Galetović families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Brac. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Brac.
Prevalence
About 70 people with faimily name Galetović live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Slavonski Brod (20), Split (15), Pucisca on the Island of Brac (10), Zagreb (10), and in Postira on the Island of Brac (10).
Outside Croatia
At least two families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to South Africa (1) and the United States (1). Family name Galetović (including: Galetovic , Galetovich ) is present in 8 countries on four continents. The family name "Galetovic " is used by some 100 people in Chile , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Mexico.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1931 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.
