Pećar Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pećar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pećar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1241:34,1026,993
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Pečar (1,126), Pecar (611) & Pecár (42) are calculated separately.

Pećar Last Name Facts

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

Pećar is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Pečar, Pecar or Pecár. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pećar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pećar is the 1,604,449th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Pećar is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pećar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Pećar is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 34,102. In Croatia it is most common in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 23 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 16 percent are found and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Croatia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found and Montenegro, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pečar931,126/
Pecar93611/
Pecár8742/
Pesar80140/
Pezar8029/
Pechar731,087/
Peysar73573/
Pesare73501/
Pejsar73232/
Peciar73194/
Pessar7380/
Peacor7369/
Pecsar7345/
Peisar7325/
Petzar7321/
Pecarz7319/
Peshar7314/
Peczar7311/
Pesard738/
Phesar734/
Peasor734/
Pesarh733/
Poezar733/
Peicar732/
Pezzar731/
Pesjar731/
Pesiar731/
Peszar731/
Pesart731/
Pehsar731/
Pezhar731/
Pizear730/
Pechard67571/
Pechart67278/
Pejchar67164/
Petchar67163/
Peschar67103/
Pessard6761/
Peshgar6745/
Pesharh6731/
Piesaar6714/
Peechar678/
Pejczar677/
Peachor675/
Peachar673/
Peshard673/
Pessare672/
Petsart672/
Pechare672/
Pechhar671/
Peasare671/
Pheshar671/
Pesaure671/
Piecarz671/
Pieczar671/
Peshare671/
Petsard671/
Petshar670/
Pfetcar670/
Pettsar670/
Peisart670/

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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 Pećar
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