Pokrivač families are Croats and they are mostly from Cakovec. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Cakovec and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 110 people with faimily name Pokrivač live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 28 other places, mostly in Cakovec (30), Zagreb (15), Vratisinec in Mursko Sredisce area (<10), Sveti Ivan Zabno in Krizevci area (<10), and in Dragoslavec Selo in Cakovec area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pokrivač is present in five countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.