Surname Peti in modern Croatia

Peti families are Croats and they are mostly from Koprivnica area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and Zagreb. In Prnjavor in Bjelovar area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Peti.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Peti live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 190 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 16 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (45), Koprivnica (25), Djelekovec in Koprivnica area (20), Cakovec (10), and in Djurdjevac (<10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to Germany (3) and the United States (1).
Family name Peti (including: Petti , Pettie , Petie , Pethai , Peeti , Pethi , Pethei , Petii and Pheti ) is present in 119 countries worldwide. "Petie " is used by some 70 people in the Netherlands , small number in Australia , and small number of people in the United States. "Petti " is used by some 3000 people in Italy , about 2000 in the United States , and some 900 people in Brazil. "Pettie " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 80 people in Great Britain.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Peti, Franjo Peti, Davorin Peti, Dubravka Peti, Nevenka Peti, Vladimir Peti, Marina Peti, Branimir Peti, Danica Peti, Željko Peti, Anita Peti, Ljiljana Peti, Josip Peti, Katica Peti, Dinka Peti, Nenad Peti, Melita Peti, Kristijan Peti, Danijel Peti

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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