In Croatia, Kivela families are generally Croats (from Budva, Montenegro ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and in Trogir area.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Kivela live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 9 cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Split (<10), Trogir (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Vis on the Island of Vis (<5).