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Surname Petrović in modern Croatia
Petrović families are often Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia and according to some sources from Herzegovina (Ljubuski), Slovenia (Ormoz) or Hungary, less frequently Serbs and Roms (from Osijek area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Osijek. In Ravan in Middle Bosnia every second inhabitant had the family name Petrović.
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Prevalence
About 9400 people with faimily name Petrović live in Croatia today, in 4200 households. There were 7400 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in all Croatian counties, in 121 cities and 820 other places, mostly in Zagreb (1830), Rijeka (375), Osijek (325), Pula (285), and in Split (245).
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Outside Croatia
At least 188 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (63), the United States (26), Austria (23), Australia (17), Switzerland (16), France (14), Canada (8), Argentina (5), Sweden (5), the Netherlands (4), Norway (4), the United Kingdom (2), and to Peru (1).
Family name Petrović (including: Petrovich , Petrovic , Petrovici , Petrovics , Petrovick , Petrowitsch , Petrowicz , Petrowich , Petrovicz and Petrovitsch ) is present in 105 countries worldwide. The family name "Petrovic " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 2000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in Russian Federation. "Petrowicz " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 50 in Poland. "Petrowich " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Canada , and small number of people in Ukraine.
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Characteristic first names
Mario Petrović,
Siniša Petrović,
Josip Petrović,
Hrvoje Petrović,
Mato Petrović,
Zlatko Petrović,
Sanjin Petrović,
Vesna Petrović,
Stanko Petrović,
Andrija Petrović,
Krunoslav Petrović,
Marijana Petrović,
Momir Petrović,
Jasna Petrović,
Ana Petrović,
Zoran Petrović,
Miroslava Petrović,
Pavao Petrović,
Mladen Petrović
