In Croatia, Tavas families are Croats (from Rovinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Belisce and Orahovica.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Tavas live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in four Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Rovinj (<5), Osijek (<5), and in Pleternica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Tavas (including: Tawas , Tavasz , Thavas and Thawas ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Tavas " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.