In Croatia, Prerad families are mainly Serbs, less frequently Croats (from Ogulin ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Banja Luka Region, Bosnia (Banja Luka area) and in Gospic.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Prerad live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located and another small Croatian place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Sisak (<10), Ogulin (<5), Sveti Martin Pod Okicem (<5), and in Krk on the Island of Krk (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Prerad is present in 10 countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1924 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.