In Croatia, Perečinec families are Croats (from Velika Gorica ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Velika Gorica and Zagreb. In Donje Podotočje in Velika Gorica every fifth inhabitant had the family name Perečinec.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Perečinec live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 7 other places, mostly in Velika Gorica (10), Donje Podotocje (<10), Gornje Podotocje (<10), Lazina Cicka (<5), and in Jagodno (<5).
Outside Croatia
At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States. Family name Perečinec is present in this form only in Croatia.
