Surname Perenčević in modern Croatia

Perenčević families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Glina area , whereas often Croats (from Sisak ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina area and in Sisak. In Ostrožin in Glina area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Perenčević.

Prevalence

About 150 people with faimily name Perenčević live in Croatia today, in 80 households. There were 380 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 21 other places, mostly in Karlovac (20), Klobucak (20), Zagreb (15), and in Gvozd (15) and Ostrozin (15) in Glina area.

Outside Croatia

At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (4), the United States (1), and to the Netherlands (1).
Family name Perenčević (including: Perencevic , Perencevich ) is present in 8 countries on three continents. The family name "Perencevic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in Canada. "Perencevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Aleksandar Perenčević, Aleksandra Perenčević, Bojana Perenčević, Ivana Perenčević, Marinko Perenčević, Milan Perenčević, Mirko Perenčević, Gojko Perenčević, Nikola Perenčević, Damjan Perenčević, Dijana Perenčević, Marija Perenčević, Darko Perenčević, Ankica Perenčević, Štefica Perenčević, Ivica Perenčević, Katica Perenčević, Dejan Perenčević, Miroslav Perenčević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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