Caktaš 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 in Solin area.
Prevalence
About 270 people with faimily name Caktaš live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 150 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 90 percent. They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 12 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Dugopolje in Solin area (140), Split (65), Klis in Solin area (20), Zagreb (15), and in Konjsko in Solin area (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Caktaš (including: Caktas , Cachetas ) is present in 10 countries on two continents.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.