Surname Peterka in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Peterka families are predominantly Croats (from Garesnica ), rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Garesnica and Pula.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Peterka live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Ciglenica (<10), Osijek (<10), Pula (<10), Slatina (<5), and in Garesnica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Peterka (including: Peterca , Petterka ) is present in 30 countries worldwide. The family name "Peterka " is used by some 3000 people in Czech Republic , about 1000 in the United States , and some 400 people in Germany. "Peterca " is used by some 200 people in Romania , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Kenya.

Characteristic first names

Boris Peterka, Ljubica Peterka, Stojan Peterka, Pavel Peterka, František Peterka, Mirjana Peterka, Jozef Peterka, Marija Peterka, Biljana Peterka, Stjepan Peterka, Isabella Peterka, Zlatko Peterka, Zvonimir Peterka, Vlado Peterka, Zvonko Peterka, Jelena Peterka, Milan Peterka, Tomo Peterka, Josip Peterka

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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