In Croatia, Peruč families are Croats (from Opatija ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Opatija. In Vela Učka in Opatija every fourth inhabitant had the family name Peruč.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Peruč live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, threee cities and 10 other places, mostly in Vela Ucka (10), Icici (<10), Bregi in Opatija area (<10), Rijeka (<10), and in Lovran in Opatija area (<10).