Surname Perušina in modern Croatia

Perušina families are Croats and they are mostly from Dubrovnik. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and Zagreb.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Perušina live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and 5 other places, mostly in Dubrovnik (25), Slano in Dubrovnik area (20), Zagreb (15), Mokosica (<5), and in Nova Mokosica (<5).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Perušina (including: Perusina , Perussina , Perushina and Perushkina ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. The family name "Perusina " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Perussina " is used by some 400 people in Guatemala and small number in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Perušina, Stela Perušina, Anita Perušina, Ana Perušina, Zlatko Perušina, Irena Perušina, Diana Perušina, Niko Perušina, Pavo Perušina, Mislav Perušina, Ozana Perušina, Tonina Perušina, Nikolina Perušina, Darijo Perušina, Marijana Perušina, Maja Perušina, Nikša Perušina, Pero Perušina, Mario Perušina

Mentions in sources

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

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