Perger families are Croats and they are mostly from Zupanja area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zupanja area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Perger live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 8 other places, mostly in Jaruge in Zupanja area (35), Zagreb (<10), Beli Manastir (<10), Rukavac in Opatija area (<10), and in Sesvete (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Perger is present in 30 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.