Pavlović
Sign in to savePavlović (Serbo-Croatian) or Pavlovič (in Slovenian and Slovak) is a surname of South Slavic origin stemming from the male given name Pavao, Pavle or Pavel, which are all Slavic variants of Paul. It was formed using the patronymic suffix -ović, meaning son of Pavao/Pavle/Pavel.
Key facts
- Surname.name
- Pavlović
- Surname.meaning
- "son of Pavao/Pavle/Pavlo"
- Surname.region
- former Yugoslavia
- Surname.language
- South Slavic
- Surname.variant
- Pavlovich
- Surname.related names
- Pavelić
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Pavlović (Serbo-Croatian) or Pavlovič (in Slovenian and Slovak) is a surname of South Slavic origin stemming from the male given name Pavao, Pavle or Pavel, which are all Slavic variants of Paul. It was formed using the patronymic suffix -ović, meaning son of Pavao/Pavle/Pavel.
Pavlović is the ninth most frequent surname in Serbia. It is among the most frequent surnames in three Croatian counties.
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