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Surname Petojević in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Petojević families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from the Island of Brac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born on the Island of Krk and in Knin.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Petojević live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Vrbnik in Knin area (30), Zagreb (<10), Bol on the Island of Brac (<10), Zadar (<5), and in Knin (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Petojević is present in 6 countries on two continents.
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Characteristic first names
Mirjana Petojević,
Savona Petojević,
Aleksandar Petojević,
Želimir Petojević,
Predrag Petojević,
Velimir Petojević,
Štefica Petojević,
Branko Petojević,
Vanja Petojević,
Aleksandra Petojević,
Ivica Petojević,
Marija Petojević,
Slavica Petojević,
Savica Petojević,
Nikolina Petojević,
Sara Petojević,
Marko Petojević,
Mirko Petojević,
Katarina Petojević