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Surname Petrina in modern Croatia
Petrina families are Croats and they are mostly from Ozalj area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and in Herzegovina (Citluk area). In Orljakovo in Ozalj area every fourth inhabitant had the family name Petrina.
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Prevalence
About 320 people with faimily name Petrina live in Croatia today, in 130 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent.
They are located in almost all Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 24 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Sibenik (50), Dugi Rat in Omis area (30), Sveti Filip i Jakov in Biograd na moru area (25), and in Orljakovo in Ozalj area (15).
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Outside Croatia
At least 17 families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: Canada (9), Germany (4), Australia (2), and to the United States (2).
Family name Petrina (including: Petryna , Peterina ) is present in 44 countries worldwide. The family name "Petrina " is used by some 3000 people in Ukraine , about 2000 in Russian Federation , and some 900 people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Čedo Petrina,
Vinko Petrina,
Stipe Petrina,
Srečko Petrina,
Tomislav Petrina,
Dalibor Petrina,
Marijo Petrina,
Gordana Petrina,
Ante Petrina,
Miro Petrina,
Elvis Petrina,
Silvio Petrina,
Dragana Petrina,
Jasmin Petrina,
Ljiljana Petrina,
Ivan Petrina,
Ivana Petrina,
Ana Petrina,
Joško Petrina
