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.
[1] It is among the most frequent surnames in three Croatian counties.
[2] It may refer to: