Kireta families are Croats and they are mostly from Glina area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sisak and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 220 people with faimily name Kireta live in Croatia today, in 100 households. There were 310 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent. They are located in 10 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 27 other places, mostly in Petrinja (30), Zagreb (20), Slatina (20), Cepin in Osijek area (15), and in Hrvatsko Selo in Glina area (15).
Outside Croatia
Family name Kireta is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Kireta " is used by some 100 people in the United States , about 80 in Indonesia , and small number of people in Germany.
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.