Obrvan families are Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area. According to some sources they are from Dubrovacko Primorje area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Metkovic and in Opuzen area.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Obrvan live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties and 7 other places, mostly in Metkovic (65), Cavtat in Dubrovnik area (<10), Bijeli Vir in Opuzen area (<10), Lumbarda on the Island of Korcula (<10), and in Dubrovnik (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Obrvan is present in three countries on three continents.
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.