In Croatia, Pogorelić families are generally Croats (from the Island of Pag ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Serbia.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Pogorelić live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and threee other places, mostly in Split (30), Zagreb (<10), Kastav (<10), Pag on the Island of Pag (<5), and in Solin (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pogorelić (including: Pogorelich , Pogorelic ) is present in 7 countries on two continents.