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Surname Pekas in modern Croatia
Pekas families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Nin area. In Gradina in Sibenik every tenth inhabitant had the family name Pekas.
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Prevalence
About 170 people with faimily name Pekas live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 140 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 14 cities and 11 other places, mostly in Zagreb (35), Lozovac (30), Sibenik (20), Rtina in Nin area (15), and in Zadar (15).
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Outside Croatia
Family name Pekas (including: Pekash , Pechukas , Pechokas and Pekacz ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Pekas " is used by some 600 people in the Philippines , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Germany. "Pechukas " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Pechokas " is used by small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Damir Pekas,
Pero Pekas,
Marija Pekas,
Dalibor Pekas,
Mirjana Pekas,
Vlado Pekas,
Stela Pekas,
Ljuba Pekas,
Dragan Pekas,
Ive Pekas,
Marina Pekas,
Davorka Pekas,
Branka Pekas,
Miranda Pekas,
Sanja Pekas,
Ante Pekas,
Marijan Pekas,
Davor Pekas,
Natalija Pekas
