Surname Perčević in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Perčević families are Croats (from Djakovo area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Gospic and in Djakovo area.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Perčević live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 70 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 10 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Musaluk (10), Divosevci in Djakovo area (10), Slavonski Brod (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Kupina in Slavonski Brod area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Perčević (including: Percevich , Percewicz and Percevic ) is present in 7 countries on three continents. "Percevich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Hrvoje Perčević, Zdenko Perčević, Josip Perčević, Krešimir Perčević, Tomislav Perčević, Andrea Perčević, Ilija Perčević, Janja Perčević, Slavica Perčević, Ivan Perčević, Iva Perčević, Mato Perčević, Jelka Perčević, Jozo Perčević, Marija Perčević, Joso Perčević, Ivana Perčević, Stjepan Perčević, Ante Perčević

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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