In Croatia, Čaval families are generally Croats (from Rijeka area ), very rarely Albanians (also from Rijeka area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka and in Rijeka area.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Čaval live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in two Croatian counties, two cities and 8 other places, mostly in Rijeka (20), and in Cavle (<10), Grobnik (<10), Zastenice (<10) and Mavrinci (<5) in Rijeka area.
