Surname Pirih in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Pirih families are Croats (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Pirih live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Split (<5), and in Cres on the Island of Cres (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Pirih (including: Pirich , Pyrich , Pyrih , Pierich , Pirych , Pirith , Pirichy , Pirichak and Pirichha ) is present in 25 countries worldwide. The family name "Pirih " is used by small number of people in Indonesia , small number in Germany , and small number of people in the United States. "Pirich " is used by some 100 people in Thailand , about 90 in the United States , and small number of people in Czech Republic. "Pirichy " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Ivana Pirih, Vladimir Pirih, Anja Pirih, Stjepan Pirih, Hrvoje Pirih, Dušan Pirih, Loris Pirih, Teresa Pirih, Tereza Pirih, Ljubica Pirih, Irena Pirih, Marija Pirih, Aldo Pirih, Hedvika Pirih, Marijan Pirih, Miroslav Pirih, Nina Pirih, Oskar Pirih, Uroš Pirih

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1842 in source Catholic Church Parish Records 1842.

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