Surname Perek in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Perek live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, threee cities and four other places, mostly in Krizevci (<5), Gunja in Zupanja area (<5), Sveti Ilija in Varazdin area (<5), Varazdin (<5), and in Beletinec in Varazdin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Perek (including: Perec , Perecz , Perekh , Perech , Perechin , Perechko , Perechu , Perechen and Perechy ) is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Perek " is used by some 2000 people in Poland , about 1000 in Turkey , and some 100 people in the United States. "Perec " is used by some 200 people in Poland , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in France. "Perecz " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Romania.

Characteristic first names

Marija Perek, Dražen Perek, Željko Perek, Sanja Perek, Jadranka Perek, Mirko Perek, Siniša Perek, Agneza Perek, Čiril Perek, Đurđica Perek, Katarina Perek, Stjepan Perek, Vladimir Perek, Drago Perek, Anica Perek, Sara Perek, Kristijan Perek, Filip Perek, Doris Perek

Mentions in sources

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

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