Pokrovac families are Croats and they are mostly from Knin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Knin area and in Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 130 people with faimily name Pokrovac live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 70 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (55), Knin (20), Zadar (15), Split (10), and in Oklaj in Knin area (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Pokrovac 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.