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Surname Petruša in modern Croatia
Petruša families are Croats and they are mostly from Oroslavje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Zapresic. In Petruš Vrh in Ozalj every second inhabitant had the family name Petruša.
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Prevalence
About 120 people with faimily name Petruša live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 160 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (50), Kupljenovo (20), Zapresic (<10), and in Donja Bistra (<10) and Luka (<10) in Oroslavje area.
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Outside Croatia
At least six families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: France (3), Germany (1), Australia (1), and to the United States (1).
Family name Petruša (including: Petrusha , Petrusa , Petrushka , Petruschak and Petrussa ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Petrusa " is used by some 100 people in the United States and small number in the Netherlands. "Petrushka " is used by some 400 people in Ukraine , about 200 in Russian Federation , and some 100 people in the United States. "Petruschak " is used by some 200 people in Ukraine , small number in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States.
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Characteristic first names
Željko Petruša,
Mario Petruša,
Ljiljana Petruša,
Kristina Petruša,
Darko Petruša,
Nevenko Petruša,
Marijan Petruša,
Biserka Petruša,
Davor Petruša,
Luka Petruša,
Josipa Petruša,
Nikolina Petruša,
Frano Petruša,
Franjo Petruša,
Sunčica Petruša,
Natalija Petruša,
Nevenka Petruša,
Marko Petruša,
Branimir Petruša
