Surname Perika in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Perika families are Croats (from Varazdinske Toplice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdinske Toplice and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Perika live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Koprivnica (<10), Zagreb (<10), Peteranec in Koprivnica area (<5), Varazdin (<5), and in Novi Bosnjani (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Perika (including: Perica , Pericia , Perichta , Perrica , Pericka , Perichrla , Pericha and Perichela ) is present in 34 countries worldwide. "Perica " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 200 in Italy , and some 100 people in France. "Perrica " is used by some 100 people in Italy and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Perika, Martina Perika, Neda Perika, Franjo Perika, Kristijan Perika, Stjepan Perika, Đurđa Perika, Nada Perika, Martin Perika, Zora Perika, Mladen Perika, Božidar Perika, Svjetlana Perika, Snježana Perika, Denis Perika, Elvis Perika, Štefanija Perika, Ivka Perika, Marica Perika

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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