Perhot families are Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krapina area and in Zagreb. In Donje Vino in Krapina area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Perhot.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Perhot live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Sveti Kriz Zacretje in Zabok area (10), Krapina (<10), Cugovec in Vrbovec area (<10), and in Karlovac (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Perhot (including: Perchicot , Perchot ) is present in 8 countries on two continents. The family name "Perhot " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
