Surname Perač in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Perač families are Croats (from Karlovac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Perač live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Recica (10), Zadar (<10), Karlovac (<5), Sibenik (<5), and in Bilice in Sibenik area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Perač (including: Peracha , Perach , Perhac , Perache , Perachi , Peracho , Perachio , Perac , Perazz and Perack ) is present in 33 countries worldwide. "Perach " is used by some 200 people in Israel and small number in the United States. "Peracha " is used by some 9000 people in Pakistan , about 200 in Saudi Arabia , and some 100 people in the United States. "Perhac " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 70 in Japan , and some 60 people in Czech Republic.

Characteristic first names

Đurđica Perač, Josip Perač, Ivan Perač, Mirijana Perač, Janko Perač, Jadranka Perač, Blaženka Perač, Mario Perač, Marija Perač, Mila Perač, Jela Perač, Ante Perač, Lenko Perač, Nevenka Perač, Vjekoslav Perač, Ana Perač, Dolores Perač, Bara Perač, Katarina Perač

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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