In Croatia, Bulava families are generally Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica area and in Ivanic-Grad area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Bulava live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 110 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Kriz in Ivanic-Grad area (<10), Mikleus in Orahovica area (<10), Orahovica (<5), and in Ivanic-Grad (<5).