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Surname Peša in modern Croatia
Peša families are Croats and they are mostly from Nin. According to some sources they are from the Island of Rab. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Nin. In Zaton in Nin every third inhabitant had the family name Peša.
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Prevalence
About 780 people with faimily name Peša live in Croatia today, in 320 households. There were 490 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 41 cities and 58 other places, mostly in Zadar (125), Zagreb (115), Zaton (110), Split (35), and in Nin (25).
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Outside Croatia
At least 57 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (22), Australia (21), Germany (6), Austria (3), Canada (2), Switzerland (2), and to France (1).
Family name Peša (including: Pesa , Pessoa , Pesha , Pessa , Pesah , Pessah , Peesa , Pessia , Peshka and Pescha ) is present in 85 countries worldwide. "Pescha " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation , small number in Namibia , and small number of people in the United States. "Pessah " is used by some 200 people in Argentina , about 200 in the United States , and some 100 people in Israel. "Pessia " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 100 in Italy , and small number of people in Brazil.
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Characteristic first names
Brankica Peša,
Irena Peša,
Davorin Peša,
Žarko Peša,
Franjo Peša,
Milena Peša,
Robert Peša,
Jasmina Peša,
Marijan Peša,
Mladen Peša,
Vlasta Peša,
Suzana Peša,
Tomislav Peša,
Zoran Peša,
Martina Peša,
Anita Peša,
Senka Peša,
Ante Peša,
Marko Peša
