Šatvar families are Croats and they are mostly from Novi Marof area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Novi Marof area and in Koprivnica.
Prevalence
About 160 people with faimily name Šatvar live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in 6 Croatian counties and 22 other places, mostly in Krizevci (55), Fajerovec in Novi Marof area (20), Poljana Krizevacka (<10), Donja Rijeka in Novi Marof area (<10), and in Selanec in Krizevci area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šatvar (including: Sathavar , Satvar , Satwar and Sathvar ) is present in five countries on three continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.