In Croatia, Šalavarda families are generally Croats (from Valpovo area ), very rarely Slovenes (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Osijek and in Valpovo area.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Šalavarda live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Osijek (10), Koprivnica (<5), Visnjevac (<5), Zagreb (<5), and in Peteranec in Koprivnica area (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Šalavarda is present in two countries.