Surname Petraš in modern Croatia

Petraš families are Croats and they are mostly from Bosnian Krajina. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bosnian Krajina (Sipovo area) and in Vrbovec area. In Brdo in Bosnian Krajina every seventh inhabitant had the family name Petraš.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Petraš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 23 cities and 19 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Kaptol in Pozega area (10), Dubrava in Vrbovec area (<10), Sesvete (<10), and in Karlovac (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petraš (including: Petras , Petrash , Petrasch , Petrassi , Petrasso , Petrasz , Petrass , Petrás , Pethras and Peteras ) is present in 63 countries worldwide. The family name "Petras " is used by some 8000 people in the United States , about 5000 in the Philippines , and some 4000 people in Romania. "Petrash " is used by some 3000 people in Ukraine , about 2000 in Russian Federation , and some 800 people in the United States. "Petrass " is used by some 60 people in Australia , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Germany.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Petraš, Josip Petraš, Ankica Petraš, Ivo Petraš, Damir Petraš, Ljubomir Petraš, Ivana Petraš, Mario Petraš, Drago Petraš, Mishela Petraš, Anita Petraš, Anto Petraš, Kornelija Petraš, Nikica Petraš, Ana Petraš, Velemir Petraš, Dubravko Petraš, Željko Petraš, Tereza Petraš

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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