Pretić Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pretić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pretić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Pretic (1) are calculated separately.

Pretić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pretić occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Pretic. Click here to see other possible spellings of Pretić.

How Common Is The Last Name Pretić? popularity and diffusion

Pretić is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pretić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 302,043. In Croatia it is most common in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 50 percent live, Virovitica-Podravina County, where 21 percent live and Brod-Posavina County, where 14 percent live. Aside from Croatia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pretic941/
Pertić8393/
Pretiz838/
Pretics771/
Pertiz67137/
Pertic6718/
Pertič679/
Pretyc674/
Protič674/
Pretez673/
Pratiz671/
Prettittz671/
Pirtiz671/
Protiz671/
Pertici62568/
Pirtici62189/
Pertics6270/
Pertich6258/
Protetz627/
Protitz626/
Pristič624/
Protits624/
Pertaiz622/
Preetyc621/
Preityz621/
Prattiz621/
Pretycz621/
Prištič621/
Piertiz621/
Pritich621/
Protitsch532/
Pertez501,762/
Pratez504/
Protez501/

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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 Pretić
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