In Croatia, Čavlin families are Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Čavlin live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in only threee Croatian places: in Muskovci (<10), Obrovac (<5), and in Dvorska in Virovitica area (<5).