Petrisevich | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pericevic | 74 | 5 | / |
| Petrichevich | 73 | 31 | / |
| Petricsevics | 73 | 20 | / |
| Peričevičová | 73 | 5 | / |
| Petrichevitz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Petrićevec | 70 | 4 | / |
| Petricivic | 70 | 2 | / |
| Petrysevich | 67 | 8 | / |
| Petresevics | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peritsevich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petrichivich | 64 | 17 | / |
| Petreshevich | 64 | 1 | / |
| Petrychevych | 55 | 3 | / |
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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 Petričević
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