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Surname Perušić in modern Croatia
Perušić families are Croats and they are mostly from Rijeka area. According to some sources they are from Karlovac area or from Dalmatia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and Zagreb. In places Podčudnič and Zastenice in Rijeka area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Perušić.
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Prevalence
About 410 people with faimily name Perušić live in Croatia today, in 200 households. There were 470 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 20 cities and 42 other places, mostly in Rijeka (70), Zagreb (65), Cavle in Rijeka area (45), Duga Resa (35), and in Zastenice in Rijeka area (25).
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Outside Croatia
At least eight families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Germany (5), Sweden (1), the United States (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Perušić (including: Perusic , Perusich , Perussich and Perussic ) is present in 16 countries on four continents. The family name "Perusic " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Perusich " is used by some 200 people in the United States , small number in Austria , and small number of people in Australia.
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Characteristic first names
Lajčo Perušić,
Dragomir Perušić,
Tamara Perušić,
Darko Perušić,
Stanislava Perušić,
Domagoj Perušić,
Renata Perušić,
Marijo Perušić,
Dražen Perušić,
Gordana Perušić,
Vlado Perušić,
Renato Perušić,
Krešimir Perušić,
Vinko Perušić,
Aldo Perušić,
Ljubomir Perušić,
Subha Perušić,
Nenad Perušić,
Neda Perušić
