Surname Perenc in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Perenc live in Croatia today, in 12 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 6 other places, mostly in Nedelisce (<10), Mala Subotica (<10) and Puscine (<10) in Cakovec area, Donja Dubrava in Koprivnica area (<5), and in Varazdin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Perenc (including: Perenz , Perencz and Perentz ) is present in 11 countries on four continents. "Perentz " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tajana Perenc, Darko Perenc, Marija Perenc, Mišel Perenc, Saša Perenc, Terezija Perenc, Beti Perenc, Vladimir Perenc, Viktorija Perenc, Siniša Perenc, Paulina Perenc, Josip Perenc, Drago Perenc, Željka Perenc, Katarina Perenc, Jela Perenc, Dragutin Perenc, Antun Perenc, Ivan Perenc

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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