In Croatia, Ćulav families are Croats (from Vrgorac ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vrgorac and in Drnis area. In Kljenak in Vrgorac every tenth inhabitant had the family name Ćulav.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Ćulav live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are only located in in 7 Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Split (20), Makarska (20), Zagreb (<10), Vrgorac (<10), and in Solin (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Ćulav is present in this form only in Croatia.