Maleta families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Bugojno area) and in Metkovic.
Prevalence
About 80 people with faimily name Maleta live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled. They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 8 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Bjelovar (20), Sesvete (15), Metkovic (10), Osijek (<10), and in Zagreb (<10).