In Croatia, Persich families are Italians (from Pula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Persich live in Croatia today, in one household only. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Rijeka (<5) and Pula (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Persich is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Persich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Brazil , and some 80 people in Italy.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over sixty times, the first time 1672 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.