In Croatia, Švasta families are mainly Croats (from Pakrac ), rarely Czechs (from Lipik ), and very rarely Hungarians (from Daruvar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pakrac and Lipik.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Švasta live in Croatia today, in 13 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are only located in four Croatian cities and four other places, mostly in Lipik (<5), Brekinska (<5), Zagreb (<5), Kutina (<5), and in Pakrac (<5).