Derviš is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Muslim and Albanian. It is one of the relatively common names (among the top two thousand) in Croatia, with over a hundred namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Derviš in Croatia
The name Derviš was the most popular from years 1930 to 1941. The peak year was 1939.
Prevalence
Name Derviš is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Eastern Croatia. Most of the persons named Derviš live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (about twenty), Rijeka (less than ten), Sisak (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1942 in source Phone Directory of the Independent State of Croatia 1942.