In Croatia, Kavan families are predominantly Croats (from Daruvar area ), very rarely Czechs (from Zagreb ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Kavan live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and four other places, mostly in Zagreb (<5), Ivanic-Grad (<5), Desprim (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Brezovica (<5).