Surname Perko in modern Croatia

Perko families are Croats and they are mostly from Solin. According to some sources they are from Mravinci near Solin. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Split. In Mravince in Solin every sixth inhabitant had the family name Perko.

Prevalence

About 450 people with faimily name Perko live in Croatia today, in 180 households. There were 350 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 36 cities and 54 other places, mostly in Zagreb (65), Mravince (45), Lopatinec in Cakovec area (40), Split (35), and in Djakovo (25).

Outside Croatia

At least 13 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Switzerland (6), Germany (5), Australia (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Perko (including: Perco , Percio , Perchilo and Pérko ) is present in 47 countries worldwide. The family name "Perko " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 300 in Poland , and some 200 people in Germany. "Percio " is used by some 300 people in Brazil , about 100 in Italy , and some 60 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Zdravko Perko, Nina Perko, Sanja Perko, Goran Perko, Tamara Perko, Neven Perko, Alen Perko, Franko Perko, Blago Perko, Miljenko Perko, Jurica Perko, Dražen Perko, Sandra Perko, Mladen Perko, Ljiljana Perko, Zvonimir Perko, Dijana Perko, Ana Perko, Vencel Perko

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over thirty times, the first time 1669 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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