Surname Petrovic in modern Croatia

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Petrovic live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Makarska (<5), and in Rovinj (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petrovic (including: Petrovich , Petrovych , Petrowicz , Petrowitz , Petrovitz , Petrowich and Petrovicz ) is present in 101 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. "Petrovitz " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation , small number of people in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil. "Petrowicz " is used by some 100 people in the United States and about 50 in Poland.

Characteristic first names

David Petrovic, Petra Petrovic, Snezana Petrovic, Catherina Petrovic, Catherine Petrovic, Jean Petrovic, Rašo Petrovic

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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