Petrlić Surname

534,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Petrlić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrlić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia5761:7,3411,164
Serbia281:255,17713,976

The alternate forms: Petrlic (38) & Petrlič (2) are calculated separately.

Petrlić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrlić is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Petrlic or Petrlič. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrlić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 534,162nd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name Petrlić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrlić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 7,341. In Croatia it is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 25 percent are found, Osijek-Baranja County, where 15 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 14 percent are found. Not including Croatia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Serbia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrlic9538/
Petrlič952/
Perlić92601/
Petrliz861/
Petrlich8073/
Perlic77214/
Perlič7724/
Perlich71745/
Perlitz71641/
Perluiz7195/
Perlicz7114/
Perlaiz7111/
Perleci7110/
Petrličová713/
Perlits712/
Perlitsh6740/
Perlitch6726/
Perlitsch633/
Perlez62124/
Prelič625/
Perlyz625/
Perlec624/
Pirlic622/
Pirlici57192/
Prelich57191/
Pirlich57109/
Pirleci5797/
Pîrlici5762/
Prelicz5737/
Prelitz5721/
Pîrleci5721/
Perletz5713/
Perlych575/
Pyrlich574/
Perleche531,233/
Prelitsch505/

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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 Petrlić
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