Surname Pečina in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pečina families are Croats (from Cazma ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cazma and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Pečina live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Cazma (<10), Zadar (<5), Dugo Selo (<5), and in Vagovina (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pečina (including: Pecina , Pechina , Pechkina , Pecyna , Pechorina , Pecherina , Pechurina , Pezzina , Peccina and Petschina ) is present in 44 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.

Characteristic first names

Draženka Pečina, Renata Pečina, Leo Pečina, Anka Pečina, Stjepan Pečina, Tamara Pečina, Milan Pečina, Mira Pečina, Dražen Pečina, Tatjana Pečina, Nikola Pečina, Franjo Pečina, Višnja Pečina, Dora Pečina, Josip Pečina, Ivan Pečina, Nada Pečina, Đuro Pečina, Dino Pečina

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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