In Croatia, Plavc families are Albanians by relative majority (from Bakar ), rarely Croats (from Velika Gorica ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Kosovo.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Plavc live in Croatia today, in four households only. They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Skrljevo (<10), Selnica Scitarjevska (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Pakrac (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Plavc is present in five countries on two continents. "Plawc " is used by few people in the United States.