Surname Petrovski in modern Croatia

Petrovski families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Rijeka , but often Macedonians. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vinkovci and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 90 people with faimily name Petrovski live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Rijeka (15), Vinkovci (15), Split (10), and in Nustar in Vinkovci area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petrovski (including: Petrovsky , Petrowski , Petrovszki , Petrovskii , Petrovschi , Petrovszky , Petrovskyy , Petrovskie and Petrovskih ) is present in 64 countries worldwide. The family name "Petrovski " is used by some 1000 people in Australia , about 600 in Russian Federation , and some 600 people in the United States. "Petrowski " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 800 in Germany , and some 200 people in Canada. "Petrovskyy " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , about 200 in Iraq , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Božidar Petrovski, Nikola Petrovski, Vedran Petrovski, Ivanka Petrovski, Ilijana Petrovski, Stjepan Petrovski, Bojan Petrovski, Tena Petrovski, Igor Petrovski, Mihaela Petrovski, Nediljka Petrovski, Daliborka Petrovski, Ilija Petrovski, Željko Petrovski, Jozef Petrovski, Radana Petrovski, Snježana Petrovski, Atila Petrovski, Robert Petrovski

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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