In Croatia, Kavalin families are Serbs by relative majority (from Pakrac ), rarely Croats (from Virovitica ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Virovitica.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Kavalin live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties, four cities and two other places, mostly in Skodinovac in Daruvar area (<5), Sesvete (<5), Sisak (<5), Petrinja (<5), and in Krizevci (<5).