Surname Petrovič in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Petrovič families are Croats by relative majority (from Lepoglava ), equally Slovenes (from Slovenia ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slovenia.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Petrovič live in Croatia today, in four households only.
They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Zagreb (<5), Bjelovar (<5), Sveti Ivan Zelina (<5), Poljane (<5), and in Zlogonje (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petrovič (including: Petrovich , Petrovic , Petrovici , Petrovics , Petrovick , Petrowitsch , Petrowicz , Petrowich , Petrovicz and Petrovitsch ) is present in 104 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.

Characteristic first names

Branko Petrovič, Alojz Petrovič, Krešimir Petrovič, Pavel Petrovič, Ana Petrovič, Biserka Petrovič, Marija Petrovič, Aleksander Petrovič, Ružica Petrovič, Terezija Petrovič, Maja Petrovič, Mihaela Petrovič, Petra Petrovič, Stella Petrovič, Roza Petrovič, Bojan Petrovič, Jože Petrovič, Marica Petrovič, Michal Petrovič

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over two hundred times, the first time 1749 in source 18th Century Census.

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