Surname Perkić in modern Croatia

Perkić families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Rab. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Tuzla Region, Bosnia (Tuzla area).

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Perkić live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 18 other places, mostly in Barbat na Rabu on the Island of Rab (35), Rijeka (30), Mali Losinj on the Island of Losinj (<10), Palit on the Island of Rab (<10), and in Metkovic (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Perkić (including: Perkic , Percich , Percic , Perchick , Perkich , Percas and Perchic ) is present in 31 countries worldwide. The family name "Perkic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Chile , and small number of people in France. "Percic " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 80 in Poland , and some 60 people in Japan. "Percich " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 50 in Argentina , and small number of people in Italy.

Characteristic first names

Marta Perkić, Jadranka Perkić, Domagoj Perkić, Dijana Perkić, Nikola Perkić, Branislav Perkić, Kristian Perkić, Nada Perkić, Zvonimir Perkić, Željko Perkić, Slavko Perkić, Franjo Perkić, Davor Perkić, Boris Perkić, Ankica Perkić, Jelica Perkić, Denis Perkić, Biserka Perkić, Brižita Perkić

Mentions in sources

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

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