Surname Perlić in modern Croatia

Perlić families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Senj area , rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Senj area and in Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 320 people with faimily name Perlić live in Croatia today, in 140 households. There were 340 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 27 cities and 34 other places, mostly in Zagreb (60), Krizpolje in Senj area (40), Nasice (15), Sesvete (10), and in Djakovo (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Perlić (including: Perlic , Perlich , Perlick , Perlicz and Perlitsch ) is present in 15 countries on four continents. The family name "Perlic " is used by some 200 people in the United States and small number in Canada. "Perlich " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and small number of people in Canada. "Perlitsch " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jasminka Perlić, Dario Perlić, Tomislav Perlić, Davor Perlić, Željko Perlić, Dubravka Perlić, Žanna Perlić, Ratko Perlić, Tomica Perlić, Vlasta Perlić, Nada Perlić, Anton Perlić, Damir Perlić, Vladimir Perlić, Slavko Perlić, Anđelko Perlić, Milan Perlić, Aleksandar Perlić, Ana Perlić

Mentions in sources

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

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