Petrovic Surname

30,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Petrovic Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrovic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3,9731:2,143174
United States2,5601:141,58614,697
Germany2,0201:39,8545,270
France1,3581:48,9126,359
Switzerland1,2761:6,4361,013
Australia1,2101:22,3103,076
Canada1,0791:34,1484,394
Sweden9301:10,588933
England5161:107,98111,244
Netherlands2431:69,49511,836
Slovakia2081:25,6564,325
Denmark1961:28,8002,986
Russia1711:842,82568,228
Greece1601:69,24911,632
Italy1411:433,73546,903
Serbia1131:63,2305,816
Czechia971:109,62317,977
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Norway881:58,4358,352
Spain741:631,78428,875
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Venezuela541:559,33510,264
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Israel331:259,32223,464
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Lithuania311:97,89013,114
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Cyprus291:30,5133,329
Romania291:692,34047,921
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Chile251:704,65916,160
Belarus241:395,87740,412
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Kosovo151:124,1256,042
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Finland141:392,62226,475
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
China71:195,331,65210,124
Greenland71:8,054710
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Swaziland41:324,550996
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Petrović (143,604), Petrovič (3,308), Petroviç (10), Pétrovic (1) & Petrovíč (1) are calculated separately.

Petrovic (43) may also be a first name.

Petrovic Last Name Facts

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

Petrovic occurs more in Austria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Petrović, Petrovič, Petroviç, Pétrovic or Petrovíč. For other potential spellings of Petrovic click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrovic? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,854th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 420,929 people. The last name Petrovic occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Petrovic live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. Petrovic is also the 1,545,828th most common first name in the world, borne by 43 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Austria, where it is held by 3,973 people, or 1 in 2,143. In Austria Petrovic is primarily concentrated in: Vienna, where 71 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 6 percent reside and Salzburg, where 5 percent reside. Beside Austria it occurs in 105 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Petrovic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Petrovic last name are 10.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Petrovic earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 71.87% less than the national average, earning €8,446 per year; in Norway they earn 15.31% less than the national average, earning 293,084 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 820.34% more than the national average, earning R 2,187,080 per year; in United States they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $48,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $52,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrović96143,604/
Petrovič963,308/
Petroviç9610/
Pétrovic961/
Petrovich9434,900/
Petrovics943,780/
Petrovici943,769/
Petrovicz94350/
Petrovick94154/
Petrrovic942/
Petrovitc942/
Pietrovic941/
Pettrovic941/
Petrovíč921/
Petrovitch89513/
Petroviche8933/
Petrovithc8916/
Pedtrovich899/
Petrovisch893/
Petrosvich893/
Pestrovich892/
Petroovich892/
Pietrovicz892/
Petrovicth892/
Pettrovich891/
Petrrovici891/
Petrovisck891/
Petrovichs891/
Petrovec8888/
Petrovik8860/
Petravic8830/
Petroviq8815/
Petroviz8814/
Petrovis888/
Pitrovic884/
Petrobic881/
Pjtrovic881/
Petrowic881/
Petrovicova84173/
Petrovicová8487/
Petrovitsch8480/
Petrovichch843/
Petrovishch841/
Pettrovisck841/
Petrovych822,968/
Petrovits82542/
Petrowicz82249/
Petrowich82139/
Pitrovich82127/
Petrovitz8291/
Petravich8280/
Petrowick8230/
Petrovish8229/
Petrovecz8217/
Petrovitš8215/
Petravick8211/
Petravicz829/
Petrovikh825/
Petrobich822/
Petrowics822/
Petrovioć821/
Peštrović821/
Petroivić821/
Pitrovici821/
Petravics821/
Petrovecs821/
Petrovihs821/
Petrovijs821/
Petrovičs821/
Petrrović821/
Petrovicsová8047/
Petrovicsova801/
Pietrowicz781,138/
Piotrovich7896/
Pietrowiec7860/
Pestrowicz7858/
Piotrovicz7822/
Petrowisch7817/
Petrowichz7814/
Petrowitch789/
Petrowiche789/
Pyotrovich782/
Peitrowicz781/
Pietrowicc781/
Petrovitsh781/
Pestrovych781/
Petrovethc781/
Petroviske781/
Petrovists781/
Petrovistz781/
Petravić75243/
Petrovek7511/
Petravič751/
Petravis751/
Petrowiz751/
Petrowitsch74169/
Petrovićová7436/
Petrovičova744/
Piotrovitch742/
Pietrrowicz741/
Petrowischz741/
Petrovets712,722/
Petrovykh71900/
Petrowitz71186/
Pytrovych7110/
Petrowycz712/
Pitrowicz712/
Pitrovych711/
Petrovysh711/
Pietrowiz711/
Petrawicz711/
Petrovetz710/
Petrovitsová7010/
Pyotrovych6791/
Pietrowitz6732/
Pietrowiez6712/
Petrowesch676/
Petrovkova674/
Pitrowitch672/
Piotrovych671/
Petrovetts671/
Piotrovish671/
Piotrowicc671/
Pétrowitch671/

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