In Croatia, Paveli families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area and in Koprivnica.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Paveli live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, in one city and 5 other places, mostly in Drnje (15), Djelekovec (<10), Torcec (<10) and Veliki Otok (<5) in Koprivnica area, and in Koprivnica (<5).
