Surname Periš in modern Croatia

Periš families are Croats and they are mostly from Sinj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj area and in Split. In Budimir in Sinj area every seventh inhabitant had the family name Periš.

Prevalence

About 280 people with faimily name Periš live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 110 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Split (125), Trilj in Sinj area (25), Pirovac in Vodice area (25), Osijek (25), and in Zagreb (20).

Outside Croatia

Family name Periš (including: Peris , Peries , Perisse , Perris , Perish , Perissi , Perisho , Perisch , Periss and Periess ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. "Perish " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Australia. "Periss " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Periess " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Periš, Ante Periš, Jure Periš, Branka Periš, Danijela Periš, Josip Periš, Darko Periš, Jakov Periš, Nenad Periš, Petar Periš, Marin Periš, Miho Periš, Igor Periš, Ksenija Periš, Jasminka Periš, Vesna Periš, Mario Periš, Stipe Periš, Marinka Periš

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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