Staver families are Croats and they are mostly from Opatija area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and in Opatija area.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Staver live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 50 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Krculi in Pazin area (20), Porec (15), Pula (10), Rijeka (<10), and in Cikovici (<10).
Outside Croatia
Family name Staver is present in 28 countries worldwide. The family name "Staver " is used by some 1000 people in Moldova , about 900 in the United States , and some 900 people in Russian Federation.
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.