Surname Čaleta in modern Croatia

Čaleta families are Croats and they are mostly from Solin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Sibenik.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Čaleta live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 370 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 14 other places, mostly in Split (25), Zagreb (20), Sibenik (15), Dubrovnik (15), and in Bilice in Sibenik area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Čaleta (including: Caleta , Chaleta , Calheta , Calletta , Chamaleta and Caletha ) is present in 22 countries worldwide. "Caletha " is used by few people in the United States. "Calheta " is used by some 70 people in Portugal and about 70 in the United States. "Calletta " is used by small number of people in the United States and small number in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Damir Čaleta, Tihomir Čaleta, Goran Čaleta, Gordana Čaleta, Frane Čaleta, Čarli Čaleta, Alis Čaleta, Josip Čaleta, Branimir Čaleta, Zlatko Čaleta, Ankica Čaleta, Aneta Čaleta, Kristina Čaleta, Slava Čaleta, Darko Čaleta, Zorana Čaleta, Jerolim Čaleta, Marita Čaleta, Iva Čaleta

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1933 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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