Surname Peris in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Peris families are almost entirely Croats (from Ozalj area ), very rarely Slovaks (from Samobor area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Karlovac and in Ozalj area.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Peris live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent.
They are located in four Croatian counties, in 6 cities and two other places, mostly in Karlovac (30), Zagreb (10), Samobor (<10), Bestovje in Samobor area (<10), and in Jastrebarsko (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Peris (including: Peries , Perris , Peeris , Periers , Perish , Perrish , Pheris , Periss and Periess ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. "Periss " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Periess " is used by few people in the United States. "Perris " is used by some 500 people in Bangladesh , about 500 in the United States , and some 400 people in Greece.

Characteristic first names

Milan Peris, Marko Peris, Vedrana Peris, Nikola Peris, Damir Peris, Zorica Peris, Katarina Peris, Tihomil Peris, Jadranka Peris, Maca Peris, Alen Peris, Daniela Peris, Nenad Peris, Zoran Peris, Kristina Peris, Maja Peris, Ivan Peris, Jovo Peris, Jelka Peris

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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