Surname Perkov in modern Croatia

Perkov families are Croats and they are mostly from Sibenik area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Sibenik area. In Primošten Burnji in Sibenik area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Perkov.

Prevalence

About 490 people with faimily name Perkov live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 15 other places, mostly in Tribunj (135), Sibenik (80), Zagreb (55), Primosten in Sibenik area (55), and in Split (40).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (1), Switzerland (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Perkov (including: Perchikov , Perkhov , Percow , Perkow , Percov , Perchakov , Perchov , Perchkov and Perchekov ) is present in 27 countries worldwide. The family name "Perkov " is used by some 1000 people in Russian Federation , about 400 in Ukraine , and some 70 people in the United States. "Perkow " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mladen Perkov, Davor Perkov, Damir Perkov, Josipa Perkov, Dražen Perkov, Sonja Perkov, Alida Perkov, Suzana Perkov, Nataša Perkov, Petar Perkov, Slađana Perkov, Sandra Perkov, Romeo Perkov, Zdravko Perkov, Danilo Perkov, Kristina Perkov, Krešimir Perkov, Tomislav Perkov, Jurica Perkov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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