Kavur families are Croats and they are mostly from Zlatar area. According to some sources they are from France. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Zlatar area. In Krapina Selo in Zlatar area every fifth inhabitant had the family name Kavur.
Prevalence
About 140 people with faimily name Kavur live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 210 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 13 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Krapina Selo in Zlatar area (30), Varazdin (15), Velika Gorica (<10), and in Dugo Selo (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kavur (including: Kawur , Cavur and Kavúr ) is present in 18 countries worldwide. The family name "Kavur " is used by some 500 people in Turkey , about 100 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.