Surname Perez in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Perez live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Tuskani (15), Karlovac (10), Mahicno (<10), Duga Resa (<5), and in Slapno (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (2) and the United States (2).
Family name Perez (including: Pérez , Perrez , Perezz , Peerez , Pherez , Pereez , Perezs , Pperez and Perezh ) is present in 193 countries worldwide. The family name "Perez " is used by some 6000000 people in Mexico , about 3000000 in Spain , and some 2000000 people in the United States. "Perrez " is used by some 300 people in France , about 200 in Mexico , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Nada Perez, Danica Perez, Dubravko Perez, Mijo Perez, Željka Perez, Ivan Perez, Dario Perez, Stjepan Perez, Mladen Perez, Iris Perez, Ida Perez, Božica Perez, Snežana Perez, Marijan Perez, Josipa Perez, Antonio Perez, Enrique Perez, Manuela Perez, Marija Perez

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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