Pešić or Pesic (

Cyrillic script The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic script, is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic languages, Slavic, Turkic languages, Turkic, Mongolic languages, ...

: Пешић) is a

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 86.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Pešić'' were residents of

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

(frequency 1:377), 5.4% of the

Republic of Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

(1:1,783), 3.1% of

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(1:910), 2.6% of

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(1:7,498), 1.3% of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

(1:12,277) and 1.1% of

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

(1:7,758). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:377) in the following districts:Pešić surname distribution
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Jablanica District The Jablanica District ( sr, Јабланички округ, Jablanički okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands in the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it ...

(1:60) *

Pirot District The Pirot District ( sr, Пиротски Округ, Pirotski Okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a popul ...

(1:114) *

Pčinja District The Pčinja District ( sr, Пчињски округ, Pčinjski okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It covers the southern part of Serbia, bordering the disputed territory of Kosovo, along with Bulgaria ...

(1:119) *

Nišava District The Nišava District ( sr, Нишавски округ, Nišavski okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the south-eastern parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a ...

(1:155) *

Toplica District The Toplica District ( sr, Топлички округ, Toplički okrug, ) is an administrative district in southern Serbia, named after the river Toplica. With a population of 91,754, it has the smallest population of all Serbian districts. It ...

(1:206) *

Zaječar District The Zaječar District ( sr, Зајечарски округ, Zaječarski okrug, ; ro, Districtul Zaicear) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands to the eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 1 ...

(1:225) *

Podunavlje District The Podunavlje District ( sr, Подунавски округ, Podunavski okrug, ) is one of nine administrative districts of Southern and Eastern Serbia. It expands across the central parts of Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, it ha ...

(1:299)

People

Aleksandar Pešić Aleksandar Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Пешић; born 21 May 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Red Star Belgrade. Club career Europe Pešić made his senior debut with Radnički Niš o ...

(born 1992), Serbian footballer * Ante Pešić (born 1974), Croatian football player *

Branko Pešić Branko Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Пешић, ; 1 October 1922 – 4 February 1986) was a Serbian politician in SFR Yugoslavia. Pešić was a member of the Yugoslav Partisans during the Second World War and was the Mayor of Belgrade from 196 ...

(1922–1986), Yugoslav communist politician *

Dejan Pešić Dejan Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Пешић; born December 16, 1976) is a Serbian former football goalkeeper.Dragiša Pešić Dragiša Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Пешић; 8 August 1954 – 8 September 2016) was a Yugoslav politician. He was the second last Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Biography Pešić was born in Danilovgrad on ...

(born 1954), politician from Montenegro who was the last Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia * Dušan Pešić (born 1955), Serbian former international footballer who played for midfield position * Ivan Pešić (footballer, born 1989), Serbian footballer for FK Mladost Lučani * Ivan Pešić (footballer, born 1992), Croatian footballer for RNK Split *

Ivan Pešić (handballer) Ivan Pešić (born 17 March 1989) is a Croatian handball goalkeeper for HBC Nantes and the Croatian national team. The first few years as a player played Pešić in his hometown Rijeka in RK Zamet and with production license in Croatian second ...

(born 1989), Croatian handball goalkeeper * Ivan Pesic (businessman), founder of Silvaco *Jure Pešić, Croatian opera singer (baritone) * Iliya Pesic, chairman of Silvaco, son of Ivan Pesic * Marko Pešić, German basketballer * Miroljub Pešić (born 1993), Serbian football defender *

Nikola Pešić Nikola Pešić was born in Belgrade in 1973. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade with the degree of painting, although he completed his master's degree in sculpture in class of Professor Mrđan Bajić in 1998. In 1999 he got ...

(born 1973), artist born in Belgrade *

Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born August 28, 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his c ...

(born 1949), former Serbian professional basketball player and a present-day Serbian basketball coach *

Vesna Pešić Vesna Pešić ( sr-Cyrl, Весна Пешић, ; born May 6, 1940) is a Serbian politician and sociologist. In February 2012, Vesna Pešić announced she would leave politics after parliamentary elections on 6 May 2012. Biography In the early ...

(born 1940), Serbian politician, one of the leaders of opposition movement in Serbia *

Vladimir Pešić Vladimir Pešić is a scientist from Montenegro, a biologist who is an expert on Hydrachnidiae, the water mites, and a co-author taxon authority for a new species of freshwater snail '' Valvata montenegrina'' Glöer & Pešić, 2008 (Valvatidae, ...

, Montenegrin biologist, expert in Gastropoda and entomology * Zoran Pešić (born 1983), Serbian football player * Zoran Pešić (born 1983), Serbian rugby league player * Zoran Pešić (born 1951), Serbian football player

References

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