Potrebica Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Potrebica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Potrebica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia861:49,1709,482
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Potrebica Last Name Facts

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

The surname Potrebica occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Potrebica? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,691,963rd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Potrebica live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Potrebica is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 49,170. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 59 percent are found, Varaždin County, where 22 percent are found and Požega-Slavonia County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Croatia Potrebica is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Potrebic9445/
Potrebić82161/
Potrebka8244/
Potrebak8213/
Putrevica782/
Potrebko71401/
Potrepka7129/
Patrebak715/
Petrobic711/
Potrebuk711/
Potrubach67102/
Potrebukh678/
Poterebko673/
Pastrivica631/
Porebejko561/

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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 Potrebica
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