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Surname Pećina in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Pećina families are almost entirely Croats (from Gospic ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and Zagreb.
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Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Pećina live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Gospic (10), Vranovine (<10), Bjelovar (<10), and in Funtana in Rovinj area (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Pećina (including: Pecina , Pechkina , Pecyna , Pechina , Pecherina , Pezzina , Pechnina , Peccina and Petschina ) is present in 35 countries worldwide. The family name "Pecina " is used by some 10000 people in Mexico , about 5000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Czech Republic. "Pechina " is used by some 60 people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States. "Pezzina " is used by small number of people in Mexico and small number in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Marko Pećina,
Ivana Pećina,
Planinka Pećina,
Petar Pećina,
Mirjana Pećina,
Blanka Pećina,
Igor Pećina,
Luka Pećina,
Marinka Pećina,
Ivica Pećina,
Ivan Pećina,
Dragutin Pećina,
Tomislav Pećina,
Nikola Pećina,
Josip Pećina,
Stjepan Pećina,
Ljubica Pećina,
Ana Pećina,
Željka Pećina
