In Croatia, Podvez families are Croats (from Cakovec area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec area and in Cakovec.
Prevalence
About 50 people with faimily name Podvez live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 50 percent. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 12 other places, mostly in Dragoslavec (15) and Dragoslavec Selo (<10) in Cakovec area, Visoko in Novi Marof area (<10), and in Vucetinec (<10) and Nedelisce (<5) in Cakovec area.
Outside Croatia
Family name Podvez is present in this form only in Croatia.
