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Surname Pecko in modern Croatia
In Croatia, Pecko families are almost entirely Croats (from Pozega area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Kutina and Pozega. In Dicmo in Sinj area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Pecko.
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Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Pecko live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Jaksic in Pozega area (15), Stari Bosnjani (<10), Blato on the Island of Korcula (<10), Klostar Ivanic in Ivanic-Grad area (<5), and in Sisak (<5).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Pecko (including: Pecchio , Pechko , Petzko , Pecco , Peccoo , Peccio , Pezko and Peckoo ) is present in 37 countries worldwide. The family name "Pecko " is used by some 700 people in Slovakia , about 200 in the United States , and some 200 people in Czech Republic. "Petzko " is used by some 60 people in the United States. "Peckoo " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Lidija Pecko,
Damir Pecko,
Igor Pecko,
Josip Pecko,
Suzana Pecko,
Stevo Pecko,
Ivana Pecko,
Ivan Pecko,
Radinka Pecko,
Tamara Pecko,
Manfred Pecko,
Nikola Pecko,
Ruža Pecko,
Jakica Pecko,
Alen Pecko,
Kata Pecko,
Petar Pecko,
Milan Pecko,
Ivica Pecko
