Petrovič Surname
Approximately 3,308 people bear this surname
Petrovič Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1,612 | 1:1,543 | 129 |
| Slovakia | 1,227 | 1:4,349 | 284 |
| Czechia | 250 | 1:42,534 | 7,048 |
| Lithuania | 150 | 1:20,231 | 3,663 |
| Serbia | 59 | 1:121,101 | 9,095 |
| North Macedonia | 5 | 1:420,294 | 19,032 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Petrović (143,604), Petrovic (17,313), Petroviç (10), Petrovíč (1) & Pétrovic (1) are calculated separately.
Petrovič Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrovič Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petrovič is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Petrović, Petrovic, Petroviç, Petrovíč or Pétrovic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrovič? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 135,802nd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,203,007 people. Petrovič occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Petrovič are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,612 people, or 1 in 1,543. In Slovenia Petrovič is mostly concentrated in: Drava, where 60 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 11 percent reside and Savinja, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovenia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 37 percent reside and Czechia, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Petrovič
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