In Croatia, Šalvari families are almost entirely Croats (from Djurdjevac area ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Bjelovar.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Šalvari live in Croatia today, in 9 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Zapresic (<5), Zagreb (<5), Varazdin (<5), Bjelovar (<5), and in Virje in Djurdjevac area (<5).