Petrović Surname

3,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Petrović Surname User-submission:

Petrović is a South Slav surname; especially in the western Balkans. It literally means "Son of Peter" and its English equivalent is "Peterson".

Petrović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia118,5551:603
Bosnia and Herzegovina13,7581:2574
Croatia4,4241:95620
Montenegro2,5931:24724
Slovenia2,1241:1,17169
Kosovo1,6311:1,142166
North Macedonia4471:4,701882
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Czechia201:531,67354,411
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Petrovic (17,313), Petrovič (3,308), Petroviç (10), Petrovíč (1) & Pétrovic (1) are calculated separately.

Petrović Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Petrović is a South Slav surname; especially in the western Balkans. It literally means "Son of Peter" and its English equivalent is "Peterson".

- petrovic

Petrović Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petrović is held by more people in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Petrovic, Petrovič, Petroviç, Petrovíč or Pétrovic. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrović? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,901st most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrović reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Serbia, where it is borne by 118,555 people, or 1 in 60. In Serbia Petrović is most numerous in: Belgrade, where 17 percent reside, Nišava District, where 7 percent reside and Mačva District, where 7 percent reside. Besides Serbia it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petrovic9617,313/
Petrovič963,308/
Petroviç9610/
Petrovioć941/
Peštrović941/
Petroivić941/
Petrrović941/
Perović9310,054/
Petrovíč921/
Pétrovic921/
Petravić88243/
Petroviz8814/
Potrović884/
Patrović883/
Petrovićová8436/
Petrovich8234,900/
Petrovics823,780/
Petrovici823,769/
Petrovits82542/
Petrovicz82350/
Petrovitz8291/
Petrovitš8215/
Petrrovic822/
Petrovitc822/
Pietrovic821/
Pettrovic821/
Petrovičs821/
Perovic80940/
Pirović80186/
Perovič8028/
Petrovitch78513/
Petroviche7833/
Petrovithc7816/
Pedtrovich789/
Perovićová785/
Petroovich782/
Pietrovicz782/
Pettrovich781/
Petrrovici781/
Petrovitsh781/
Petrovichs781/
Petrovists781/
Petrovistz781/
Perovich75911/
Petrovec7588/
Patrovič7551/
Petravic7530/
Perovics756/
Pitrovic754/
Perovitz752/
Peirovic751/
Petrobic751/
Pjtrovic751/
Pejrovic751/
Petravič751/
Petrowic751/
Petrowiz751/
Petrovicova74173/
Petrovicová7487/
Petrovitsch7480/
Petrovičova744/
Petrovych712,968/
Petrovets712,722/
Petrowicz71249/
Petrowitz71186/
Petrowich71139/
Pitrovich71127/
Petravich7180/
Patrovits7123/
Petrovecz7117/
Petravicz719/
Peirovich713/
Petrobics712/
Petrobich712/
Petrowics712/
Petrobici711/
Pietrowiz711/
Pitrovici711/
Peyrovich711/
Petravics711/
Petrovecs711/
Perovitch711/
Peroviche711/
Perovichz711/
Petrovetz710/
Petrovicsová7047/
Petrovitsová7010/
Petrovicsova701/
Pietrowicz671,138/
Piotrovich6796/
Pirovic6780/
Pietrowiec6760/
Pestrowicz6758/
Perovec6741/
Pietrowitz6732/
Piotrovicz6722/
Petrowichz6714/
Pietrowiez6712/
Petrowitch679/
Petrowiche679/
Perovičová678/
Piroviç678/
Pyotrovich672/
Peraviz672/
Peitrowicz671/
Petrovetts671/
Petrovethc671/

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