Name Petar.

  • Name Petar in modern Croatia

    Petar is a male name, in Croatia mostly Croatian, but also Serbian. It is one of the most common names (among the top hundred) in Croatia, with over thirty thousand namesakes living there.

  • The relative popularity of names Petar in Croatia

    The name Petar was the most popular from years 1930 to 1939. The peak year was 1930. It was the least popular from years 1970 to 1980.

  • Prevalence

    Name Petar is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Central Croatia. Most of the persons named Petar live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (over four thousand), Split (over a thousand), Rijeka (over five hundred). Relatively speaking, the city with the highest percentage of namesakes is Mljet (3.0% of total population).

  • Name Petar around the globe

    See the countries where name Petar is common, frequency and prevalence at mondonomo.ai

  • Mentions in sources

    In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over two thousand times, the first time 1516 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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