In Croatia, Pivk families are Croats (from Djakovo ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Serbia and in Slovenia.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Pivk live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only five naselja i to in Djakovo (<10), Rijeka (<5), Zagreb (<5), Sesvete (<5), and in Opatija (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pivk (including: Pivchuk , Pivchik ) is present in 14 countries worldwide. The family name "Pivk " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1938 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.