Kaliterna families are Croats and they are mostly from Split. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and Karlovac.
Prevalence
About 90 people with faimily name Kaliterna live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 130 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties, in 7 cities and two other places, mostly in Split (80), Zagreb (10), Metkovic (<5), Dubrovnik (<5), and in Splitska on the Island of Brac (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kaliterna is present in four countries on two continents. The family name "Kaliterna " is used by small number of people in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.