In Croatia, Chervatin families are mainly Italians (from Porec area ), equally Croats (also from Porec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Porec area. In Strpačići in Porec area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Chervatin.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Chervatin live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Strpacici in Porec area (<10), Pula (<5), and in Skropeti in Pazin area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Chervatin is present in 8 countries on four continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.