Surname Per in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Per families are mainly Czechs (from Grubisno Polje ), equally Croats (also from Grubisno Polje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Per live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Virovitica (15), Grubisno Polje (15), Ivanovo Selo (10), Pula (<10), and in Pazin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Per (including: Peer , Perr , Pher , Pehr , Pheer and Peerri ) is present in 103 countries worldwide. "Peer " is used by some 5000 people in Pakistan , about 4000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in South Africa. "Perr " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 50 in France , and small number of people in Thailand. "Pehr " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in Iran.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Per, Vlado Per, Jadranka Per, Josipa Per, Zdenko Per, Darko Per, Đino Per, Zdenka Per, Jasna Per, Vjekoslav Per, Marina Per, Miroslav Per, Meri Per, Miranda Per, Damir Per, Marija Per, Ivica Per, Dalibor Per, Vitomir Per

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1926 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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