In Croatia, Hrste families are Croats (from Sinj ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sinj and Split.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Hrste live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, four cities and threee other places, mostly in Radosic (15), Sinj (<10), Podstrana in Solin area (<10), Zagreb (<5), and in Split (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Hrste is present in five countries on three continents.