In Croatia, Kalister families are Croats (from Opatija area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Labin and Pazin.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Kalister live in Croatia today, in four households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in only two Croatian places: in Pula (<10) and Sapjane in Opatija area (<5).