In Croatia, Peruza families are Croats (from Nin area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Nin area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Peruza live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties and two other places, mostly in Zadar (25), Vir in Nin area (20), Podaspilje (<5), Split (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).