In Croatia, Krivanek families are generally Croats (from Bjelovar area ), very rarely Albanians, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and in Vrbovec area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Krivanek live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Zabjak in Bjelovar area (<10), Zukovec in Vrbovec area (<10), Rajic (<5), and in Osijek (<5).