In Croatia, Palaversa families are almost entirely Croats (from Split ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Metkovic.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Palaversa live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 60 percent. They are located in only five naselja i to in Zrnovnica (20), Split (15), Zagreb (10), Solin (<5), and in Metkovic (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Palaversa is present in this form only in Croatia.