In Croatia, Petter families are Croats (from Slavonski Brod ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slavonski Brod.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Petter live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Zagreb (<5) and Osijek (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Petter (including: Pötter , Peetter ) is present in 62 countries worldwide. The family name "Petter " is used by some 3000 people in Brazil , about 2000 in Germany , and some 1000 people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.