Pirović Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Pirović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia981:43,1498,537
Montenegro621:10,3161,529
Kosovo131:143,2216,426
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Pirovic (80) & Piroviç (8) are calculated separately.

Pirović Last Name Facts

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

Pirović is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Pirovic or Piroviç. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirović? popularity and diffusion

Pirović is the 1,244,200th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pirović are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Pirović is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 43,149. In Croatia Pirović is mostly found in: Zadar County, where 46 percent live, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 15 percent live and Požega-Slavonia County, where 13 percent live. Besides Croatia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 33 percent live and Kosovo, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirovic9580/
Piroviç958/
Perović8610,054/
Purović86127/
Petrović80143,604/
Pirovich8095/
Pirovits8050/
Pirovitz8022/
Pirovics806/
Piorovič801/
Pirovitš801/
Peroević801/
Peirovic801/
Peirovich753/
Petrrović751/
Petroivić751/
Perovic71940/
Perovič7128/
Pirovičová7114/
Perovićová715/
Petrovič673,308/
Perovich67911/
Petravić67243/
Pirowicz67223/
Perovics676/
Pirovitsová675/
Perovitz672/
Pejrovic671/

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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 Pirović
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