In Croatia, Pavliš families are almost entirely Croats (from Bjelovar area ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Bjelovar and Zagreb. In Vrbica in Bjelovar area every thirtieth inhabitant had the family name Pavliš.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Pavliš live in Croatia today, in 19 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, two cities and 8 other places, mostly in Zagreb (25), Bjelovar (10), Orlovac in Bjelovar area (10), Hlebine in Koprivnica area (<10), and in Sandrovac in Bjelovar area (<10).
