Petrovich Surname

15,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Petrovich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petrovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia20,7321:6,952887
Belarus6,9531:1,36655
United States3,2411:111,83612,145
Kazakhstan1,0561:16,7452,449
Brazil2921:733,13126,800
Uzbekistan2881:107,3936,647
Moldova2421:14,7162,510
Argentina2271:188,29715,705
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Transnistria2101:2,260314
Turkmenistan1761:31,188595
Tajikistan1271:66,0371,455
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Kyrgyzstan1171:51,0487,357
Spain981:477,06224,404
Bulgaria831:84,0835,197
Australia751:359,94330,133
Peru731:435,39913,331
Azerbaijan681:141,8994,271
Italy601:1,019,27870,256
Serbia591:121,1019,095
Armenia371:79,1943,131
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Chile301:587,21614,299
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Georgia221:170,25211,125
England181:3,095,448105,421
France171:3,907,219231,005
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Abkhazia71:34,6952,465
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petrovich (899) may also be a first name.

Petrovich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrovich (Georgian: პეტროვიჩ, Russian: Петрович) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrovich? popularity and diffusion

The last name Petrovich is the 15,978th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,812 people. The surname Petrovich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Petrovich reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 270,832nd most frequent first name globally, held by 899 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 20,732 people, or 1 in 6,952. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 19 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Petrovich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Petrovich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrovich last name increased 324,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petrovich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Petrovich last name is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus, Orthodox (85%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Petrovich surname are 13.09% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 33.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Petrovich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 262.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 70,276 per year; in United States they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $46,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $51,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrovitch95513/
Petroviche9533/
Pietrovich9527/
Petrovicht9510/
Pedtrovich959/
Petrovisch953/
Petrosvich953/
Pestrovich952/
Petroevich952/
Petroovich952/
Pettrovich951/
Petrovichs951/
Petrovic9417,313/
Perovich94911/
Petrovih9418/
Petrovitsch9080/
Petrovichch903/
Petrovishch901/
Petrovische901/
Petrovics893,780/
Petrovici893,769/
Petrovych892,968/
Petrovicz89350/
Petrowich89139/
Pitrovich89127/
Petrevich89111/
Petravich8980/
Patrovich8944/
Pierovich8937/
Petrovish8929/
Petrovice897/
Petrovikh895/
Peirovich893/
Petrobich892/
Petrrovic892/
Petrovitc892/
Pietrovic891/
Pettrovic891/
Peyrovich891/
Petrovihs891/
Perovitch891/
Peroviche891/
Perovichz891/
Petrovieh891/
Perovic88940/
Petrovi88123/
Piotrovich8496/
Petrowisch8417/
Petrovithc8416/
Petrowichz8414/
Petrowitch849/
Petrowiche849/
Pyotrovich842/
Pietrovicz842/
Perzhovich841/
Petrrovici841/
Petreevich841/
Petrovitsh841/
Pestrovych841/
Pedtrovice841/
Petrović82143,604/
Petrovič823,308/
Petrovai82787/
Pirovich8295/
Petrovec8288/
Petrovit8238/
Petravic8230/
Perovych8227/
Petroviz8214/
Petroviç8210/
Petrovoi829/
Petrovis828/
Pitrovic824/
Petrovyh823/
Petrovie823/
Petrovyi822/
Petroviy821/
Petrovii821/
Peirovic821/
Petrovio821/
Petrobic821/
Pjtrovic821/
Pejrovic821/
Petroviæ821/
Petrowic821/
Pétrovic821/
Petrovicova80173/
Petrowitsch80169/
Petrovicová8087/
Piotrovitch802/
Perovi801/
Perovichová801/
Petrowischz801/
Petrovykh78900/
Petrovits78542/
Petrowicz78249/
Petrovitz7891/
Petrovecz7817/
Patrowich7816/
Petrovitš7815/
Pytrovych7810/
Petravicz789/
Pierowich787/
Petrevych783/
Potravich782/
Petrobics782/
Petrovaia782/
Petrowics782/
Pitrovych781/
Patrevich781/
Petrovies781/
Petrovioć781/
Petrovysh781/
Peštrović781/
Petrobici781/
Petroivić781/
Pitrevich781/
Pitrovici781/
Petravics781/
Petrovecs781/
Petrovijs781/
Petrovičs781/
Petrrović781/
Pitrovieh781/
Peeravich781/
Petrovicsová7647/
Petrovicsova761/
Petrovýchová761/
Petrovy75140/
Peyrovi7595/
Pirovic7580/
Perovec7541/
Perovič7528/
Peirovi7526/
Petrove7523/
Perovoi755/
Pierovi753/
Peroviæ752/
Pitrovi751/
Peroviy751/
Petrowi751/
Petrobi751/
Pietrowicz741,138/
Pyotrovych7491/
Pietrowiec7460/
Pestrowicz7458/
Piotrovicz7422/
Petrowesch746/
Pitrowitch742/
Piotrovych741/
Peitrowicz741/
Piotrovish741/
Perowitsch741/
Petrovaitė741/
Pétrowitch741/
Petrovethc741/
Petrovists741/
Petrovistz741/
Petravić71243/
Petrovay71107/
Petrover71102/
Perowicz7149/
Petrovaj7146/
Petroova7113/
Pyrovych7113/
Petrovaa719/
Petrovey718/
Petrovoy713/
Petruova711/
Petrovet711/
Petravič711/
Petroová711/
Petrovíč711/
Petrowit711/
Peirouvi711/
Petravis711/
Petrowiz711/
Petrovićová7036/
Petrovičova704/
Pietrrowicz701/
Petrovets672,722/
Pirovi67453/
Petrowitz67186/
Peravi6746/
Potravych6721/
Perove6713/
Petrosuis6710/
Petrovitsová6710/
Petrowycz672/
Perovy672/
Pyrovi672/
Perowi672/
Pitrowicz672/
Pestravis671/
Pietrowiz671/
Petrawicz671/
Perhowicz671/
Poyrovych671/
Petrovetz670/

Petrovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Petrovich in the Georgian language
პეტროვიჩpetrovich-
Petrovich in the Russian language
Петровичpetrovic-

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