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Surname Petović in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Petović families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Kotor, Montenegro ), and barely Bosniaks (from Vinkovci ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin and Osijek.
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Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Petović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Vrbnik in Knin area (20), Osijek (<10), Knin (<10), Laslovo in Osijek area (<10), and in Vukovar (<10).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Petović (including: Petovic , Petovich ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Petovic " is used by some 200 people in Germany , small number in the United States , and small number of people in France.
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Characteristic first names
Zdenka Petović,
Sandra Petović,
Dejan Petović,
Aleksandar Petović,
Sonja Petović,
Miodrag Petović,
Mario Petović,
Katarina Petović,
Jozo Petović,
Jelena Petović,
Sofija Petović,
Radomir Petović,
Jasmina Petović,
Igor Petović,
Goran Petović,
Boško Petović,
Petrana Petović,
Nemanja Petović,
Branka Petović
