In Croatia, Čaveliš families are Croats (from Peljesac Peninsula ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and on Peljesac Peninsula. In Žuljana on Peljesac Peninsula every tenth inhabitant had the family name Čaveliš.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Čaveliš live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only four naselja i to in Zuljana on the Peljesac peninsula (20), Dubrovnik (<5), Korcula on the Island of Korcula (<5), and in Putnikovic on the Peljesac peninsula (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Čaveliš is present in two countries on two continents. The family name "Cavelis " is used by few people in the United States.
