Krvavac families are Croats and they are mostly from Metkovic. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Metkovic and in Herzegovina (Capljina area).
Prevalence
About 100 people with faimily name Krvavac live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Metkovic (20), Komarna in Opuzen area (15), Zagreb (15), Vrsar in Rovinj area (10), and in Zadar (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Krvavac is present in 13 countries on three continents. The family name "Krvavac " is used by small number of people in the United States , small number in Sweden , and small number of people in Australia.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.
