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Around the world, Petrica (Petrica , Petrică , Петрица ) is a common mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine first name. The forename Petrica is habitual in Romania, where it is quite a common principally male, but very seldom female name, Croatia, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very seldom masculine name, and Albania, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Romania, Italy, and Afghanistan. Likewise, Petrica is the last name as well as the forename.
Petrica is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Petrica Kerempuh , character in Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh.