317
Bearers
5291.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 77 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petrovič — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 44 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 43 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 41 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 40 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 30 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 29 |
| 7 | Plzeňský kraj | 21 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 16 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 13 |
| 10 | Zlínský kraj | 10 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 10 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 10 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 10 |
| Total CZ | 317 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 44 |
| 2 | České Budějovice | 15 |
| 3 | Karlovy Vary | 15 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 15 |
| 5 | Kladno | 10 |
| 6 | Plzeň | 10 |
| 7 | Litoměřice | 9 |
| 8 | Most | 8 |
| 9 | Břeclav | 7 |
| 10 | Český Krumlov | 6 |
| 11 | Trhové Sviny | 6 |
| 12 | Cheb | 6 |
| 13 | Kadaň | 6 |
| 14 | Brno | 6 |
| 15 | Přerov | 6 |
| 16 | Bílovec | 6 |
| 17 | Mělník | 5 |
| 18 | Ostrov | 5 |
| 19 | Ústí nad Labem | 5 |
| 20 | Chrudim | 5 |
| 21 | Frýdek-Místek | 5 |
| 22 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm | 5 |
| 23 | Strakonice | 4 |
| 24 | Teplice | 4 |
| 25 | Frýdlant | 4 |
| 26 | Uherské Hradiště | 4 |
| 27 | Kopřivnice | 4 |
| 28 | Benešov | 3 |
| 29 | Černošice | 3 |
| 30 | Písek | 3 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011