In Croatia, Čadavec families are Croats (from Koprivnica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Čadavec live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number halved. They are located in only threee naselja i to in Koprivnica (<10), Koprivnicki Ivanec in Koprivnica area (<5), and in Starigrad (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čadavec (including: Cadavez , Cadavec ) is present in 11 countries worldwide.