In Croatia, Peterman families are Croats (from Nova Gradiska ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and Daruvar.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Peterman live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Nova Gradiska (<10), Zagreb (<10), Cernik in Nova Gradiska area (<5), Dragovci in Pozega area (<5), and in Vinkovci (<5).