Surname Penezić in modern Croatia

Penezić families are Croats and they are mostly from Zabok area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zabok area. In Požarkovec in Zabok area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Penezić.

Prevalence

About 380 people with faimily name Penezić live in Croatia today, in 150 households. There were 390 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 17 cities and 31 other places, mostly in Zagreb (160), Bregana Pisarovinska in Jastrebarsko area (15), Lucko (15), Kladnik in Pregrada area (15), and in Pozarkovec in Zabok area (15).

Outside Croatia

At least five families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (3), Germany (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Penezić (including: Penezic , Penezich ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Penezic " is used by some 60 people in the United States and small number in Germany. "Penezich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Vinko Penezić, Ljubomir Penezić, Zvjezdan Penezić, Vladimir Penezić, Jelena Penezić, Zrinka Penezić, Gordana Penezić, Darko Penezić, Dubravko Penezić, Renata Penezić, Breslava Penezić, Mladen Penezić, Josip Penezić, Ivan Penezić, Tomislav Penezić, Mario Penezić, Ivana Penezić, Krešimir Penezić, Dragica Penezić

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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