Surname Peterfi in modern Croatia

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

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Peterfi live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Grabrovnica in Djurdjevac area (15), Kutina (<10), and in Mala Cresnjevica in Djurdjevac area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Peterfi (including: Péterfi , Peterfy , Péterffy , Peterffy and Péterfy ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. "Peterfy " is used by some 200 people in Hungary , about 100 in Romania , and some 60 people in the United States. "Peterffy " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Péterfi " is used by some 800 people in Hungary , about 400 in Romania , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Alen Peterfi, Ivan Peterfi, Mijo Peterfi, Marina Peterfi, Dario Peterfi, Kristina Peterfi, Josip Peterfi, Lidija Peterfi, Marijo Peterfi, Adalbert Peterfi, Marijan Peterfi, Draženka Peterfi, Ivica Peterfi, Kata Peterfi, Justina Peterfi, Angjela Peterfi, Ana Peterfi, Marija Peterfi, Božica Peterfi

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1929 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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