In Croatia, Petko families are predominantly Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Zagreb. In Obed in Ivanic-Grad area every third inhabitant had the family name Petko.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Petko live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Split (10), Uzdolje in Knin area (<10), Zagreb (<10), Velika Gorica (<10), and in Zadar (<5).